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Who is this course for
The course will benefit project managers, team managers/leaders, project and quality assurance or support staff who wish to gain the Foundation qualification in PRINCE2. It is also suitable for those wishing to gain a formal qualification after a couple of years of project management experience
Purpose of the course
The course thoroughly explains the PRINCE2 7 project management method and language. It will teach you how to tailor this methodology to suit your working environment and control your projects, regardless of size as PRINCE2 is fully scalable, bringing them in on time, within budget and quality requirements.
You will learn how to
- To become familiar with an industry standard project management methodology
- To gain exposure to the practices, people aspects, processes, and principles of PRINCE 2 7
- To be prepared for the foundation examination
Benefits for you as an individual
The course prepares you for the PRINCE2 7 Foundation exam; this qualification is widely recognised in all industry sectors. Attendees will understand the process advocated by the latest iteration of the PRINCE2 method and the use of the included document templates.
Benefits for your organisation
Attendees should gain a good appreciation of the advantages to using a structured method such as PRINCE2. They will learn the distinct roles involved in a project management team and their individual responsibilities. They will learn how to proactively manage risk, change, progress, business case, plans and quality considerations, as well as understanding the minimum requirements of a PRINCE2 project in order to tailor it appropriately to suit their needs.
Prerequisites
You should ideally have some experience of working with or as part of a project team, as well as a basic understanding of project management tools and techniques, such as those covered within our PFQ and PMQ courses.Understand key concepts relating to projects and PRINCE2®
- Recall key concepts relating to projects and PRINCE2®
- Describe key concepts related to project management
Understand how the PRINCE2® principles underpin the PRINCE2® method
- Explain the PRINCE2® principles
- Explain how and why the principles provide the basis of applying PRINCE2®, and which factors influence the way the PRINCE2® method can be tailored and applied, who is responsible, and how tailoring decisions are documented.
Understand the importance of people in successful projects
- Define key concepts related to the people element
- Explain the difference between concepts related to the people element
- Explain key concepts related to the people element
- Explain the purpose of the management products required to support the people element of projects
- Explain how people aspects integrate with other PRINCE2® elements.
Understand the PRINCE2® practices and how they are applied throughout the project
- Explain the purpose of PRINCE2® management products
- Explain the purpose of the ‘business case’ practice
- Describe the key relationships between the ‘business case’ practice and the principles
- Explain the purpose of the key management products required to support the ‘business case’ practice
- Define key concepts related to the ‘business case’ practice
- Describe the guidance for effective management of the business case
- Describe the PRINCE2® technique for the ‘business case’ practice
- Explain the purpose of the ‘organising’ practice.
- Describe the key relationships between the ‘organising’ practice and the principles.
- Explain the purpose of the key management products required to support the ‘organisation’ practice
- Define key concepts related to the ‘organising’ practice
- Describe the guidance for effective organising of
- Describe the PRINCE2® technique for the ‘organising’ practice
- Explain the purpose of the ‘plans’ practice
- Describe the key relationships between the ‘plans’ practice and the principles
- Explain the purpose of the key management products required to support the ‘plans’ practice
- Define key concepts related to the ‘plans’ practice
- Describe the guidance for effective management of plans
- Describe the PRINCE2® technique for the ‘plans’ practice
- Explain the purpose of the ‘quality’ practice.
- Describe the key relationships between the ‘quality’ practice and the principles.
- Explain the purpose of the key management products required to support the ‘quality’ practice
- Define key concepts related to the ‘quality’ practice
- Describe the guidance for effective management of quality
- Describe the PRINCE2® technique for the ‘quality’ practice
- The purpose of the ‘risk’ practice
- Describe the key relationships between the ‘risk’ practice and the principles
- Explain the purpose of the key management products required to support the ‘risk’ practice
- Define key concepts related to the ‘risk’ practice
- Describe the guidance for effective management of risk
- Describe the PRINCE2® technique for the ‘risk’ practice
- Explain the purpose of the ‘issues’ practice
- Describe the key relationships between the ‘issues’ practice and the principles
- Explain the purpose of the key management products required to support the ‘issues’ practice
- Define key concepts related to the ‘issues’ practice
- Describe the guidance for effective management of issues
- Describe the PRINCE2® technique for the ‘issues’ practice
- Explain the purpose of the ‘progress’ practice.
- Describe the key relationships between the ‘progress’ practice and the principles
- Explain the purpose of the key management products required to support the ‘progress’ practice
- Define key concepts related to the ‘progress’ practice
- Describe the guidance for effective management of progress
- Describe the PRINCE2® technique for the ‘progress’ practice
Understand the PRINCE2® processes and how they are carried throughout the project
- Explain the purpose of the PRINCE2® processes
- Explain the objectives of the PRINCE2® processes
- Explain the context of the PRINCE2® processes
Additional Exam Information
The Foundation exam is a 1 hour, closed book, multiple choice exam. 36 marks out of 60 are required to pass (60%)
If you are attending a Face to Face course your exam will be a paper-based exam during your course.
If you are attending a Virtual course you’ll be issued an exam voucher to take the exam at a time of your choosing. Please see PeopleCert’s website for the security requirements for the web based exam driver.
This course is eligible for the PeopleCert Take2 scheme, please discuss at point of booking if this is of interest to you.
Please note - it is compulsory to purchase the exam, although discretionary whether you take it.
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