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PRINCE2™ Practitioner Course (part of the Insights PRINCE2 Course programme)

For: Project Managers and Team Managers
With: Responsibility for managing projects
Duration: Five days (Upgrade = two days if Foundation part previously passed)

Summary

The PRINCE2 Practitioner Course prepares participants for the PRINCE2 Practitioners examination. Attention will be given to practical participation in a case study encompassing the most essential elements of a PRINCE2 project. Participants will explore the relationship between the Business Case and the project and develop specific PRINCE2 products during the course. The final day of the course will include the Practitioners examination. Some pre-workshop study is expected of the candidates’ prior to attending the course. The course is accredited through OGC (formerly CCTA).

Educational objectives

Following the completion of the course participants will be able to:

Describe and apply all facets of the project processes, components and techniques in accordance with the PRINCE2™ method
Set up and manage complex projects
Identify and control risks
Monitor the objectives of a project and the essential adjustments needed to respond to changes in the environment.

Subjects covered

The following subjects will be covered during the course:

Relationship between the Business Case, programmes and the project.
PRINCE2™ processes – Starting Up a Project, Initiating a Project, Directing a Project, Controlling a Stage, Managing Product Delivery, Managing Stage Boundaries, Closing a Project and Planning.
PRINCE2™ Components – Organisation, Controls, Business Case, Quality, Risk, Configuration Management., Change Control and Plans.
PRINCE2™ Techniques – Product Based Planning, Quality Review and Change Control Approach.
Examination technique for the exam

Prerequisites

Project Management experience and experience working in project teams. Some pre-read material is provided prior to the event, which is expected to be fully read and studied before attending the course. The Foundation exam must have been passed if attending the final two days of the course.

The Examination

The PRINCE2 Practitioner examination is a 3 hour multiple choice objective test examination consisting of nine questions based on a given scenario. Each question is worth 40 marks (360 marks in total) and tests your knowledge in terms of application of the methodology to the scenario and in general. The pass mark for the exam is 50% (180 marks).

INSIGHTS is an Accredited Training Organisation.