PRINCE2 Foundation

This three-day introductory course is for those seeking to become effective IT project contributors and for those who wish to obtain the PRINCE2 Foundations certification.

As a follow up to this three-day introductory course, the PRINCE2 Practitioner level certification course is offered in each location immediately following the Foundations course. The two-day Practitioner course lets you go beyond just theory to learn how to apply your learning to real life scenarios.

PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) is a process-based, scalable approach for effective IT project management. The Office of Government Commerce (OGC) developed PRINCE2 in the mid '80s specifically for IT projects. With a direct relationship to the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL®), the framework is public domain and offers non-proprietary guidance on project management.

PRINCE2's teachings and certifications provide you with knowledge needed to contribute successfully to the IT projects within your organisation. Overall, the guidance will give you and your team common IT project processes, systems, procedures and language. You benefit from stronger communication channels between the project team, project management and the rest of the organisation, while avoiding errors, saving time and money and, most importantly, delivering successful project outcomes!

PRINCE2's unique features include:
• The definition of seven key processes, themes and roles for project functions
• Theories for assessing project management maturity
• An integration with ITSM and ITIL
• A focus on business justification and ongoing validation of IT processes

What You Will Learn
Through instructor-led discussions, case studies, practical examples and group exercises, you will learn:
• The purpose and responsibilities of the roles in a project
• The seven principles, the seven themes, the seven processes and the deliverable-based planning and quality review techniques embedded in PRINCE2
• The inputs and outputs required for successful projects
• The purpose of all project management artefacts and the composition of a business case, product descriptions, issues report and the risk and quality registers
• The relationships between principles, processes, themes, products and roles within a project

Course Content
You will leave the course with knowledge and understanding of:
• The six aspects of project performance as they relate to project management
• The definition and five characteristics of a project
• The definition of the four integrated elements of principles, themes, processes and project environment
• An understanding of the terms and concepts relating to the overview and principles of PRINCE2
• An understanding of how to tailor PRINCE2 to a project environment
• An understanding of the customer/supplier context of a PRINCE2 project
• An understanding of how a business case relates to PRINCE2 principles, including:
o The composition of a business case
o The purpose of the business case and how it supports business justification
o The difference between an output, an outcome and a benefit
o The purpose of a business case and benefits review
• An understanding of the difference between project stakeholders and decision makers
• An understanding of project communication management strategy
• An understanding of the following themes, including how they relate to project management principles, how they are applied throughout the project lifecycle and the roles and responsibilities involved:
o Organisation
o Quality
o Plans
o Risk
o Change
o Progress
• An understanding of project processes including how to apply them and how to tailor them within a project environment; specifically:
o Starting up a project
o Directing a project
o Initiating a project
o Managing stage boundaries
o Controlling a stage
o Managing product delivery
o Closing a project

Course & Instructor Accreditation
Pink Elephant is globally accredited by the APM Group to provide PRINCE2 education for the certification program.

Your instructor is a highly experienced PRINCE2-certified member of Pink Elephant's consulting team. Further, he or she is qualified to teach this course as defined by Pink Elephant's internal Certified Trainer Program. You can expect to learn from an individual with the industry's deepest knowledge on how to lead a successful implementation project. This knowledge is a direct result of Pink Elephant's vendor neutrality - as well as many years of IT experience consulting to a variety of organisations worldwide.

Who Should Attend
• Senior Project Officers
• Project & Program Co-ordinator/Managers
• Development & Planning Managers
• Operations Managers
• Quality Managers
• Business Analysts
• Engineering Managers
• IT Infrastructure Managers
• ITIL Process Owners
• Internal Consultants
• Professional Consultants
• Anyone already involved with PMI education seeking to take their project management knowledge to a global/international level

Prerequisites
This is a very intense course with about 10 to 25 hours of pre-course work, including reading and completing several exercises.

There is approx 1.5 hours of homework assignments per night.

Participants are required to read the book Managing Successful Projects prior to attending the course. The book is part of the course fee; once you register you'll receive information on how to obtain the book.

Exam, Certifications & Awards
• This course prepares participants for the examination leading to the PRINCE2 Foundations certification.  A 60-minute closed book exam occurs at the end of the course.  The exam consists of 75 multiple choice questions.  A passing mark of 50% is required to receive your certificate
• You will attain 21 professional development units (PDUs) for Project Managers