PRINCE2® FOUNDATION
OVERVIEW
This course aims to measure whether a candidate would be able to act as an informed member of a project management team using the PRINCE2® method. To this end they need to show they understand the principles and terminology of the method.
Structured project management means managing the project in a logical, organised way, following defined steps. A structured project management method is the written description of this logical, organised approach, PRINCE2® (PRojects IN a Controlled Environment) is a structured project management method.
PRINCE2® is a method for managing projects. It helps you work out who should be involved and what they will be responsible for. It gives you a set of processes to work through and explains what information you should be gathering along the way. But PRINCE2® doesn’t do the work for you, it cannot guarantee your projects will be successful. Good projects, which deliver quality results, on-time and within budget are dependent on the capability of people involved from Project Board down to individual members.
This course conforms to the syllabus for those delegates wishing to gain PRINCE2® Foundation level certification.
TARGET AUDIENCE
This workshop will benefit managers of Suppliers and Customers involved in PRINCE2® projects, including:
- Project Managers
- General Managers
- Programme Managers
- Team Managers & Support Staff
- Staff who have a defined role
- Project Management Consultants
PRE-REQUISITE LEARNING
Course delegates should have some experience in a project environment.
Delegates who successfully complete the Foundation exam are encouraged to pursue PRINCE2® Practitioner accreditation.
COURSE CONTENT
This project management course follows the syllabus set down by the APM Group, including:
- The Seven Principles
- The Seven Themes
- Product Based Planning
- Quality Review Meeting
- Process Based Approach
- Project Governance
- Roles & Responsibilities
- Tailoring PRINCE2® to the Project Environment
- Product Outlines
COURSE DURATION & DELIVERY
This is an intensive two day course leading to the PRINCE2® Practitioner examination which takes place on the final day.
The PRINCE2® Practitioner Objective Test Exam (OTE) is a multiple choice two and a half hour exam. Delegates are presented with 9 questions worth 12 marks each. Delegates must obtain 55% out of the 108 available marks. This examination is open-book allowing only for the PRINCE2® Manual to be taken into the examination.
Delegates receive the following:
- Accredited course material
- PRINCE2® Textbook
- Laminated “PRINCE2® in a Nutshell” handout that explains the Principles, Themes, and processes in a student friendly manner
- Two Practitioner sample exam paper, answer and rationale sets of 108 question each to be used in class to prepare students for the examination
- A 2 Gigabyte memory stick with:
- The PRINCE2® templates (Management Products)
- Practitioner case study and a completed templates demonstrating how the case study information is applied to all the templates
- A question pool that can be used in exam and study mode with an additional 300 Questions
Evening work is also required during the course. Depending on experience, delegates are encouraged to devote an additional 10 hours of pre-course studying before attending the course.
The project management course is presented by APM Group accredited trainers in a highly interactive environment. Presentations and discussions are intermingled with delegates completing and marking a previous Practitioner paper.
The project management course may be delivered at our premises or alternatively we also tailor the course to be delivered in-house with adequate attendees.
BENEFITS
Upon course completion delegates will be able to:
- Produce detailed explanations of all processes, components and techniques, and worked examples of all PRINCE2® products as applied to address the particular circumstances of a given project scenario.
- Show they understand the relationships between processes, components, techniques and PRINCE2 products and can apply this understanding.
- Demonstrate that they understand the reasons behind the processes, components and techniques of PRINCE2®, and that they understand the principles underpinning these elements.
- Demonstrate their ability to tune PRINCE2® to different project circumstances.
