Course Overview
PRINCE2® Foundation is the first qualification required to become a PRINCE2 Practitioner. This level measures a candidate’s comprehension of the principles and terminology of PRINCE2®, and certifies that he can act as an informed member of a project management team using PRINCE2® and within an environment supporting PRINCE2.
Course Outline
- Introduction to Project Management
- Definitions of various Project Management terms
- Introduction to PRINCE2®
- Associations between Principles, Themes and Processes
- Tailoring PRINCE2® to the Project Environment
- Project Life Cycles and Product Life cycle
- Seven Themes
- Business Case
- Organization
- Quality
- Risk
- Techniques
- Product Based Planning
- Quality Review
- Plans
- Change
- Progress
- Seven Processes
- Starting up a Project
- Initiating a Project
- Directing a Project
- Controlling a Stage
- Managing Product Delivery
- Managing Stage Boundaries
- Closing a Project
- Management Products
- Themes, Processes and Management Products
- Tailoring
- Homework- Read the courseware and solve Sample Question Paper
- Discussion on Sample Question Paper
- Self study (Preparation for the exam)
- Final certification exam and administration
Learning Objective
PRINCE2®provides a controlled and organized start, middle and closure to a project
- Understand the process-based approach of PRINCE2®towards project management
- Learn the importance of regular reviews of progress against plan and against the Business Case
- Understand the importance of involvement of management and stakeholders at the right time and place during the project and the importance of free communication between the project, project management, and the rest of the organization
- Focus on what the project has to deliver by breaking down the project into major products
- Learn to delegate, monitor, and control
- Exercise change control: Delegate change authorization for quick decision making
- Increase the project management skills and competences of the organization’s staff at all levels
- After Practitioner certification, candidates can immediately work on real-life scenarios
Target Group
- Product Managers, Program and Portfolio Managers, Business Project Managers
- Engineering leads
- Business Analysts
- Anyone who wishes to get PRINCE2® certified
Pre-requisite
There are no eligibility criteria for the PRINCE2® Foundation Certification Exam; however, basic project management knowledge would be advisable.
Exam Details
Type: Online Exam having Seventy Five (70 scored question + 5 pretest question) multiple choice questions, each carrying 1 mark.
Duration: 60 minutes.
Pass Score: 50% (35 0f 70)