PRINCE2® PRACTITIONER E-LEARNING

Project Management

What does the course include?

PRINCE2® is a registered trademark of the Cabinet Office.All PRINCE2® courses are offered by the ILX group.

The practitioner certificate provides all the tools you need to become a PRINCE2® expert. It incorporates the management of project risk, maintenance of effective communication channels and control of spend within budget

You will learn competency in applying all the PRINCE2 project processes and principles and tailor each to a specific project, the ability to set up and manage complex projects, an understanding of how to identify and control risks, and the skills to monitor the objectives of a project and ensure a focus on quality is maintained.

COURSE OVERVIEW:

• The relationship between the business case, programmes and the project.
• PRINCE2® Principles- Continued business justification, Learn from experience, Defined roles and responsibilities, Manage by stages, manage by exception, Focus on products and Tailor to suit the needs of the project environment.
• PRINCE2® processes- Starting up a project, Initiating a project, Directing a project, Controlling a stage, Managing product delivery, Managing a stage boundary and Closing a stage boundary.
• PRINCE2® Themes- Business case, organisation, Progress, Quality, Risk and Plans

PRINCE2® (Projects In Controlled Environments-version two) is a de facto standard in project management in the UK and internationally across all sectors of industry. The flexibility of the methodology allows it to be scaled to the employer’s specific requirements whilst retaining the robust framework that has proven to be so effective.

No travel or accommodation costs are incurred as e-learning allows you to train anywhere, anytime with no loss of valuable work time. The course takes approximately 24 study hours to complete with a 2.5 hour long multiple choice examination which can be taken up to 6 months after.

Classroom learning is blended with interactive software and should be used as pre-course material and to under-pin classroom sessions.

What do I need to get on this course?

Some experience of project management.

How will I be assessed?

The course is broken down into bite-sized lessons and combines leading edge multi- media and interactive exercises for optimum enjoyment and retention.

Full tutorial support is available via e-mail and phone for the duration of your study. The unique mock exam simulator allows you to test and re-test your understanding before the exam.

This level is aiming to measure whether a candidate could apply PRINCE2 to the running and managing of a non-complex project within an environment supporting PRINCE2. To this end you will need to exhibit the competence required for the Foundation qualification, and show that you can apply and tailor PRINCE2 to address the needs and problems of a given project scenario. The exam is open-book (only the PRINCE2 Manual is allowed) and has a pass mark of 55% (59/ 108).

Where does it lead?

Professional progression within project management environments across sectors and internationally. Enables you to set up and manage complex projects.

PRINCE2® is a registered trademark of the Cabinet Office.
All PRINCE2® courses are offered by the ILX group.

To apply or for more information, please contact Rachel Wiltshire on 020 8305 4278, or rwiltshire@gcc.ac.uk.