PRINCE2 7 Foundation is a solid dose of project management theory with examples based on four very different practical scenarios. Throughout the three-day course, the trainer will ensure that complex theoretical issues are explain them in an accessible and understandable way, using practical exercises, quizzes, discussions and follow-up questions wherever possible.
PRINCE2 7 Foundation training will enable participants to understand the project management process and provide an introduction to effective project work. The training also aims at preparing you for the PRINCE2 7 Foundation exam.
Purpose of the Training
Objectives relating to both the knowledge acquired during the training and the possibility of using it in practice.
- Discuss the integrated components of the methodology: the principles, the practices, the processes, the project environment and the relationships with the people who make up that environment.
- Enrich the theoretical information with practical examples to enable a real understanding of the methodology.
- Prepare participants to pass the PRINCE2 7 Foundation exam.
Target group
- Project Managers and individuals interested in working as a project managers,
- Individuals taking part in the project,
- Support office staff (PMO),
- Top Management overseeing project implementation,
- Those involved in the programmes.
Benefits of the Training
- Learn the basic principles of project management – universal principles whose application promotes success.
- Gain knowledge of performing management activities throughout the project lifecycle – from pre-project through initiation stage to project closure.
- Understand the process and challenges of managing the business case, risks, plans, quality and issues.
- Systemize knowledge of the decision-making authority, tolerances and management responsibilities of the various project roles.
- Understand the communication challenges faced by the project manager – both when working with public and commercial bodies, internal and external stakeholders.
- Define the areas of PRINCE2 7 that can most benefit from adaptation when managed in an agile or hybrid environment.
Exam and Certification
- multi-choice, single-response questions test,
- number of questions: 60,
- pass threshold: 60% (36 out of 60 possible points),
- language of the exam: English, Polish, among others – selected on the Accreditor’s website during exam registration,
- current list of available exam languages can be found on the Accreditor’s website,
- duration: 60 minutes (75 minutes for non-native speakers),
- mode: online,
- date: post training, selected by participants at the Accreditor’s availability,
- closed book – no use of materials,
- validity of the certificate: 3 years,
- the participant who scores the necessary number of points in the exam is awarded the international certificate in electronic form.
Training Programme
MODULE 1: Introduction
- the background to the creation of PRINCE2 7,
- key aspects of the course,
- the rules for taking the examination.
MODULE 2: Overview of PRINCE2® project management
- definition, characteristics and features of the project,
- aspects of project performance according to PRINCE2,
- PRINCE2 principles,
- the five integrated elements of PRINCE2,
- PRINCE2 process outline,
- user/supplier context,
- PRINCE2 application and adaptation.
MODULE 3: People
- explaining the concept of change management and how to lead change in a project,
- the difference between leadership and management,
- key people concepts, including project culture, collaboration, diversity, capability and competence,
- explaining the importance of communication and how to manage it to make projects successful.
MODULE 4: Organisation
- the three parties of interest in the project and the structure of the project management team,
- the process of designing and developing an organization.
MODULE 5: Starting up and initiating a project
- purpose, objectives and context of the starting up a project and initiating a project processes
- purpose of the project brief and project initiation documentation.
MODULE 6: Business case
- key concepts related to the business case practice,
- understanding the benefits management approach,
- the business case management process.
MODULE 7: Plans
- purpose of the plans practice,
- types of plans in PRINCE2: project plan, stage plan, team plan and exception plan,
- a planning procedure based on a product-based planning technique.
MODULE 8: Quality
- purpose of the quality practice,
- key concepts related to the quality practice,
- the concept of a product description and a project product description,
- the essence of the quality management approach and the quality register,
- quality management in accordance with PRINCE2.
MODULE 9: Risk
- purpose of the risk practice and risk budget,
- the main concepts related to risk, the risk management approach and risk register,
- recommended risk management procedure.
MODULE 10: Controlling a stage and managing product delivery
- the purpose, objectives and context of the controlling a stage and managing product delivery process,
- delivery activities in the both processes,
- ways of controlling, managing and delivering work packages.
MODULE 11: Managing a stage boundary
- the purpose, objectives and context of the managing a stage boundary process.
MODULE 12: Issues
- purpose of the issues practice,
- types of issues and the essence of the issue management approach,
- issue management procedure and management products that support issue practice.
MODULE 13: Progress
- purpose of the progress practice,
- key concepts related to the progress practice,
- documentation used to control the progress of the work,
- PRINCE2 techniques for managing progress.
MODULE 14: Closing a project
- purpose, context and objectives of the project closing a project process,
- preparation for the planned and premature closure of the project,
- final steps in the closing a project process.
MODULE 15: Directing a project
- purpose, context and objectives of the directing a project process,
- the role of the project board at different stages of the project.
