Fundamentals of Project Management and PRINCE2

Introduction

To provide an understanding of project management principles, practices and terminology for senior management, project managers and team members working in projects using a PRINCE2™* project
management framework.

This is a two-day event and there are no prerequisites.

Course Syllabus
Introduction and Objectives
The course manager explains the course administration and objectives. Attendees are asked to introduce themselves and to give their personal objectives for attending the course.

The Challenge of Project Management
This module discusses the nature of projects and provides an introduction to project management and PRINCE2™.

Project Roles and Responsibilities
This module explains the need for a special type of organisation for projects and describes the various roles that might be required.

Commissioning a Project
This module explains the work that needs to be done in taking an idea and getting a project started on a firm management foundation. The class will be introduced to the recommended contents of a project Brief and Project Initiation Document (PID).

Introduction to Planning
This module enables delegates to understand the principles of planning. The module includes a workshop to consider the effects of bad planning and to establish the benefits of planning.

Product Based Planning
This module enables delegates to understand the concepts and benefits of Product Based Planning. This is particularly significant for team members, as product based planning provides the basis of work allocation from project managers to team leaders and team members.

Business Case
This module identifies the need to establish and manage the Business Case. The module also discusses and describes the PRINCE2™ approach to Business Case management.

Risk Management
This module enables delegates to understand the need for effective risk management and a best practice approach to the subject.

Project Control
This module demonstrates the need for effective monitoring in a project and considers the aspects that need to be monitored. The module also discusses the principles of project control

Exception Handling
This exercise enables delegates to work through to a solution a typical threat to project success.

Quality Management
This module considers quality in the project context and considers the need to define quality requirements early in order to enable quality to be built in to the project’s products.

Project Scope Management
This module discusses need for effective Configuration Management and Change Control within a project.