PRINCE2 Practitioner English

Prince2 stands for Projects In Controlled Environments. The method does not guarantee success but it has proven to be a very successful method for managing projects. It has an extensive track record and is the de-facto project management method that is mandatory for all projects run by the UK government and government agencies.

Prince2 is an international accepted 'best practice' project management method that is aimed at creating a controllable and manageable project management environment. De Prince2 method is very flexible and can be tailored to the needs of any kind of project in any kind of organization. The method is widely used for managing IT project throughout Europe. Prince2 is entirely process based and is one of the few methods that can meet the ISO9000 version 2000 requirements. In fact quality assurance managers often describe the Prince2 method as 'the paragraph of the ISO standard that covers the quality assurance of projects within an already implemented or to be implemented ISO quality management system'.

Key element in the Prince2 course will be the Prince2 process model. Delegates will be shown how the model is setup, how the different project activities and project roles are linked together and how Prince2 deals with exceptions that imminent to occur in any kind of project. During the Prince2 course delegates will learn how to set up a project management organization that is responsible for managing and planning the project. Delegates will be taught how to define the different project management roles to guarantee that the project is run in a most effective and efficient way. The method of 'management by exception' will play a crucial role in handling project issues.

The Prince2 Practitioner course consists of the 4 day Prince Practitioner Preparation Exam training course + the official Prince2 Practitioner exam on day 5 (the exam will take 3 hours). Delegates who want to take the official Prince2 Practitioner exam will have to have passed for the Prince2 Foundation exam.

An experienced Prince2 trainer of Promista will instruct the training course. The course consists of a mix of theory and practical exercises. Most of the exercises will be done in small groups. The training materials are very complete. Every delegate receives the official Prince2 Managing Successful Projects manual, and a manual with exercises. We expect the delegates already have the PRINCE2 foundation materials.

Objectives

This training course is aimed at learning, understanding and using the Prince2 method in a real-life project environment. The training course is also aimed at giving delegates an understanding of the philosophy behind the Prince2 method and is aimed at preparing delegates for the official Prince2 Practitioner exam.

Prework

Delegates already have a pre-course Foundation preparation manual, a Foundation course manual, a CD ROM with cases. The Practitioner course manual and OGC manual "managing successful projects" will be send 4 weeks before the start of the training course. We expect the delegates have studied the theory of PRINCE2 in the foundation manual and the OGC manual. Before starting the PRINCE2 practitioner course the delegates understand the processes, techniques and components.

Methods

Lecture and class participation. Delegates will practise with multiple choice questions and cases necessary for the Prince2 Practitioner exam.