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Part A – PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner

           

Agile Project Management Intro

Scrum Intro

Waterfall Intro

Managing Successful Programme (MSP)

Public Courses (2009)

Course Includes

  • Instructor-led tuition from an experienced trainer
  • Individual and group exercises
  • Delegate pack: course notes, project management templates, case study, exercises
  • Interview techniques and preparation
  • CV writing
  •  Lunch, tea and coffee

Introduction

  • What things do we need to manage?
  • Characteristics of a project
  •  Benefits of using PRINCE2
  •  Project life cycle

 

The 7 Prince2 Principles

  •  Continued business justification makes sure the project is started and continued based upon sound justifications
  •  Learn from experience? try to avoid repeating the mistakes from previous projects
  •  Defined roles & responsibilities? make sure everyone knows what is expected from them
  • Manage by stages break down the project into manageable stages so that progress can be reviewed and decisions taken about further investment in the project
  • Manage by exception delegate day to day management to the project manager, whilst high level decisions are taken by senior management
  •  Focus on products ensure the output of the project is correctly specified and activities are focused on delivering products according to specification
  •  Tailor to suit the project environment all projects are different, so be sensible and apply PRINCE2 to suit the particular circumstances
  • Prince2 Processes

 

 

 Overview of the 7 PRINCE2 processes and how they are used throughout the lifecycle of the project:

  •   Starting Up a Project – define the project; create business case; identify customers quality expectations
  •  Initiating a Project – identify the products that will be produced; plan the project; set up controls and files
  • Directing a Project – authorize the project and stage plans; decide how to deal with issues
  •  Controlling a Stage – activities performed by the project manager on a day to day basis to manage a stage
  • Managing Product Delivery – products are developed and quality is reviewed
  • Managing Stage Boundaries – create all stage and exception plans
  • Closing a Project – formal customer sign off; capture outstanding issues for future reference?

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Prince2 Theme

Each of the 7 PRINCE2 themes and how/where they are used in the PRINCE2 processes:

  • Business Case – develop a Business Case to drive the project decision-making
  • Organisation – establish an effective project organization structure representing the major project interests
  • Plans – identify products to be developed from the project and the required activities and resources
  • Progress – decision making, communication and control mechanisms that will be used during the project
  • Risk – identify risks and put in place measures to minimize negative (or positive) consequences
  • Quality- define and plan how quality will be managed through the project
  • Change – capture and manage all requested changes

 

Prince2 Techniques

  • Product based planning technique
  • Quality Review technique

 

Course Preparation

  • Delegates must read the pre-course booklet (Concise PRINCE2) before attending the course. This takes approximately 2-4 hours.
  • Delegates are expected to perform approximately 2 hours of homework each evening during the course

 

Exam Preparation

  • Guidance on how to approach the exams
  • Mock exams under the guidance of the trainer
  • Group and individual exercises
 
Benefits
 
  • You’ll learn the language and principles of project management
  • You’ll learn basic project management skills and techniques in one day
  • You’ll boost your ability to work as part of a project team
  • You’ll gain practical advice and tips from an experienced project manager

 

Who should attend?

  •  People with little or no experience of project management
  • People who intend to work on a project or intend to manage a project soon
  • People who need to learn project management skills quickly
  • People who need to know how to effectively manage projects
  • People who can only attend a one-day project management course
 
 
Objectives
 

To gain an understanding and basic awareness of what project management comprises and how projects differ from normal work activities.

  Duration:

2 weekends

3 llive webinars

Email and phone support