PRINCE2® Foundation

Managing Projects with PRINCE®

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

In an organisation when projects fail to meet the deadlines specified the end result is a product with poor quality. This is an indication of project team’s failure to handle the project. This can be attributed either to  an unstructured approach or no approach being followed at all for project management. In 1989 CCTA adopted a version of PROMPT II (Project Resource Organisation Management Planning Techniques) for project management. The CCTA called it PRINCE (PRompt II IN the CCTA Environment). This was later renamed to  Projects IN Controlled Environment. PRINCE2® delivers better projects and project outputs using the best process based structured approach. This approach helps the organisation to keep track of the project status at various stages continuously. The PRINCE2® Foundation course provides delegates with the fundamentals of project management using PRINCE2®. PRINCE2® has two levels which a delegate can certify  - The Foundation and the Practitioner. Only after clearing the Foundation exam can the delegate sit for the Practitioner course. While PRINCE2® Foundation provides the delegates with the fundamentals of project management in a controlled environment, the PRINCE2® Practitioner course goes into further details of what is learnt in the Foundation part.

  • Now with PRINCE2® 2017 update

  • Learn the basics of Project Management using PRINCE2®

  • Know how to meet your project deadlines using the PRINCE2® methodology

  • Understand the 7 themes, processes and principles of PRINCE2®

  • Certified and Experienced Faculty to train the candidates

  • Train with Global Training Provider

WHAT'S INCLUDED ?

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Tutor Support

A dedicated tutor will be at your disposal throughout the training to guide you through any issues.

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Key Learning Points

Clear and concise objectives to guide delegates through the course.

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Exam(s) included

Exams are provided, as part of the course. Obtaining certification is dependant on passing these exams

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Certification

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Pre Course Material

It provides some basic knowledge about the course before training.

PREREQUISITES

Even though there are no prerequisites required for PRINCE2® Foundation course, it is good if the delegates have a basic understanding of project management and its terminologies.

TARGET AUDIENCE

The PRINCE2® Foundation course is for all those want to manage projects as per the guidelines laid down by PRINCE2®. The PRINCE2® Foundation course is best for those who are new to project management. Professionals who are eager to become Project Managers or who want to improve upon their project management skills can join this course. Following mentioned delegates can enrol into this course:

  • Product Managers
  • Business Project Managers
  • Program Managers
  • Portfolio Managers
  • Engineering Leads
  • Business Analysts
  • Managers
  • Supervisors
  • Leaders
  • Team Members

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

  • Using PRINCE2® fulfil the organisation’s needs
  • Know about the basics of PRINCE2®
  • Get an understanding of PRINCE2® processes, techniques, components, structure and elements
  • Understand how PRINCE2® processes can be used in an organisation
  • Break down the larger projects into small parts to manage effectively
  • Enhance your project management skills
  • Learn to communicat with the organisations teams and tem members PRINCE2® methodology
  • Understand the importance of stakeholder management during the project
  • Know about the roles and responsibilities of team members

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The PRINCE2® methodology helps project managers to work with their projects in a controlled environment. PRINCE2® Foundation lays the basis of project management for the delegates. At MSP Training the delegates during the PRINCE2® Foundation course get the knowledge and skills to handle projects and risks associated with them while maintaining quality as well. The delegates learn the advantages of using PRINCE2® methodologies along with the knowledge and skills required to get through the Foundation Certification Exam. The course teaches the delegates a the PRINCE2® principles and terminology. The course also helps the delegates to develop their communication between the project team and other members of the organisation. By applying the concepts of PRINCE2®, delegates, who are would be project managers, are able to save both time and money and also deliver their projects in the stipulated time. The most recent update of PRINCE2® is the PRINCE2® 2017. AXELOS felt the need to update PRINCE2® so that the delegates could focus more on the implementation of PRINCE2® rather than just cramming the theory to get through the certification.

Examination

AXELOS has removed the configuration management topic from PRINCE2® starting with PRINCE2® 2017 update. Exam questions now focus more on the implementation of PRINCE2® on the projects rather than just on the theory part. The number of questions in the new update of PRINCE2® have also been reduced. In the new update of PRINCE2®, the reasoning questions have also been removed.

