APMG PRINCE2 Foundation

Projects fail for a variety of reasons including poor planning, lack of defined quality criteria, poor understanding of the business drivers, inadequate control and lack of senior management involvement - in other words lack of a structured, best-practice approach to project delivery. PRINCE2 is process-based approach for project management that provides an easily-tailored and scalable methodology for the management of all types of projects. The goals of this three-day course are to provide you with a thorough grounding in the PRINCE2 methodology - which offers a structured, best-practice approach - and to prepare you to take the PRINCE2 Foundation exam.

Who is this Course for?

This accredited course is suitable for any organization or individual requiring a controlled and completely scalable approach to managing projects. It is particularly suited to individuals newlyappointed to project roles or those wishing to gain formal qualifications after previous project management experience. The course would be of benefit to those with project support office or project assurance roles, project board members who wish to be hands-on and team members aspiring to a more senior role.

Course Overview:

• Identify the benefits and principles underlying a structured approach to project
• management
• Define the PRINCE2 method in-depth, including its principles, themes and
• processes
• Prepare and practice for the PRINCE2 Foundation exam

Overview of PRINCE2

• Structure (principles, themes, processes and tailoring) and benefits of PRINCE2
• Key management products
• Overview of the PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner exams

PRINCE2 Principles and Concepts

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

PRINCE2 2009 Themes

• Business Case
• Organization
• Quality
• Plans
• Risk
• Change
• Progress

PRINCE2 Processes

• The PRINCE2 process model mapped to the four levels of management
• The PRINCE2 process model - Starting up a Project (SU), Initiating a Project (IP), Directing a Project (DP),
• Controlling a Stage (CS), Managing Product Delivery (MP), Managing a Stage Boundary (SB), Closing a Project (CP)

PRINCE2 Foundation Exam Preparation

Review of and practice with APMG sample questions and test papers

PRINCE2 Foundation Exam

IIL is an APM Group (APMG) Accredited Training Organisation (ATO) for PRINCE2.

Eligibility:

• Basic project management training or equivalent experience.
• In addition to between eight to ten hours of pre-course reading, participants are encouraged to study for approximately two hours per evening during the course.