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PRINCE2® Practitioner Course

PRINCE2® Practitioner

PRINCE2 is internationally recognised as the leading 'best-practice' project management approach within government and the private sector; leading organisations have already introduced PRINCE2 world-wide. It addresses the needs of management by providing the governance structure for effective project management and control.

The focus is on the key processes, components and techniques needed for successful project management, providing those responsible for planning and managing projects with a structured and practical approach for projects of all sizes and types.

Overview
This course lays a firm grounding for the delegate to apply the PRINCE2 method to projects in the work place. It focuses on the effective use of PRINCE2 within real projects, as well as giving an excellent success rate in the Foundation and Practitioner examinations.

The course provides time for exercises, examination practice, discussion and questions. The successful candidate will achieve the industry-recognised PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner qualifications.

Duration
This is a 5 day course.

Prerequisites, evening study and examinations
Delegates should have some experience of projects. Pre-course materials are issued before the course, requiring around twenty hours of self-study. Some evening work is required during the course. Delegates take a 1 hour multiple choice Foundation paper on the third day and on passing this are eligible to sit the 3 hour Practitioner Objective Test Examination (OTE) on the fifth day.

Course Objectives
This course will enable delegates to:
- Understand the components, processes and techniques of PRINCE2 in depth
- Understand how to use PRINCE2
- Prepare for the Foundation and Practitioner examinations

Who Should Attend
Those who are likely to be involved in planning and managing projects, including:
- Project Managers
- Team Leaders
- Project Assurance
- Project Support
- Those wishing to contribute fully in roles within a PRINCE2 project environment
- Those wishing to gain a recognised project management qualification

Course Content
PRINCE2 Introduction
- Introduction to PRINCE2< and process overview

PRINCE2 Processes and Sub-Processes
- Directing a Project (DP)
- Starting Up a Project (SU)
- Initiating a Project (IP)
- Planning (PL)
- Controlling a Stage (CS)
- Managing Product Delivery (MP)
- Managing Stage Boundaries (SB)
- Closing a Project (CP)

PRINCE2 Components
- Organisation
- Business Case
- Management of Risk
- Plans
- Controls
- Quality in a Project Environment
- Change Control
- Configuration Management

PRINCE2 Techniques
- Product based planning
- Quality review
- Change control

- Exam Preparation
- Key exam topics
- Mock exam papers

- Evening Study
- Self-study reading
- Quizical multiple choice software

Practical Work
Interactive tutor-led sessions engage delegates in the application of key theory to a real project scenario. Dedicated preparation for both examinations is included in the course.

Quizical
Take a mock PRINCE2 Foundation test using Quizical, our interactive, multiple-choice testing system.

What happens next?
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