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3-day ITIL Foundation

5-day PRINCE2™ Practitioner

4-day Business Analysis

3-day Project Management Fundamentals

Course Title:
PRINCE2™ Practitioner (Including both Foundation & Practitioner Exams)

Duration: 5 days

Next Public Course Date(s):
Manchester
12th May 2008
9th June 2008
11th August 2008
8th September 2008

East Midlands
19th May 2008
16th June 2008
21st July 2008
18th August 2008
22nd September 2008

Yorkshire
19th May 2008
16th June 2008
14th July 2008
11th August 2008
8th September 2008
15th September 2008

London
28th April 2008
12th, 19th May 2008
2nd, 16th, 23rd, 30th June 2008
7th, 14th, 28th July 2008
4th, 18th August
1st, 15th, 29th September 2008

Berkshire
9th June 2008
8th, 29th September 2008

Tyne & Wear
19th May 2008
23rd June 2008
21st July 2008
11th August 2008
8th September 2008

Price: £1,695 (+VAT) per delegate

Course Overview
Projects bring together resources, skills, technology and ideas to deliver business benefits or to achieve business objectives. Good project management helps to ensure that these benefits and objectives are delivered to an appropriate level of quality and within the constraints of time and cost. It is also an essential element in managing the risks inherent in change and innovation. PRINCE2 is a comprehensive, structured project management method used extensively by the UK government. It is also widely recognised and used by the private sector, both in the UK and internationally. The method can be applied to all kinds of project including information systems projects. The aim of the course is to provide delegates with a comprehensive and applied understanding of PRINCE2 and to prepare delegates for the Foundation and Practitioner Certificate in PRINCE2. The course fee includes a copy of the PRINCE2 manual and examination fees for both the Foundation and Practitioner exams.

This course is designed for project managers, team managers, project assurance and project support staff. The course is also suitable for experienced project mangers requiring a comprehensive, practical introduction to the PRINCE2 method.

The course is intensive and delegates are advised to undertake some revision work in the evenings to prepare for the PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner examinations that are taken during the course.

Pentland Training deliver its PRINCE2 courses through a range of PRINCE2 Accredited Training Organisations.

Course Objectives


Delegates will learn how to
-Recognise the ways that PRINCE2 addresses the factors which enable successful projects
-Apply the main PRINCE2 components, processes and techniques
-Prepare project plans using the product-based planning technique
-Apply the PRINCE2 processes used to manage quality, product development and change control
-Tailor PRINCE2 to a specific business environment
-Scale PRINCE2 for use with projects of varying sizes
-Produce the key PRINCE2 management products
-Undertake project risk analysis and management
-Prepare for and take the PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner Examinations administered by the Association of Project Managers Group (APMG)

Course Content


Introduction to PRINCE2
The background, benefits, scope and structure of the method.

Processes
The PRINCE2 process model.

Management Products
The standard documentation required to manage a project

The Business Case
Developing a business case, considering options, updating and reviewing the business case.

Project Organisation
Organisational structure, roles and responsibilities, the project management team including the project board, project and team management. The roles of project assurance, the project support office and the configuration librarian.

Planning a Project
The purpose and importance of the plans component, types of plan, the planning process, product identification and specification, determining stages, planning techniques, product based planning.

Project Controls
Management stages, work package authorisation, establishing project and stage tolerances, checkpoints, highlight reports, handling exception situations, project issues, project reporting.

Risk Management
Project risk analysis, risk categories, the risk management cycle and the risk log.

Quality
Quality planning, the PRINCE2 path to quality, establishing quality criteria, quality control, quality review.

Change Control and Configuration Management
Handling project issues, the issue log, change control steps, authority levels, analysing the impact of requests for change, configuration management.

PRINCE2 in practice
Tailoring PRINCE2 for different business environments, scaling PRINCE2 for use with projects of different type and/or size, implementing PRINCE2, project document management.

Case Study
A realistic case study scenario is used throughout the course to allow delegates to consolidate their knowledge of PRINCE in a practical setting through syndicate work.


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