Presentation Style: Tutor-led Classroom
Duration: 5 Days
Course Time: 09:00 - 17:30hrs
Course Location: Northampton
Cost: Closed Courses: please enquire
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Overview

What makes our PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner course different?

Partnering with QA, we don't just want you to pass the PRINCE2® exams, we want to make you a great project manager. That's why our 5-day PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner course is different.

According to PeopleCert, PRINCE2 is “the world’s most practised and recognised project management method and provides the essentials for managing any project of any size or complexity.”.

On this highly engaging and interactive course you’ll be introduced to the five connected elements of PRINCE2 - project context, practices, processes, principles with people at its centre. Reflecting the changing face of project management, this new version of PRINCE2 includes essential concepts such as sustainability, data management, commercial management and most importantly people management.

The 5-day course is divided into a 3-day Foundation event and 2-day Practitioner. We help you to not only know PRINCE2, but also apply and tailor it for your projects. Our experienced PRINCE2 experts explain the method through a wide range of individual and group exercises, case-study application, learning games and practice exam questions.

What Can PRINCE2 Do for You?

Project managers who have recognised skills and experience can find exciting, highly visible opportunities in a wide range of fields. This exam-focused course is designed to provide you with proven, practical, knowledge and skills that are essential for the effective management of projects. The skills and knowledge you gain will help you avoid costly mistakes and increase your competitive edge in the project management profession.

Specific benefits of PRINCE2 include:

  • Better communication – its widespread use and understanding, provides a common project vocabulary for all those involved
  • Clearly defined responsibilities – all involved in the project understand each other's roles and there is a defined structure for accountability, delegation, authority, and communication
  • Adaptable to business and project needs – PRINCE2 can be tailored to all types of projects to help satisfy organization or industry-specific requirements.
  • Best practice – the method is widely recognised as the de-facto method for initiating and delivering projects

What’s included?

To complement your training, the course fee includes:

  • Pre-course Learning: Ensuring that you come to your course fully prepared, a list of bite-sized activities will help you create an effective study plan and familiarise yourself with the PRINCE2 method. The full list of activities may take up to 5 hours to complete, helping you get the most from the course and have the best chance of exam success.
  • PRINCE2 manual: All learners receive a digital copy of 'Managing Successful Projects With PRINCE2 v7' which forms the core text for the method.
  • Learner workbooks: The workbooks contain the exercises that will ensure that your course is interactive, collaborative and builds a comprehensive understanding of the PRINCE2 method and how it can be best applied.
  • Practice Exam Papers: Each day, you will have the opportunity to practice official sample questions which consolidate your learning and prepare you effectively for each exam.

Target audience

Project managers, team leaders, and anyone aspiring to such a role.

Prerequisites

There are no formal prerequisites for this course but learners would benefit from some experience of working in projects prior to attendance.

Delegates will learn how to

The course fully explains each integrated element of the PRINCE2 framework.

  • Project context – The application of each PRINCE2 element must be fit for the project it is being applied to, including its size, strategic importance, industry sector etc.
  • Principles – Seven guiding obligations underpin the management of a PRINCE2 project, and if these are not applied, it is not a PRINCE2 project.
  • People – People are central to a PRINCE2 project, including those who are working on the project and those who may be impacted by it. You will understand the needs, capability, motivation, and interrelationships of each stakeholder, helping you to manage them effectively.
  • Practices – The seven project management practices must be applied consistently throughout the project and these practices form the core of PRINCE2. The course covers why each practice is necessary and how it should be applied.
  • Processes – The PRINCE2 lifecycle consists of seven lifecycle processes which detail the responsibilities and activities that should be undertaken from a project’s conception through to its final closure.

Outline

Using a fictional case-study throughout to help illustrate the integrated elements of PRINCE2, detailed content for the course includes:

Project context

  • Organizational context
  • Commercial context
  • Delivery methods
  • Sustainability
  • Project scale
  • Features and benefits of PRINCE2

Principles

  • Ensure continued business justification
  • Learn from experience
  • Define roles, responsibilities, relationships
  • Manage by exception
  • Manage by stages
  • Focus on products
  • Tailor to suit project

People

  • Leading successful change
  • Leading successful teams
  • Communication
  • Putting people central to the method

Practices

  • Business case
  • Organizing
  • Plans
  • Quality
  • Risk
  • Issues
  • Progress

Processes

  • Starting up a project
  • Directing a project
  • Initiating a project
  • Controlling a stage
  • Managing product delivery
  • Managing stage boundaries
  • Closing a project

Examination Conditions

PeopleCert exams take place remotely via PeopleCert Online Proctoring. You will be required to download and install ExamShield and conduct a hardware compatibility test prior to sitting the exam. Full details of each of the five steps that describe the IT requirements and exam conditions (including an explanatory video) can be found on the PeopleCert website.

https://peoplecert.org/ways-to-get-certified/olp-guidelines

You may choose to sit your exams at a time that meets your convenience and level of readiness. If you decide to take your exam as soon as possible, please ensure that it is arranged no earlier than when your course has finished for that day - 17.30pm (day 3 for Foundation and day 5 for Practitioner).

Foundation Exam

 Duration: 60 minutes

  • Number of Questions: 60
  • Pass mark: 60%
  • Closed book – use of PRINCE2 textbook or additional study aids are not permitted

 

Practitioner Exam

 Duration: 150 minutes

  • Number of Questions: 70 (scenario based)
  • Pass mark: 60%
  • Use of official PRINCE2 textbook: Yes

Exam Guarantee

We guarantee exam success on your publicly scheduled course or your money back with our enhanced PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner course exam insurance.

QA PRINCE2 Exam Insurance means you will be able to come on the same public course at a later date to resit your exam. If you fail the same exam three times, we will refund your course fee. You must request your exam re-sit within 90 days of completion of your course.

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Additional Information

  • Buffet lunch included and free parking (for courses held at Paradise Training Centre)
  • Joining instructions will be sent prior to attending the course