PRINCE2^® is a structured and process-based methodology for project management for providing an easily tailored and scalable method for the management of all types of projects. The method is the de-facto standard for project management in the UK and is practiced worldwide. It is based on a wealth of experience drawn from thousands of projects undertaken in organisations around the world.

PRINCE2^® is a flexible method that guides you through the essential for running a successful project regardless of project type or scale. PRINCE2^® can be tailored to meet your organsation or industry-specific requirements.

With a strong focus on business justification, PRINCE2^® provides a framework covering the wide variety of disciplines and activities required within a project.

Adopting PRINCE2^® provides your organisations’ projects with:

• A common, consistent approach
• A controlled and organized start, middle and end
• Regular reviews and assurance of progress against the plan and business case
• Involvement of management and stakeholders at the right points during the project
• Good communication channels between the project and relevant business areas
• A means of capturing and sharing lessons learned.

One of PRINCE2^®’s greatest strengths is that it is truly generic; the method can be applied to all types of projects regardless of scale, industry, sector and geography.

What is the PRINCE2^® certification?

The PRINCE2^® is a part of the AXELOS Global Best Practice portfolio. The PRINCE2^® certification has Foundation and Practitioner levels, and provides a basis for accreditation of people involved in PRINCE2^® project environments and helping them make informed decisions about the risks that affect their strategic, programme, project and operational objectives.

Target Audience

The PRINCE2^® certification is designed for candidates:

• who are Project Board members (e.g. Senior Responsible Owner);
• who are Team Managers (e.g. Product Delivery Managers);
• who are Project Assurance (e.g. Business Change Analysts);
• who are Project Support (e.g. Project and Programme Office personnel);
• who are operational line managers or team members;
• who are key team members in the design, development and delivery of projects.

Course Outline

Area 1: PRINCE2^® Overview and Principles

• Definition and Characteristics of a Project
• 6 Aspects of Project Performance
• 4 Integrated Elements in a PRINCE2^® environment
• 7 Principles, 7 Themes and 7 Processes
• Customer/Supplier Context of a PRINCE2^® Project
• Benefits of using PRINCE2^®
• Difference between Embedding and Tailoring PRINCE2^®

Area 2: Business Case Theme

• Purpose of the Business Case Theme
• Definition of a Project Output, an Outcome, a Benefit and a Dis-Benefit
• Business Case and Benefits Review Plan
• Relationship between a Programme’s Business Case and a Project’s Business Case

Area 3: Organization Theme

• Purpose of the Organization Theme
• Roles within the Organization Theme
• Project Board, Project Manager, Project Assurance, Change Authority, Team Manager, and Project Support
• Definition of Stakeholders
• Communication Management Strategy
• 4 Levels of Project Management Structure

Area 4: Quality Theme

• Purpose of the Quality Theme
• Quality Review Team Roles
• Quality Review Technique
• Quality Planning, Quality Control and Quality Assurance
• Difference between Customer’s Quality Expectations and Acceptance Criteria
• Difference between Quality Assurance and Project Assurance
• Project Product Description, Product Description, Quality Register, and Quality Management Strategy
• PRINCE2^® Approach to Quality – Quality Audit Trail

Area 5: Plans Theme

• Purpose of the Plans Theme
• Levels of Plan recommended by PRINCE2^®
• Product-based Planning Technique
• Project Plan, Stage Plans, Team Plans, and Exception Plans

Area 6: Risk Theme

• Purpose of the Risk Theme
• Definition of a Risk
• Difference between a Threat and an Opportunity
• Difference between a Risk Owner and a Risk Actionee
• Recommended Risk Response Types
• Definitions of Risk Budget, Risk Probability, Risk Impact and Risk Proximity
• Difference between Cause, Event and Effect
• Risk Management Strategy and Risk Register
• Risk Appetite and Risk Tolerance
• Inherent Risk, Secondary Risk, and Residual Risk

Area 7: Change Theme

• Purpose of the Change Theme
• 3 Types of Issues: Request for Change, Off-Specification, and Problem/Concern
• 5 Typical Activities of Configuration Management
• Change Budget
• Configuration Management Strategy and Configuration Item Record
• Issue Report and Issue Register
• Product Status Account
• Issue and Change Control Procedure

Area 8: Progress Theme

• Purpose of the Progress Theme
• Lines of Authority and Report between the 4 Levels of Management
• Difference between Event-Driven and Time-Driven Controls
• Management Stages
• Factors to consider in identifying Management Stages
• Varieties of Tolerances
• Daily Log, Lessons Log and Work Package
• End Stage Report, End Project Report, and Lessons Report
• Checkpoint Report, Highlight Report, and Exception Report
• Work Package

Areas 9-14: PRINCE2 Seven Processes

• Starting Up a Project (SU) Process
• Initiating a Project (IP) Process
• Controlling a Stage (CS) Process
• Managing Product Delivery (MP) Process
• Managing a Stage Boundary (SB) Process
• Closing a Project (CP) Process
• Purpose, Objective and Context of all seven processes
• Activities and Responsibilities within the seven processes