What is the syllabus of this course?
INTRODUCTION
- Introduction to PRINCE2
- Introduction to PRINCE2 Principles
- Continued Business Justification
- Learn from Experience
- Defined Roles and Responsibilities
- Manage by Stages
- Manage by Exception
- Focus on Products
- Tailor to suit the project environment
- Introduction to PRINCE2 Themes
- Business Case Theme
- Organization Theme
- Quality Theme
- Plans Theme
- Risk Theme
- Change Theme
- Progress Theme
- Introduction to PRINCE2 Processes
- Starting Up a Project
- Initiating a Project
- Controlling a Stage
- Managing Product Delivery
- Managing a Stage Boundary
- Closing a Project
- Directing a Project
PRINCE2 THEMES
- Business Case Theme
- Purpose
- Business Case Defined
- The PRINCE2 Approach to the Business Case
- Benefits Review Plan
- Contents of a Business Case
- Organization Theme
- Purpose
- Organization Defined
- The PRINCE2 approach to Organization
- The Project Management Team
- Communication Management Strategy
- Working with Stakeholders
- Quality Theme
- Purpose
- Quality Defined
- Quality Audit Trail (Quality Planning and Quality Control)
- The PRINCE2 approach to Quality
- Quality Assurance and Project Assurance
- Plans Theme
- Purpose
- Plan Defined
- Level of Plans and Types of Plans (Project, Stage, Team and Exception Plan)
- The PRINCE2 approach to Plans
- Product Based Planning
- Steps in Planning
- Risk Theme
- Purpose
- Risk Defined
- The PRINCE2 approach to Risk
- Risk Management Strategy
- Risk Register
- Risk Management Procedure (Identify, Assess, Plan, Implement and Communicate)
- Risk Budget
- Change Theme
- Purpose
- Change Defined
- Issues Defined and Types of Issues
- The PRINCE2 approach to Change
- Configuration Management Strategy
- Configuration Item Records and Product Status Account
- Configuration Management Procedure
- Issue and Change Control Procedure
- Change Budget
- Progress Theme
- Purpose
- Progress Defined
- Tolerance Table
- The PRINCE2 approach to Progress
- Event Driven and Time Driven Controls
- Raising Exceptions
PRINCE2 PROCESSES
- Starting up a Project
- Purpose
- Objective
- Activities
- Appoint the Executive and the Project Manager
- Capture previous lessons
- Design and appoint the project management team
- Prepare outline Business Case
- ‘Select the project approach and assemble the Project Brief
- Plan the initiation stage
- Directing a Project
- Purpose
- Objective
- Activities
- Authorize initiation
- Authorize the project
- Authorize a Stage or Exception Plan
- Give ad hoc directions
- Authorize project closure
- Initiating a Project
- Purpose
- Objective
- Activities
- Prepare Risk Management Strategy,
- Prepare the Configuration Management Strategy,
- Prepare the Quality Management Strategy,
- Prepare the Communications Management Strategy,
- Set up project controls,
- Create the Project Plan,
- Refine the Business Case,
- Assemble the Project Initiation Documentation.
- Controlling a Stage
- Purpose
- Objective
- Activities
- Authorize a Work Package
- Review Work Package status
- Receive completed Work Packages
- Review the stage status’ and ‘report highlights
- Capture and examine issues and risks
- Escalate issues and risks
- Take corrective action
- Managing Product Delivery
- Purpose
- Objective
- Activities
- Accept a Work Package
- Execute a Work Package
- Deliver a Work Package
- Managing a Stage Boundary
- Purpose
- Objective
- Activities
- Plan the Next Stage
- Update the Project Plan
- Update the Business Case
- Report Stage End
- Produce an Exception Plan
- Closing a Project Process
- Purpose
- Objective
- Activities
- Prepare Planned Closure
- Prepare Premature Closure
- Handover Products
- Evaluate the Project
- Recommend Project Closure.
TAILORING PRINCE2 TO THE PROJECT ENVIRONMENT
UNDERSTANDING THE PRACTITIONER EXAMINATION FORMAT
- Tips and tricks for answering the Practitioner Questions
- 2 Full Length Sample Case Studies with Rationale Answers
Daywise Classroom Course Outline
DAY 1
- Introduction to Principles, Themes and
- Processes
- Business Case Theme
- Organisation Theme
- Starting Up a Project
DAY 2
- Review of Day 1
- Initiating a Project
- Risk Theme
- Quality Theme
- Change Theme
DAY 3
- Review of Day 2
- Progress Theme
- Controlling a Stage
- Managing Product Delivery
- Managing a Stage Boundary
- Plans Theme
- Closing a Project
- Directing a Project – Review
- Revision and exam
DAY 4
- Understanding the practitioner examination format
- Tips and tricks for answering the Practitioner Questions
- Review of PRINCE2®
- Practice questions under examination conditions
- Review of answers
DAY 5
- Practitioner examination only
- The timetable and order of events may be varied by the trainer where they see an opportunity to give delegates a better learning experience.
Who should take this course?
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, 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
