ABOUT PRINCE2®

Expected Outcome

The aim of this course is to provide delegates with sufficient knowledge and understanding of the PRINCE2® method to be able to work effectively with, or as a member of, a project management team working within an environment supporting PRINCE2®. The Foundation qualification is also a pre-requisite for the Practitioner qualification. By the end of the course a delegate should understand the structure and key terminology of the method. Specifically the delegate should understand:- 

• The characteristics and context of a project and the benefits of adopting PRINCE2® 
• The purpose of the PRINCE2® roles, management products and themes
• The PRINCE2® principles 
• The purpose, objectives and context of the PRINCE2® processes.

Course Outline

• Introduction
  • Introduction to PRINCE2 
  • Introduction to PRINCE2 Principles
  • • Introduction to PRINCE2 Themes
  • • Introduction to PRINCE2 Processes
• PRINCE2 Themes
  • Business Case Theme
  • Organization Theme
  • Quality Theme
  • Plans Theme
  • Risk Theme
  • Change Theme
  • Progress Theme
• 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

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.

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
  • Project team members
  • Business Analysts
  • Subject matter experts delivering or providing expertise to a project
• Project Assurance
  • Business Change Analysts
  • Change Board members
  • Risk managers
  • Auditors
  • Stakeholder representatives
• Project Support
  • Project office support staff
  • Program office personnel
  • Planners and plan creators
  • Operational line managers/staff involved in a project, or intending to be involved

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

Exam Guidelines

The PRINCE2® Foundation 6th Edition examination is a 

• Multiple choice questions
• 60 questions per paper
• 33 marks required (out of 60 available) to pass: 55%
• One hour's (60 minutes) duration
• Closed book.

As Authorized Training Partners (ATP) of VMEdu, we offer to cover the exam voucher with the course fees.