Prince2 Foundation (Project Management)

The course and comprises of three main elements:

1. Coverage of PRINCE2 principles: the need for structured project management, why pragmatic and intelligent use of methods is so important, and how PRINCE2 can be employed to achieve business-related objectives.
2. The method itself: what PRINCE2 looks like, how the major components & processes such as planning and control work on their own as well as together, and how the roles associated with the PRINCE2 method can be made really effective.
3. The implementation of PRINCE2,  with sound, practical advice on introducing the method into a range of different environments, always bearing in mind the need to keep bureaucracy to a minimum.

All delegates will sit the Prince@ Foundation Examination (multiple choice paper) in the late afternoon of the last day of the course.

The course is fully compliant with the latest version version of PRINCE2, and carries the award of 22.5 Professional Development Units (PDUs) for the PMI re-certification.

The foundation exam is a necessary pre-cursor to taking the Practitioner qualification.

Pre-requisites

Delegates should ideally have,

• Experience of team leading and basic project management principles.
• To have read material distributed approximately 10 days prior to attending the course. The materials will include a suggested study guide and count down to the event.

Additional education

• Prince 2 Practitioners (Project Management)

Topics covered

• PRINCE2 Philosophy
• What PRINCE2 is and what it is not
• How PRINCE2 addresses Project Failure and ensures Project Success
• The Structure of PRINCE2
• Relationship between the PRINCE2 Processes, Components and Techniques
• High level PRINCE2 Process map
• Project Start Up and Organisation
• How PRINCE2 endeavours to answer the question "Do we have a viable and worthwhile Project?"; How PRINCE2 ensures that the right people are involved with a clearly defined set of responsibilities
• Project Initiation and the PID
• The PRINCE2 approach to successfully initiating a Project and creating the PID, or Project Baseline
• Project Control Mechanisms
• The PRINCE2 control mechanisms that ensure that the Project is producing the required products which meet the defined quality criteria, is on schedule and remains viable against its business case
• Projects and Plans
• The PRINCE2 unique product-based framework; Project Based Planning
• Implementing and tailoring PRINCE2
• The practical application of PRINCE2; Its tuneability to suit differing scenarios