PRINCE2 Practitioner (inc exam)

Overview

This three-day course, designed by QA's industry leading project management experts, is fully accredited by the APMG-International and provides you with a thorough understanding of the internationally recognised PRINCE2 project management methodology.

It includes the PRINCE2 Practitioner exam and then takes you beyond the method by giving you additional tools and techniques to become a confident project leader. By working with world-class organisations, we are uniquely able to bring you a course that will give you the best opportunity to develop your project management career and deliver PRINCE2 projects confidently and competently, above and beyond just the syllabus areas.

At QA we don't just want you to pass your PRINCE2 exam, we want to make you a better project manager.

What's included?

• Unique multimedia pre-course orientation and support designed to help you quickly understand the PRINCE2 method in a practical environment.
• Three days of classroom training split into two modules:

Days 1, 2 and Day 3 (Morning) - Experienced tutor support on the application and tailoring of the method leading to the PRINCE2 Practitioner exam. Your PRINCE2 Practitioner exam will be taken on the morning of Day 3

Day 3 (Afternoon) - Leading and Managing Projects using PRINCE2 - teaching you skills that the PRINCE2 syllabus doesn't cover

Prerequisites

You should already have passed PRINCE2 Foundation prior to attending this course.

You will be required to buy the official PRINCE2 manual: Managing successful projects with prince 2 - ISBN/Code(113310595) for use on this course.

You will be provided with pre-course reading approximately prior to attending the course. This pre-reading is interactive eLearning and is expected to take approximately two hours to complete. Your learning starts with this pre-reading, so please ensure you can complete the pre-course activities in full prior to attending. Please check that you have are able to view your pre-reading correctly by verifying you meet the minimum technical system requirements. Please click here to view these technical requirements. Please also ensure that before you start your pre-reading, you read the terms and conditions in Clause 4.1 at the following link: http://www.qa.com/notices/terms-and-conditions-prince2/

If you have not received your pre-reading material within one week of the start of your course, please contact your Account Manager or the QA Examination Administration team on 44 (0)1793 696273 or info@qa.com.

Delegates will learn how to

PRINCE2 is aimed at project managers and aspiring project managers. It is also relevant to other key staff involved in the design, development and delivery of projects, including: Project Board members (e.g. Senior Responsible Owners), Team Managers (e.g. Product Delivery Managers), Project Assurance (e.g. Business Change Analysts), Project Support (e.g. Project and Programme Office personnel) and operational line managers/staff.

The purpose of the Practitioner qualification is to confirm whether the candidate has achieved sufficient understanding of how to apply and tailor PRINCE2 in a scenario situation. A successful Practitioner candidate should, with suitable direction, be able to start applying the method to a real project but may not be sufficiently skilled to do this appropriately for all situations. Their individual project management expertise, complexity of the project and the support provided for the use of PRINCE2 in their work environment will all be factors that impact what the Practitioner can achieve.

By passing the Practitioner exam, candidates should be able to apply and understand how to tailor PRINCE2 effectively to a project within an organization environment supporting PRINCE2.

Specifically candidates should:

• Understand the relationships between the roles, management products, principles, themes, techniques and processes
• Be able to apply the principles, themes and processes to a project
• Be able to create and assess management products.

Course Outline.

Course structure

Delivered by fully accredited trainers and industry leading experts with extensive experience of using PRINCE2, the course uses QA's unique multimedia case studies and accelerated learning techniques to ensure that theory is embedded and you feel confident in the practical application of PRINCE2.

Additional work will be required during evenings consisting of consolidation reading, mock examination questions and exercises. This evening work is an integral part of the course and you should expect to spend 2 hours each evening on these activities.

The course will cover the following syllabus areas: Overview, Principles and Tailoring PRINCE2 to the Project Environment

• Difference between embedding and tailoring PRINCE2

The 7 PRINCE2 Principles

• Continued Business Justification
• Focus on Products
• Manage-by-Stages
• Manage-by-Exception
• Defined Roles and Responsibilities
• Learn from Experience
• Tailor to Suit the Project Environment

The 7 PRINCE2 Processes

• Starting up a Project
• Initiating a Project
• Directing a Project
• Controlling a Stage
• Managing Product Delivery
• Managing a Stage Boundary
• Closing a Project

The 7 PRINCE2 Themes

• Business Case
• Organization
• Quality (including the PRINCE2 Quality Review Technique)
• Risk
• Change
• Progress
• Plans (including the PRINCE2 Product-Based Planning Technique)

Examination Preparation

• In preparation for your PRINCE2 Practitioner exam, you will undertake:
• An explanation of mechanics of the Practitioner exam, including the different styles of question within the 'Objective Test Examination' format
• Examination techniques
• Mock Practitioner questions, using official sample exam papers
• Question and answer session
• Revision of major topics

Leading and Managing Projects Using PRINCE2

• Project and organizational context
• Teamwork and roles - Tuckman and Belbin
• Motivational theory - Maslow and Hertzberg
• Leadership models - Situational Leadership and Action Centred Leadership
• Stakeholder engagement
• Critical Path Analysis, Estimating, Levelling and Smoothing
• Earned Value Management
• Conflict Management methods - Thomas and Kilmann
• Negotiation
• Communication

Accreditations and exams

You must bring photographic identification on exam days (passport, driving license or student card) as it is an examination requirement to produce it for the invigilator prior to the exam. Failure to produce a valid form of photographic identification may result in a candidate not being able to sit the exams. For any questions about what form of identification is acceptable, please contact your Account Manager or the QA Examination Administration team on 44 (0)1793 696273 or info@qa.com

The PRINCE2 Practitioner examination takes place at 09.30 on day three.

• 8 questions, each worth 10 marks each. Total of 80 marks
• 'Objective Test Examination' format - a style of complex multiple-choice examination.
• Two-and-a-half-hours
• You may use your official PRINCE2 manual: 'Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2' only
• Candidates require a minimum of 44 marks (55%) to pass

Please note that you must have passed your PRINCE2 Foundation exam before attempting your Practitioner exam. If you have not passed PRINCE2 Foundation, please click here for PRINCE2 Foundation options.
By successfully passing your Practitioner exam, you attain 'Registered Practitioner' status which is recognition of knowledge, competency in the PRINCE2 methodology, and commitment to continuing professional development.

You must also be familiar with the APMG-International Terms and Conditions of Certification which can be found here on the APMG-International website.

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