prince2® foundation and practitioner certification training

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING MADE EASY

Website: www.quorse.com

PRINCE2® FOUNDATION AND PRACTITIONER CERTIFICATION TRAINING WHAT YOU WILL LEARN This PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner training course is designed to ensure you pass your PRINCE2 exams on the first try. Our training, which has been trusted by more than 20,000 learners just like you, will empower you with the knowledge of the seven principles, processes, and themes described in the PRINCE2 guidelines. AUDIENCE A globally recognized certification, PRINCE2 is ideal for senior project managers or those aspiring to be senior project managers. This certification is especially popular in India, Australia, and Europe, and this certification is recommended for project managers in those countries, or for professionals working on projects in those markets. This course is best suited for:  Project Managers  Associate Project Managers / Assistant Project Managers  Team Leads / Team Managers  Project Executives / Project Engineers  Software Developers  Any professional aspiring to be a Project Manager COURSE OBJECTIVES When you have finished this course, you will:  Have the knowledge and skills you’ll need to pass the PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner certification exams  Understand the 7 principles, processes, and themes described in the PRINCE2 guidelines  Be able to develop a product-based planning approach for projects that divides them into manageable, controllable stages  Have the ability to control use of resources and effectively project risk

COURSE OUTLINES 1.

PRINCE2® Introduction  Current challenges for organizations today  Definition of project  Need of project management methodology  Six aspects of project introduction to PRINCE2®  Structure of PRINCE2®  Benefits of PRINCE2®

2.

PRINCE2® Principles Understand seven principles of PRINCE2® methodology  Continued Business Justification  Learn from Experience  Defined Roles and Responsibilities  Manage by Stages  Manage by Exception  Focus on Products  Tailor to Suit the Business Environment

3.

PRINCE2® Themes  What are the themes?  The PRINCE2® themes  Applying the themes  Format of the themes

4.

Business Case  Purpose  Business case defined o What is business case? o Outputs, outcomes and benefits o Types of business case  The PRINCE2® approach to the business case o Developing the business case o Verifying and maintaining the business case o Confirming the benefits o The contents of a business case  Responsibilities

5.

Organization  Purpose  Organization defined o Project o Programme o Corporate organization o Roles and jobs o Three project interests  The PRINCE2® approach to organization o Levels of organization o The project management team o Working with the project team o Working with the corporate organization o Working with stakeholders  Responsibilities

PRINCE2® FOUNDATION AND PRACTITIONER CERTIFICATION TRAINING | Page 1 of 3 071116

6.

7.

Quality  Purpose  Quality defined o Quality o Quality management and quality management systems o Quality planning o Quality control o Quality assurance  The PRINCE2® approach to quality o Quality planning  The customer’s quality expectations  Acceptance criteria  The project product description  The quality management strategy  Product descriptions  The quality register o Quality control  Quality methods  Quality records  Approval records  Acceptance records  Responsibilities Plans  Purpose  Plans defined o What is a plan? o What is planning? o Levels of plan o The project plan o Stage plans o Team plans o Exception plans  The PRINCE2® approach to plans o Philosophy o Prerequisites for planning-design the plan o Define and analyze the products o Identify activities and dependencies o Prepare estimates o Prepare the schedule o Analyze the risks o Document the plan  Product-based planning technique example  Responsibilities

8.

Risk  Purpose  Risk defined o What is a risk? o What is at risk? o What is risk management  The PRINCE2® approach to risk o Management of risk principles o Risk management in projects o Risk management in strategy o Risk register o Risk management procedure  Identify  Assess  Plan  Implement  Communicate  Responsibilities

9.

Change  Purpose  Change defined o Issue and change control o Configuration management o Issues o Types of tissue  The PRINCE2® approach to change o Establish controls  Configuration management strategy  Configuration item records  Product status accounts  Daily log  Issue register  Issue reports  Configuration management procedure  Issue and change control procedure o Capture o Examine o Propose o Decide o Implement  Responsibilities

PRINCE2® FOUNDATION AND PRACTITIONER CERTIFICATION TRAINING | Page 2 of 3 071116

www.quorse.com

10. Progress  Purpose  Changed defined o What is progress? o What are progress controls? o Exceptions and tolerances  The PRINCE2® approach to progress o Delegating authority  The four levels of management  Project board controls  Project manager controls o Use of management stages for control  Number of stages  Length of stages  Technical stages o Event-driven and time-driven controls  Baselines for progress control  Reviewing progress  Capturing and reporting lessons  Reporting progress  Raising exceptions  Responsibilities 11. Introduction to PRINCE2® processes  The PRINCE2® Processes  The PRINCE2® Journey  The PRINCE2® Process Model  Structure of the Process chapters  Management products  Key to process diagrams 12. Processes  Starting up a project o Purpose and objectives o Activities  Directing a project o Purpose and objectives o Activities  Initiating a project o Purpose and objectives o Activities  Controlling a stage o Purpose and objectives o Activities  Managing a product delivery o Purpose and objectives o Activities  Managing a stage boundary o Purpose and objectives o Activities  Closing a project o Purpose and objectives o Activities 13. Tailoring PRINCE2® to Project Environment  Understand the need for tailoring and general approach to tailoring  Tailoring and embedding  Approach to tailoring

PRINCE2® FOUNDATION AND PRACTITIONER CERTIFICATION TRAINING | Page 3 of 3 071116

www.quorse.com