PRINCE2® PRACTITIONER
OVERVIEW
This PRINCE2® Practitioner course is aimed at measuring a delegate’s ability to apply PRINCE2® to the running and managing of a project within an environment supporting PRINCE2®. Delegates need to exhibit the competence required for the Foundation qualification, and show that they can apply and tune PRINCE2® to address the needs and problems of a specific project scenario.
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 will have a defined role
- Project Management Consultants
PRE-REQUISITE LEARNING
All delegates must have successful completed the PRINCE2® Foundation exam. Delegates who successfully complete the Practitioner exam are encouraged to pursue Managing Successful Programmes Foundation and Practitioner accreditation.
COURSE CONTENT
A review of the Principles, Themes, Processes and Techniques of the PRINCE2® method, consolidating understanding and addressing any areas of concern that may arise.
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)
- 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.
