PRINCE2® Foundation

Description

Course Overview

This course is aimed at:

• New and experienced project staff
• People who may go on to Practitioner training
• Consultants/contract staff operating in a PRINCE2® environment
• Project Managers considering a career in a PRINCE2® environment
• Anybody wishing to improve employment prospects in a PRINCE2® environment.

The PRINCE2® Foundation examination is aiming to measure whether a candidate would be able to act as an informed member of a project management team using the PRINCE2® methodology within a project environment supporting PRINCE2®.

To this end you need to show you understand the principles and terminology of the method, specifically, you must be able to:

• Describe the purpose and major content of all roles, the seven principles, the seven themes and the seven processes
• State which management products are input to, and output from the seven processes.
• State the main purpose, and key contents, of the major management products.
• State the relationships between processes, deliverables, roles and the management dimensions of a project

PRINCE2® Foundation Examination

The purpose of the foundation level is to confirm that you have 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®. There are no pre-requisite qualifications before taking the foundation examination. Candidates must achieve a pass at PRINCE2® Foundation level before completing the PRINCE2® Practitioner examination.

The PRINCE2® Foundation exam format:

Multiple choice
75 questions per paper
5 questions to be trial and not counted in scores
35 marks required to pass (out of 70 available) – 50%
60 minutes duration
Closed book.

On successful completion of the PRINCE2® Foundation exam the gained qualification is not valid for a defined period and will not expire. Candidates who pass the PRINCE2® Practitioner exam are recognised as a ‘PRINCE2® Registered Practitioner’. You will remain registered for a period of 5 years. To maintain the registered status, practitioners must complete and pass a PRINCE2® re-registration examination 3-5 years following your initial/previous practitioner certification.

When ready to take your exam there is a flexible exam-taking process, suited to  individual needs. Online learners can choose to take their exam either:

Online – It doesn’t matter where in the world you are based, the exam can be taken online via your webcam and at a time suitable for you!
At a local test centre – London, Milton Keynes, Chester, Birmingham, Manchester or York.

Exams can be booked at the reduced rate of £199 with the course trainers.

Note:

This course does not include the official course manual.

Syllabus

Session 1 – Introduction

• Introduction to PRINCE2®

Session 2 – Overview and Principles

• What is a project? Introduction to:
• Themes
• Processes
• Principles

Session 3 – Organisation

• Four levels of management
• Project Management team structure – Project Board
• Project Management team structure – Project
• Assurance Project Management team structure -Project Manager
• Project Management Team
• Scalability
• Stakeholders

Session 4 – Business Case

• Business justification and development path
• Outputs, Outcomes and Benefits
• Business Case
• Benefits review plan

Session 5 – Plans

• Three Levels of Plan
• Project Plan
• Stage and Team Plans
• PRINCE2® approach to plans

Session 6 – Product Based Planning

• What is product based planning?
• Create a simple PBS
• Create a simple PFD

Session 7 – Quality

• What is quality?
• Quality Control
• Quality Assurance
• Quality Management System and quality planning
• Quality Audit Trail
• Quality Review Technique

Session 8 – Risk

• Risk Management
• Risk Management Procedure
• Risk appetite, tolerance and budget

Session 9 – Progress

• Management Stages
• Technical Stages
• Tolerance
• Project Board Controls

Session 10 – Change

• Configuration Management
• Issue and Change Management

Session 11 – Processes SU and IP

• SU-IP overview
• SU – Detail
• IP – Detail

Session 12 – Processes CS and MP

• CS/ MP Introduction
• CS – Monitoring and control
• CS – Issue Management

Session 13 – Processes DP, SB and CP

• Directing a project
• Managing stage boundaries
• Closing a project

Session 14 – Exam Tips

• Exam Objectives
• Exam Paper
• Exception Plans

Discounts

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Payment Options

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