PRINCE2 Foundation

PRINCE2 is an internationally recognised best practice project management methodology. Since its inception in 1989, it has been widely adopted and successfully implemented throughout both the public and private sectors around the world. PRINCE2 Foundation level introduces delegates to the principles, techniques and processes required for successful project management.

Audience: Who is the course for?

• Project Managers
• Project Support Staff
• Business Managers and Project Sponsors – to gain an understanding of how their project manager should be running a project
• Project Assurance
• Any team member who wishes to gain a recognised project management qualification
• Organisations and individuals who require a formal approach to project management
• Project managers and other team members requiring an in-depth knowledge of how to successfully manage a project, and an understanding of all the key stages of a project and materials that should be created at each stage to aid successful project management
• Those wishing to progress to PRINCE2 Practitioner level

Course duration:

Three days (the PRINCE2 Foundation exam is normally taken during the afternoon of the third day)

Benefits to the individual:

• Recognised qualification
• Confidence to take on all change programmes
• Learn how to delegate work to teams
• Prelude to studying for Practitioner

Benefits to the business:

• Gives staff tools to successfully deliver projects on time and within budget
• Minimised risk of project failure
• Reduced waste and increased productivity
• Higher levels of customer satisfaction
• Confidence to take on all change programmes
• The framework is flexible, scalable, and systematic and can be used for a huge variety of different projects.

Pre-requisites:

There are no pre-requisites for this course although delegates are expected to spend time before the course reading through the pre-course materials.

Course outline:

Over the first two and a half days of the course, the following topics are covered. The exam takes place in the afternoon of the third day. The course is conducted through interactive group study using practical examples and activities.

Introduction to PRINCE2 – introduction to PRINCE2, its seven principles and processes

PRINCE2 Processes and Activities

• Directing a Project
• Starting Up a Project
• Initiating a Project
• Controlling a Stage
• Managing Product Delivery
• Managing a Stage Boundary
• Closing a Project

PRINCE2 Themes

• Organisational structure - its relation to the project, the programme and the corporate organisation. Organisational roles.
• Business Case - what is a business case, continued justification, examples of business cases, development path, contents and three levels of options
• Quality - Key terms, example documentation, quality planning, control and assurance, records and responsibilities
• Risk - what is risk, risk management policy, example documentation, risk management procedure, identify opportunities and threats
• Plans - example plans, planning procedure, plan types, exceptions, product based planning, and risks.
• Change - what is configuration management, configuration management procedure, issue and change control procedure
• Progress - example documents, tolerances (covering timescales, costs, scope, risk, quality, benefit), stage length and duration, lessons, dealing with project exceptions

PRINCE2 Techniques

• Product based planning
• Quality review
• Change control

Exam Preparation – Group review of sample exam papers to help prepare for the exam.

Evening Study – delegates are expected to spend time reading and reviewing course materials each evening throughout the course. This extra study is necessary to pass the exam.

Exam details:

A one hour exam is taken on day three of the course. It is necessary to pass this exam in order to proceed to the PRINCE2 Practitioner level. The exam consists of 75 multiple choice questions and the pass mark is 50%. This is a closed book exam i.e. entrants may not refer to any course materials or their own notes.

Course Dates:

Date	Duration	Course	Location	Cost	Enquire/Register
28/5/2012	3 days	PRINCE2 Foundation	Havant	£695
11/6/2012	3 days	PRINCE2 Foundation	Canterbury	£695
9/7/2012	3 days	PRINCE2 Foundation	Newcastle	£695
16/7/2012	3 days	PRINCE2 Foundation	Bristol	£695
23/7/2012	3 days	PRINCE2 Foundation	Havant	£695
3/9/2012	3 days	PRINCE2 Foundation	Newcastle	£695
10/9/2012	3 days	PRINCE2 Foundation	Bristol	£695
8/10/2012	3 days	PRINCE2 Foundation	Canterbury	£695
5/11/2012	3 days	PRINCE2 Foundation	Newcastle	£695
12/11/2012	3 days	PRINCE2 Foundation	Bristol	£695