PRINCE2 Practitioner (5 days): Course Contents

Foundation Course & Exam (3 days)

The course is of 3 days duration and provides a comprehensive coverage of the key principles and terminology of the PRINCE2 method. The Foundation exam is held at the end of Day 3.

The course will cover the following topics:

Introduction to PRINCE2 and Project Management

The 7 Principles of PRINCE2

The 7 Themes of PRINCE2

The 7 Processes of PRINCE2

 The Tailoring of PRINCE2

Practitioner Preparation Course & Exam (2 days)

The PRINCE2 Practitioner Level Course is designed to provide the in-depth knowledge and understanding necessary to ensure you are able to apply PRINCE2 to the running and managing of a project within an environment supporting PRINCE2. To this end, Participants need to exhibit the competence required for the Foundation qualification, and show that they can apply and tune PRINCE2 to address the needs and problems of a specific project scenario.

The course comprises an intensive 2-day format of lectures, workshops and exercises. The Practitioner exam is held at the end of Day 2.

The course will cover the following:

Revision of foundation certificate theory

Coaching on examination structure and processComplete mock Practitioner exam questions

Practical exercises and discussions on how to implement PRINCE2

PRINCE2 Practitioner (5 days): Dates and Fees

Course

Fees A$ Per Person
PRINCE2   Foundation Certificate Course & Exam (3 days) $1250 + gst
PRINCE2   Practitioner Preparation & Exam (2 days) $1200 + gst
PRINCE2   Combined Practitioner Program with Exams (5 days)
(20% Discount to attend both Foundation and Practitioner Courses)		 $2200 + gst

PRINCE2 Practitioner (5 days): Exams and Stuff

Examination:

Foundation

The Foundation Certificate exam is normally held in the afternoon on Day 3. The purpose of the foundation level is to confirm you have sufficient knowledge and understanding of the PRINCE2 method to be able to work effectively with, or as a member of, a project management team working within an environment supporting PRINCE2. The foundation level is also a pre-requisite for the practitioner certification.

Exam Format

Note – Recertification is also required 3-5 years after original certification

 

Practitioner

The Practitioner Certificate exam is normally held in the afternoon on Day 5.  The purpose of the practitioner level is to confirm you have achieved sufficient understanding of how to apply and tailor PRINCE2 in a scenario situation.

Pre-Requisites

Foundation Certificate is a mandatory pre-requisite to undertake the Practitioners exam and is held on Day 3 of the program:

Exam Format

Practitioner exam is held on Day 5 of the program:

PRINCE2 Practitioner (5 days): Sidebar Content

Implementing PRINCE2: Sidebar Content

Directing a Portfolio of Programmes and Projects: Sidebar Content

Implementing PRINCE2: Course Overview

In order to achieve a noticeable improvement in project performance from the application of a project management methodology such as PRINCE2, it is necessary to   go   beyond   simply providing accreditation training to project managers.  The focus needs to shift from training individuals to changing how the whole organisation thinks and acts about projects.

PRINCE2 can be applied effectively and efficiently only by embedding it as part of the organisation’s project methodology, aligning the business processes, roles, staff, skills, information flow and tools to the use of the method. This change in an organisation’s thinking and actions about projects can and needs to be achieved via a managed “programme of business change”.

The purpose of this course is to discuss and investigate how to implement PRINCE2 within an organisation.  We will look at  the overall process and key outcomes of implementing PRINCE2, how to identify, define and execute an appropriate change programme, the criteria for selecting the most appropriate  implementation approach  and the key roles and responsibilities.

We will look in some detail at some of the information that is required in order to plan, execute and monitor the implementation, and how to ensure that the changes and ensuing benefits are not lost over time.

We will also look at the relationship between project management and other business processes and disciplines, and see how benefits can be maximised by integrating PRINCE2 with other methods and frameworks.

Implementing PRINCE2: Learning Outcomes

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Implementing PRINCE2: Who Should Attend

The target  audience includes staff that  are responsible for selecting, designing and  implementing  an organisation’s  project management  methodology,  staff who are involved in directing, managing, assuring and supporting  projects and need  to understand how  to  better  apply the  method  within their  environment  and staff  who  are  involved in organisational  change management, organisational performance  and performance  improvement.

These include:

Implementing PRINCE2: Course Contents

1. PRINCE2 and its Critical Success Factors
2. Managing Programmes or Business Change: The MSP Way
3. Identifying the Need
4. Defining the Change
5. Managing the Implementation
6. Bedding Down and Sustaining the Change
7. Ensuring and Assuring Successful Transition to the New Framework, and Establishing a System of Continuous Improvement

Implementing PRINCE2: Dates and Fees

Implementing PRINCE2: Exams and Stuff

Pre-requisites

This workshop  assumes  that  delegates  are  already familiar with PRINCE2.  Although  a  formal  qualification is not  required,  it is recommended that delegates  should be in possession of at least a PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate.

Optionally, delegates  should also be familiar with the MSP (Managing Successful programmes) methodology.