Course: Evening PRINCE2 Foundation

This is an examination-based PRINCE2™ training course, which gives delegates accreditation at PRINCE2™ Foundation level.

The training equips delegates with a detailed knowledge of the PRINCE2™ method, working through each stage of pre-project preparation and the project lifecycle. The PRINCE2™ training sessions will detail how to initiate projects, including the documentation to be produced such as the Project Initiation Document and the Business Case.

This evening course takes place on 6 evenings spread over 3 weeks, with the Foundation exam taken on the 6th evening.

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Introduction

Defining a project and its constituent parts
Identifying common project problems
How PRINCE2™ can be used to overcome project problems

Process Model

An overview of the 8 processes within PRINCE2™, and how they are used throughout the lifecycle of the project

Starting Up A Project – developing the definition of the project from the project mandate; creating an outline business case; identifying the quality expectations of the customer.
Initiating A Project – identifying all the products that the project will produce, planning the project in detail and setting up controls and administration
Directing A Project – authorisation of all project and stage plans and decisions on handling issues and exceptions
Controlling A Stage – activities for day to day management of the project
Managing Product Delivery – product creation, quality reviews of products and reporting to the Project Manager on progress
Managing Stage Boundaries – creation of all stage and exception plans
Closing A Project – controlled closure of a project so that all deliverables attain formal customer sign off, and all outstanding issues are captured for future reference
Planning – product based planning

Components

Identifying each of the components of a PRINCE2™ project, and how each component supports Project Management, Risk Management and Quality Management

Business Case – an approach to the development of the business case
Organisation – establishing an effective organisation structure for the project
Plans – these are the backbone of any management information system of a project and should comprehensively identify products, activities and  required resources.
Controls – establishing the decision making framework that will operate across the project organisation structure
Management of risk – identifying and controlling risks so that the project is kept on track and will conclude successfully
Quality in a project environment – defining quality management and the elements that it comprises
Configuration Management – managing the assets of the project
Change Control – capture, log and manage all requested changes.