International Institute for Learning - 2012 Learning Catalogue

PRINCE2® Foundation

Learning the Basics and Foundation Exam Preparation

Projects fail for a variety of reasons including poor planning, lack of defined quality criteria, poor understanding of the business drivers, inadequate control and lack of senior management involvement. In other words, lack of a structured, best-practice approach to project delivery.

PRINCE2 is process-based approach for project management that provides an easily-tailored and scalable methodology for the management of all types of projects.

The goals of this three-day course are to provide you with a thorough grounding in the PRINCE2 methodology - which offers a structured, best-practice approach - and to prepare you to take the PRINCE2 Foundation exam.

Prerequisites

Basic project management training or equivalent experience In addition to between eight to ten hours of pre-course reading, participants are encouraged to study for approximately two hours per evening during the course.

Course Level

Basic to Intermediate

Note: This course may be purchased in conjunction with the two-day PRINCE2 Practitioner course as part of IIL’s five-day PRINCE2 Certification program.

Who Should Attend

This accredited course is suitable for any organization or individual requiring a controlled and completely scalable approach to managing projects. It is particularly suited to individuals newly-appointed to project roles or those wishing to gain formal qualifications after previous project management experience. The course would be of benefit to those with project support office or project assurance roles, project board members who wish to be hands-on and team members aspiring to a more senior role.

Performance Focus
Identifying the PRINCE2 principles, themes,
processes, techniques and management
products and how they work together
Tailoring PRINCE2 to best meet your project
needs
Preparing to take and pass the PRINCE2
Foundation exam
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What You Will Learn
You’ll learn how to:
Identify the benefits and principles
underlying a structured approach to project
management
Define the PRINCE2 method in-depth,
including its principles, themes and
processes
Prepare and practice for the PRINCE2
Foundation exam
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Course Overview
Getting Started
Introductions
Course structure
Course goals and objectives
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Overview of PRINCE2
Structure (principles, themes, processes and
tailoring) and benefits of PRINCE2
Key management products
Overview of the PRINCE2 Foundation and
Practitioner exams
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PRINCE2 Principles and Concepts
Continued business justification
Learn from experience
Define roles and responsibilities
Manage by stages
Manage by exception
Focus on products
Tailor to suit the project environment
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PRINCE2 Themes
Business case
Organization
Quality
Plans
Risk
Change
Progress
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PRINCE2 Processes The PRINCE2 process model mapped to the four levels of management The PRINCE2 process model – Starting up a Project (SU), Initiating a Project (IP), Directing a Project (DP), Controlling a Stage (CS), Managing Product Delivery (MP), Managing a Stage Boundary (SB), Closing a Project (CP)

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PRINCE2 Foundation Exam Preparation
Review of and practice with APMG sample
questions and test papers
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PRINCE2 Foundation Exam

IIL is an APM Group (APMG) Accredited Training Organisation (ATO) for PRINCE2.

About the PRINCE2 Foundation Exam

Multiple choice format

75 questions per paper

5 questions to be “trial” and not counted in scores 35 marks required (out of 70 available) to pass - 50%

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