PRINCE2 Foundation + Practitioner

Agenda

Expected Outcome

The purpose of the Practitioner qualification is to confirm whether the candidate has achieved sufficient understanding of how to apply and tailor PRINCE2® in a scenario situation. A successful Practitioner candidate should, with suitable direction, be able to start applying the method to a real project but may not be sufficiently skilled to do this appropriately for all situations. Their individual project management expertise, complexity of the project and the support provided for the use of PRINCE2® in their work environment will all be factors that impact what the Practitioner can achieve. 

Candidates should be able to apply and understand how to tailor PRINCE2® effectively to a project within an organization environment supporting PRINCE2®. Specifically candidates should:- 

• Understand the relationships between the roles, management products, principles, themes, techniques and processes. 
• Be able to apply the principles, themes and processes to a project. 
• Be able to create and assess management products. At the end of this course the delegate will be prepared for the PRINCE2® practitioner exam

At the end of this course the delegate will be prepared for the PRINCE2® practitioner exam

Course Outline

• Introduction
  • Introduction to PRINCE2 
  • Project Management with PRINCE2
  • Introduction to PRINCE2 Principles
  • Tailoring and adopting PRINCE2
  • Introduction to PRINCE2 Themes
  • Introduction to PRINCE2 Processes
• PRINCE2 Themes
  • Business Case Theme
  • The business case theme
  • PRINCE2’s requirements for the business case
  • Guidance for effective business case management
  • Techniques: investment appraisal
• Organization Theme
  • Organization theme
  • PRINCE2’s requirements for organization
  • Guidance for effective project organization
• Quality Theme
  • The quality theme
  • PRINCE2’s requirements for quality
  • Guidance for effective quality management
  • Recommended  techniques quality review technique
• Plans Theme
  • The plans theme
  • PRINCE2’s requirements for the plans theme
  • Guidance for effective planning
  • Techniques: prioritization, estimation, and scheduling
• Risk Theme
  • The risk theme
  • PRINCE2’s requirements for risk management
  • Guidance for effective risk management
  • Technique: recommended risk management procedure
• Change Theme
  • The change theme
  • PRINCE2’s approach to change
  • Guidance for effective change control
  • Technique: recommended issue and change control procedure
• Progress Theme
  • The progress theme
  • PRINCE2’s requirements for managing progress
  • Guidance for effective progress management
  • Technique: progress evaluation and peer review
• PRINCE Processes
  • Starting a Project 
  • Directing a Project
  • Initiating a Project
  • Controlling a Project
  • Managing Product Delivery
  • Managing a Stage Boundary
  • Closing a Project Process
• Tailoring PRINCE to the Project Environment
  • Tailoring PRINCE2 for an organization
  • Embedding PRINCE2 in the organization\

UNDERSTANDING THE PRACTITIONER EXAMINATION FORMAT 

• Tips and tricks for answering the Practitioner Questions 
• 2 Full Length Axelos Sample Case Studies with Rationale Answers

Key Features

What is included

• Study guides including Video tutorials: Study as you prefer using PDF files, video tutorials, HTML format or podcasts. Explain the goals, objectives, scope and detailed concepts of PRINCE2 ® principles, themes and processes & and other syllabus areas of PRINCE2. 
• Podcasts: Download it and listen to it at your convenience. 
• Interactive Case Study: Professor Bubbleman App to help you apply the concepts learnt in real life scenarios.
• Glossary: A PDF glossary provided to help you revise quickly. 
• Crossword: Test your knowledge and have some fun doing it.
• Phone App: Download a very effective phone app to study on your mobile.
• Chapter Tests and Evaluation Tests: These tests assess the delegate's degree of understanding of the respective chapter content. 
• Sample Papers: To get a feel of the actual PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner exam, take the full length sample papers as part of our online course and assess your responses with the provided answers to the same. 
• Trainer Support: Email support by experienced accredited trainers during the duration of the course and post course.
• PRINCE2® Foundation Exam.
• PRINCE2® Practitioner Exam.

Who can Attend

Audience Profile

This course is aimed at project managers, project management consultants and aspiring project managers. It is also relevant to other key staff involved in the design, development and delivery of projects who are required, or wish, to have a greater depth of knowledge of the method, including:- 

• Project Board Members
  • Senior Responsible Owners
  • Project Sponsors
  • Senior management involved in making project-level decisions
• Team Managers
  • Product Delivery Managers
  • Business Analysts
  • Subject matter experts delivering or providing expertise to a project
• Project Assurance
  • Business Change Analysts
  • Change Board Members
  • Auditors
• Project Support
  • Project office support staff
  • Program office personnel

Prerequisites

There are no formal pre-requisites for this course.  However, it is anticipated that delegates will possess knowledge of projects or have experience of working in a project environment.  This is to ensure that the intensive nature of the course does not cause delegates to struggle through the course. 

Certification

Exam Guidelines

Once you are prepared for either the Foundation or Practitioner exams, please email us us to be booked into publicly scheduled exam event . Please inform us at least 2 weeks in advance.  

Exam Format

The PRINCE2® Foundation examination is a closed- book 1-hour 60 multiple choices question paper. The pass mark is 55% (33 marks required to pass out of 60 available). 

The PRINCE2® Practitioner examination is an open- book objective test examination based on a given scenario and lasting 150 minutes. There are 68 questions to be answered. The pass mark is 55% (38 marks required to pass out of 68 available).

Re-Certification

The PRINCE2 Practitioner certification will expire after 3 years. In order to maintain your qualification and ensure there are no gaps in your Practitioner status, you can either retake the PRINCE2 Practitioner Exam before the expiry date or maintain your certification through CPD points and a digital badge. If you choose to follow the CPD route you will need to purchase a subscription to MY PRINCE2 which costs £50 + VAT per year.