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PRINCE2 Practitioner Exam
The PRINCE2 Practitioner exam is aiming to measure whether a candidate would be able to apply PRINCE2 to the running and managing of a project within an environment supporting PRINCE2.
To this end they need to exhibit the competence required for the PRINCE2 Foundation qualification, and show that they can apply and tune PRINCE2 to address the needs and problems of a specific project scenario.
In the PRINCE2 Practitioner exam candidates must be able to...
- Produce detailed explanations of all processes, components and techniques, and worked examples of all PRINCE2 products as they might be applied to address the particular circumstances of a given project scenario.
- Show they understand the relationships between processes, components, techniques and PRINCE2 products and can apply this understanding.
- Demonstrate that they understand the reasons behind the processes, components and techniques of PRINCE2, and that they understand the principles underpinning these elements.
- Demonstrate their ability to tune PRINCE2 to different project circumstances.
Who Should Attend?
- Project Managers
- General Managers
- Program Managers
- Team Managers and support staff
- Staff who will have a defined role
- Project Management Consultants
Eligibility:
PRINCE2 Foundation Certification
Course Outline:
Introduction
- Benefits of using PRINCE2™
- Why projects fail
- Project Lifecycle
PRINCE2™ Process Model
Overview of the 8 PRINCE2™ processes and how they are used throughout the lifecycle of the project:
- Starting Up a Project - define the project; create business case; identify customer's quality expectations
- Initiating a Project - identify the products that will be produced; plan the project; set up controls and files
- Directing a Project - authorise the project and stage plans; decide how to deal with issues
- Controlling a Stage - activities performed by the project manager on a day to day basis to manage a stagel
- Managing Product Delivery - products are developed and quality is reviewed
- Managing Stage Boundaries - create al stage and exception plans
- Closing a Project - formal customer sign off; capture outstanding issues for future reference
- Planning - developing plans using the product based planning technique
PRINCE2™ Components
Each of the 8 PRINCE2™ components of a project and how they are used by the PRINCE2™ processes:
- Business Case - develop a Business Case as the driver of the project
- Organisation - establish an effective project organisation structure representing the major project interests
- Plans - identify products to be developed from the project and the required activities and resources
- Controls - decision making, communication and control mechanisms that will be used during the project
- Management of Risk - identify risks and put in place measures to minimise negative consequences
- Quality in a Project Environment - define and plan how quality will be managed through the project
- Configuration Management - manage the project assets
- Change Control - capture and manage all requested changes
Deliverables
- Student Course Material
- Exam
- Cd’s

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