PRINCE2 Foundation and Exam
Registration
08:30 AM - 04:30 PM
- New and experienced project staff
- People who may go on to Practitioner training
- Consultants/contract staff operating in a PRINCE2™ environment
- Project Managers considering a career in a PRINCE2™ environment
- Project Executives on a PRINCE2™ project.
Course Objectives
- Describe the purpose and major content of all roles, the seven principles, the seven themes and the seven processes in PRINCE2™.
- State which management products are input to, and output from the seven processes.
- State the main purpose, and key contents, of the major management products.
- State the relationships between processes, deliverables, roles and the management dimensions of a project.
DESCRIPTION
This 3-day intensive course prepares candidates for the PRINCE2™ Foundation exam and administers the 75 question, 1-hour exam at the end.
Purpose of the PRINCE2™ Foundation qualification
- The purpose of the Foundation qualification is to confirm that a candidate has sufficient knowledge and understanding of the PRINCE2™ method to be able to work effectively with, or as a member of, a project management team working within an environment supporting PRINCE2™.
- The Foundation qualification is also a prerequisite for the Practitioner qualification.
Related Course
PRINCE2 Practitioner
Course Format
This workshop provides an intensive walk-through of the PRINCE2™ method and focuses on knowledge and comprehension of the subject matter.Each topic is rounded off with around 5 trial questions. As this is a certification course, the theory part comprises about 80% of the course duration.
Exam details
• Multiple-choice
• One hour duration
• 75 questions
• 38 correct answers are required to pass
• Closed-book
Pre-Requisites
None, but some exposure to a project environment could be an advantage.
Daily Schedule
Day 1: Modules 1 & 2
Day 2: Module 3 & 4
Day 3: Module 4 continued, 5 and 6
Course Outline
1. Introduction
- Overview and Agenda
- Program Learning Outcomes
2. Module 1: Overview of PRINCE2™
- Definitions
- 6 variables of projects
- The 7 principles of PRINCE2™
- Tailoring the PRINCE2™ method to the environment
3. Module 2: The PRINCE2™ Themes
- Business case
- Organization
- Quality
- Plans
- Risk
- Change
- Progress
4. Module 3: The PRINCE2™ Processes
- Starting up a project
- Directing a project
- Initiating a project
- Controlling a stage
- Managing product delivery
- Managing a stage boundary
- Closing a project
5. Review and exam preparation
6. Exam administration