 


PROGRAM CONTENT

  • Introduction
    • Overview of Project Management
    • PRINCE2® Terminology
    • Introduction to PRINCE2®
    • Link between PRINCE2® themes, principles and processes
    • Adapt PRINCE2® in the project environment
    • Project Lifecycle
    • Product Lifecycle
  • PRINCE2® Principles
    • Overview of PRINCE2® principles
    • Benefits and objectives
    • Management Stages
  • PRINCE2® Themes
    • Overview of PRINCE2® themes
  • Business case
    • What is the business case?
    • Outcomes and outputs
    • Benefits and disadvantages
    • Developing and Verifying
    • Maintain Business Case
    • Benefits Review Plan
  • Organisation
    • Project Team and Project Board structure
    • Project Manager
    • Team Manager
    • Change authority
    • Project support responsibilities and roles
    • Communication management strategy
    • Stakeholder management
  • Plans
    • Overview of plans
    • Levels of plans
    • Exception plans
    • Product-based approach
    • Product breakdown structure
    • Product flow diagram
    • PRINCE2® Planning steps
    • Product description
  • Progress
    • Management Stages
    • Technical stages
    • Tolerance and raising exceptions
    • Project manager controls for reviewing
    • Project manager controls for reporting progress
    • Baselines for control
    • Capture and report lessons
    • Event-driven
    • Time-driven controls
  • Change
    • Issue and change control procedure
    • Baseline
    • Handling changes
    • Tracking and protecting products
    • Change budget
    • Change authority
  • Quality
    • Definition of Quality
    • Quality Audit trial
    • Acceptance criteria
    • Quality assurance
    • Quality criteria
    • Quality management strategy
    • Quality controls
    • Quality review techniques
  • Risk
    • Risk management in projects
    • Plan for risk management
    • Procedure of Risk management
    • Risk budget

PRINCE2® Principles

  • Starting up a project
    • Purpose of starting a project
    • Appointing executive and a project manager
    • Design project management team
  • Directing a project
    • Purpose
  • Initiating a project
    • Purpose
    • Activities in beginning a project
    • Set project controls
  • Controlling a stage
    • Purpose
    • Authorize work package
    • Review stage status
  • Manage product delivery
    • Purpose
    • Accept work package
  • Managing stage boundary
    • Overview
    • Objectives
    • Plan for next stage
  • Closing a project
    • Purpose
    • Prepare plan closure
  • Tailor PRINCE2® in the project environment
  • PRINCE2® Foundation exam

 

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ABOUT Swansea

Swansea is a coastal city lies on the south coast of Wales with a population of around 241,300 in 2014. The county of Swansea is the second largest and most populous city in the Wales followed by Cardiff. The city is situated between the ancient Welsh and Glamorgan‘s historic county boundaries and surrounded by Bristol Channel and Swansea Bay. The city was also known as Copperopolis due to the presence of copper industry in the 19th century. The town got the city status in 1969 during the Prince Charles’s tour to Wales. The city comprises four physical areas include Gower Peninsula, urban and suburban zone stretching to the towns of Gorseinon, Lliw uplands and coastal strip around Swansea Bay.

History

The name of the city is derived from Sveinn’s island, referring settlement is developed on the raised ground in marshes. The early evidence of the area demonstrated the Bronze Age, Stone Age and Iron Age. It has been suggested that the city has developed as a Viking trading post. The first charter was granted to the city in the 11th century and it gained the status of the borough.  A marcher lordship was formed in the city after the Norman Empire and incorporated land around the manor of Kilvey, Swansea Bay and the peninsula. The borough charter was granted between 1158 and 1184 and gained the status of chief lordship town.

During the Industrial Revolution, the city served as the key logical base for copper smelting works. The wool, cloth, wine and coal was traded through the Swansea port. The population of the city expanded significantly in the 18th century. The lower Swansea valley was filled with waste products and derelict works due to decline in heavy industries in the town in the 20th century. The Lower Swansea Valley Scheme was introduced in the city to bring the wasteland into the usable condition. This resulted in the construction of Enterprise Zone over the wasteland and north and south dock became Parc Tawe and Marina respectively. The city was the prime target of German bombers during the Second World War due to the presence of the heavy industries in the town and the centre of the town was significantly affected.  

Economy

The economy of the city was based on metals, copper and mining industry in the 18th century.  These heavy industries declined and the majority of the copper ores were melted in the lower Swansea valley. The trend of the economy shifted to light industries and service sector. More than 90% of the workforce is engaged in the service sector including banking, finance, education, public administration and insurance. Headquarter of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is based in the city and provided employment to around 6000 people in the city while other major employers in the city include Virgin Media, Amazon, Admiral Group, BT and HSBC. The city is home to the worldwide customer care centre of the Virgin Atlantic, handling baggage claims, customer relations, reservations and sales. 

Education

The city has six infants, one nursery, five junior, fifteen comprehensive and seventy-seven primary schools in the city. The campus of Swansea University is located in the Singleton Park for higher education. The engineering department of the university has done an outstanding work for solving engineering design problems and acknowledged as a centre of excellence. The other departments of the university such as Physics, Computer Science and History were also renowned for their achievements. The third best medical school in the country after Cambridge and Oxford ‘Swansea University Medical School’ is located in the city. The other higher educational institutes are Gower College and University of Wales Trinity Saint David.