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PRINCE2® Project Management Foundation

Course Summary

This course gives professionals a practical, hands-on foundation in the PRINCE2® framework, covering the principles, practices, and processes needed to manage and improve project delivery. Participants work through the methodology's core structure and finish with focused preparation for the Foundation exam.

Purpose
Build a practical foundation in the PRINCE2® methodology to manage and improve project delivery
Audience
Aspiring and new project managers, PMO staff aligning their processes with PRINCE2®, and senior managers who govern projects
Role
Project Manager | PMO Staff | Senior Manager
Skill level
Beginner
Style
Lecture | Hands-on Workshop
Duration
3 days
Related technologies
PRINCE2®

 

Course objectives
  • Understand the fundamental concepts of projects and the PRINCE2 Project Management methodology 
  • Explain the seven principles that guide effective project management
  • Apply PRINCE2 Project Management practices and identify how they contribute to project success
  • Define the purpose and sequence of the PRINCE2 Project Management processes 
  • Describe how people, roles and responsibilities are defined within the framework

What you'll learn:

In this course, you'll learn:
 
Introduction
  • Introduction to PRINCE2
  • Characteristics of a project vs. business-as-usual (BAU)
    How principles, people, practices, processes, and project context interlock
  • The 7 aspects of project performance: managing time, cost, quality, scope, benefits, risk, and sustainability
  • Understanding linear-sequential, iterative-incremental (Agile), and hybrid delivery approaches

The 7 PRINCE2 Principles

  • Continued business justification
  • Learn from experience
  • Defined roles and responsibilities
  • Manage by stages
  • Manage by exception
  • Focus on products
  • Tailor to suit the project context

The People Element

  • Leading successful change
  • Leading successful teams
  • Communication

The 7 PRINCE2 Practices

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

The 7 PRINCE2 Core Processes

  • Starting up a project (SU)
  • Directing a project (DP)
  • Initiating a project (IP)
  • Controlling a stage (CS)
  • Managing product delivery (MP)
  • Managing a stage boundary (SB)
  • Closing a project (CP)

Exam Strategy & Preparation 

  • Review of management products
  • Decoding question types
  • Time management & pitfall avoidance
  • Mock exam questions

PRINCE2® Project Management Foundation

real world content

Real-World Content

Project-focused demos and labs using your tool stack and environment, not some canned "training room" lab.
expert practitioners

Expert Practitioners

Industry experts that bring their battle scars into the classroom.
experiential learning

Experiential Learning

More coding than lecture, coupled with architectural and design discussions.
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