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PRINCE2® 2009 Practitioner
PRINCE2 2009 is the latest best practice framework from the OGC. It keeps its core values but incorporates improvements based on feedback and acknowledges challenges which are facing today’s projects.
The key improvements to PRINCE2 2009 are, it:
- Integrates with MSP™, M_O_R® ,P3O®
- Links to other methods and bodies of knowledge
- Gives guidance on tailoring for smaller projects
- Is less prescriptive and is more flexible
- Highlights the importance of the “soft aspects” of PM
- The manual is smaller
- Offers more guidance and less instruction
- Is less theoretical and more practical
Who Should Attend
This course is intended for delegates who are familiar with the PRINCE2 project management method. It provides revision of the method and gives guidance and practice in preparing for the PRINCE2 Practitioner's examination administered by the Association of Project Managers Group (APMG).
Pre-requisites
Delegates should have some familiarity with projects and ideally Project Management tools and techniques, such as those covered in the Quanta Principles of Project Management course.
Course overview
The PRINCE2 Practitioner course gives delegates a sound understanding of the PRINCE2 project management methodology and become familiar with the processes, components and techniques involved in PRINCE2.
Course topics
Introducing Prince2
- Causes of Success and Failure of Projects
- Overview of PRINCE2 Methodology Benefits
Key concepts
- Project Life Cycles
- PRINCE2 Manual and Terminology
- Processes and Management Products
Organisation
- Need for Project Environment
- Organisation Structure
- Roles and Responsibilities
Starting up a project
- Pre-project Elements
Initiating a project
- Baseline Documentation
Quality
- Relevance of Quality
- Quality Plans
- Quality Log
- Quality Review
- Responsibility Levels
Objective testing practice
Covers the areas of:
- Processes
- Quality Review Technique
- Quality
- Plans
- Product Based Planning
- Controls
- Configuration Management
- Business Case
- Organisation
- Change Control
- Management of Risk
Plans and planning
- Product Descriptions
- Product Breakdown Structure
- Product Flow Diagram
Controlled progress
- Benefits of Stages
- Controls in the project
- Tolerance
Configuration management
- Need for Configuration Management
- Components of CM
Change control
- Endemic Nature of Change
- Types of Change
- PRINCE2 Approach to Change
Management of risk
- Requirement for Management of Risk
- Risk Assessment
- Responses to Risks
- Risk Monitoring
Product delivery
- How Work Packages are Agreed, Undertaken and Delivered
- Handling Serious Plan Deviations
- Managing Stages
- Handling Issues
Closing a project
- Controls
- Steps to be Taken
Foundation exam
- Preparation sessions during the course, prior to taking the exam on the final afternoon.
- One hour closed book multiple choice exam.
The APMG examination process explained
- Hints and tips on passing the examinations
- Explanation of the types of questions asked in the Objective Testing Examination
- Explanation of the Objective Testing Marking Scheme
Practitioner exam
The PRINCE2 Practitioner exam is in the "Objective Testing" format, consisting of 9 questions which are to be completed in 2.5 hours. The exam is open book although it is only the PRINCE2 manual that is allowed
Pre-course work
15 hours of pre-course preparation work is required, along with some evening work during the course.
Complimentary books
The following books are available to purchase from the Purple Griffon bookstore to compliment this course:
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PRINCE2 2009 Edition - Quick Reference Card (Set of 5) | £27.99 |  |
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Passing Your PRINCE2 Examinations - 2009 Version | RRP £20.00 £16.60 |
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PRINCE2 Pocket Book 2009 Edition | RRP £3.50 £3.06 |
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PRINCE2 Edition 2009: A Pocket Guide | £14.99 | |
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An Introduction to PRINCE2: Managing and Directing Successful Projects | RRP £25.00 £20.75 |
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The Executive Guide to Directing Projects: Within a PRINCE2 and MSP Environment | RRP £25.00 £20.75 |
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Directing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 2009 Edition | RRP £45.00 £37.35 |
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PRINCE2: A Practical Handbook 3rd Edition | RRP £39.99 £26.39 |
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PRINCE2 Revealed 2nd Edition | RRP £24.99 £16.49 |
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