PRINCE2 2009® Combined Foundation & Practitioner Course Outline

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

Practicing project managers, project assurance and project support that need to attain formal recognition of their skills by taking the PRINCE2® examinations. (Foundation and Practitioner within the same week) 20 hours pre-course study is recommended. Precourse reading, interactive CD and e-support are all provided.

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course Participants will be able to:

• Understand how to plan and organise PRINCE2® projects

• Use the PRINCE2® method to ensure product quality is delivered

• Follow the processes to complete a successful PRINCE2® project

• Prepare project plans using the PRINCE2® product based planning techniques

• Undertake risk analysis and management for the project

• Tailor the PRINCE2® method to appropriately to projects

• Complete the PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner examinations

Course Content:

This five-day course consists of the following major areas, which take the participants to Foundation level and then considers application of the method:

Course Content:

• Introduction to PRINCE2®Themes

• Introduction the Principles of PRINCE2®

• Business Case

• Organisation

• Plans

• Progress

• Risk

• Quality

• Change

• All PRINCE2® Processes from Start-up to Closing a Project.

• Tailoring PRINCE2®.

Approach:

This intensive 5 day course is designed to maximize examination success, but also to provide confidence is using PRINCE2®. The Foundation examination is a one hour multiple choice. The Practitioner examination is 2½ hours, open book, objective test format. Objective test format is a sophisticated multiple choice format, based on a case study. You will be provided with guidance and examples on this format.