PRINCE2 Practitioner + Foundation

PRINCE2 Practitioner + Foundation - Course Syllabus

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PRINCE2 OVERVIEW

	Project definition
	Key Project Failure Areas
	Project Success Factors
	The Project Management Triangle
	The PRINCE2 Structured approach
	PRINCE2 Processes, Techniques and Components

STARTING UP A PROJECT

	The Project Mandate
	The Project Brief
	The Organisational Component
	The Customer/Supplier Structure
	The Project Board
	The Project Manager
	The Team Manager
	The Project Team
	Project Support
	Project Assurance

INITIATING A PROJECT

	The Business Case
	Cost/Benefit Analysis
	Risk Management
	Setting up the Filing System
	Using Configuration Management
	The Project Initiation Document
	The Initiation Stage

DIRECTING A PROJECT

	Authorisation Responsibilities
	Stage Direction
	Managing Stage Boundaries
	Providing Ad-hoc Direction

MANAGING PRODUCT DELIVERY

	Accepting A Work Package
	Executing A Work Package
	Delivering A Work Package

CONTROLLING A STAGE

	Authorising Work Packages
	Project Issues
	Assessing/Reviewing Progress
	Taking Corrective Action

PROJECT CONTROLS

	End Stage Assessment
	Project Tolerance
	Mid Stage Assessment
	Project Closure
	Checkpoint Reports
	Exception Reports
	Quality Reviews

MANAGING STAGE BOUNDARIES

	The Stage End Report
	Next Stage Planning
	Updating the Project Plan
	Updating the Business Case
	Exception Plans

CLOSING A PROJECT

	De-commissioning the Project
	Identifying Follow-on Actions
	Evaluating The Project

PLANNING

	Designing A Plan
	Defining and Analysing Products
	Identifying Activities and Dependencies
	Estimating and Scheduling
	Analysing Risks
	Completing A Plan
	Product Breakdown Structure
	Product Descriptions
	Product Flow Diagrams
	PERT and The CP Method
	The Gantt Chart
	Resource Planning

EXAMINATIONS

The PRINCE2 Foundation examination is a one hour multiple choice paper, taken at the beginning of the fourth day.

The PRINCE2 Practitioner examination is a three hour, open book, new-style Objective Testing examination (similar to multi-choice), taken on the morning of the fifth day.