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PRINCE2® F/Practitioner
| Level | Practitioner |
| Date/Venue | 19/04/10 - Southampton 14/06/10 - Southampton |
| Duration | 4.5 days |
| Time | 09:30 to 16:30 |
| Price | Net - £1,350.00 VAT - £236.25 Gross - £1,586.25 |
New 2009 syllabus PRINCE2® Foundation & Practitioner course
Introduction
This course is designed for practising managers, project leaders and project coordinators who wish to gain formal recognition of their skills by taking both the PRINCE2® examinations.The course will provide you with a complete theoretical and practical understanding of the PRINCE2® project management method and enables you to apply PRINCE2® to business scenarios.Following the standard syllabus issued by the PRINCE2® Examinations Board, it focuses on the PRINCE2® process model and how this might be applied pragmatically to real projects.The course is 4.5 days long and includes two exams. The Foundation exam is first and normally held on Thursday and the Practitioner exam on Friday morning and is open book. This is not a course you should take lightly as you will need evening work to prepare for both exams. We suggest that you focus fully on the course during your time with us to ensure the best result possible, and complete the pre-reading you will be sent prior to the start of the course.Exam results for 2008/09: Foundation 100% pass and Practitioner 98.8% pass. Limited to 10 places on all courses with an average of 7 delegates. Cost £1,350 plus VAT [15%] includes exams, books, lunch, the lot. Call us to book a place.
Course Aims
- To pass to PRINCE2 ® Foundation exam
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To pass the PRINCE2 ® Practitioner exam
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To understand the PRINCE2 ® Methodology
Course Objectives
By the end of this course you'll be able to:
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Understand the need for project management and how PRINCE2® meets that requirement
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Understand the PRINCE2® process model and apply the PRINCE2® processes
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Prepare project plans using product based planning techniques and undertake risk analysis and risk management for the project
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Prepare information for inclusion in a Project Initiation Document
- Understand and apply techniques for the management of product development, quality contol and change control
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Take the PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner examination papers
Content
The course will cover, in detail:
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Each of the 8 PRINCE2® Components and 3 Techniques described in the manual
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Case studies for individual and syndicate work used to apply the principles and techniques
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Ample examination papers, hints, tips and exam preparation
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PRINCE2® Foundation and PRINCE2® Practitioners exam
PRINCE2 ® Overview - Project definition - Key Project Failure Areas - Project Success Factors - The Project Management Triangle - The PRINCE2® Structured approach - PRINCE2® Processes, Techniques and Components
Starting up a Project - The Project Mandate - The Project Brief - The Organisational Component - The Customer/Supplier Structure - The Project Board - The Project Manager - The Team Manager - The Project Team - Project Support - Project Assurance
Initiating a Project - The Business Case - Cost/Benefit Analysis - Risk Management - Setting up the Filing System - Using Configuration Management - The Project Initiation Document - The Initiation Stage
Directing a Project - Authorisation responsibilities - Stage direction - Managing stage boundaries - Providing ad-hoc direction
Managing product delivery - Accepting a work package - Executing a work package - Delivering a work package
Controlling a Stage - Authorising Work Packages - Project Issues - Assessing/Reviewing Progress - Taking Corrective Action
Project Controls - End Stage Assessment - Project Tolerance - Mid Stage - Assessment - Project Closure - Checkpoint Reports - Exception Reports - Quality Reviews
Managing Stage Boundaries - The Stage End Report - Next Stage Planning - Updating the Project Plan - Updating the Business Case - Exception Plans
Closing a Project - De-commissioning the Project - Identifying follow-on Actions - Evaluating the Project
Planning - Designing a Plan - Defining and Analysing Products - Identifying Activities and Dependencies - Estimating and Scheduling - Analysing Risks - Completing a Plan - Product Breakdown Structure - Product Descriptions - Product Flow Diagrams - PERT and the CP Method - The Gantt Chart - Resource Planning
THE EXAMS
PRINCE2® 2009 Qualification Scheme - Foundation Examination Format
This is a closed book multiple choice exam (i.e. no supporting material permitted in the classroom) - duration 1 hour. The exam structure is as follows:
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75 questions per paper
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5 questions to be trial and not counted in scores
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35 marks required (out of 70 available) to pass - 50%
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5 of the 70 questions will be select style
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5 of the 70 questions will be negative style
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5 of the 70 questions will be missing word style
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The remaining 60 questions (including trial questions) will be standard style
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All sequencing questions will be removed from the paper and will not be used in the PRINCE2® Foundation papers
PRINCE2® 2009 Qualification Scheme - Practitioner Examination Format
This is an open-book examination (only the PRINCE2® Manual is allowed) in the "Objective Testing" format, a style of complex multiple-choice examination. The exam structure is as follows:
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9 questions per paper with 12 marks available per question - all question items will be worth 1 mark, making the notal number of marks available per paper 108.
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2.5 hours allowed (no reading time has been added)
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The pass mark is 59 (55%).
IPSO FACTO holds PRINCE2® courses in partnership with Pearce Mayfield, an Accredited Training Organisation for PRINCE2®.
All PRINCE2® material for both Foundation and Practitioner courses are provided by our ATO and verified by the APMG.
Course Includes
Lunch/refreshments and course materials
"The PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner Examinations are provided and administered by
The APM Group Limited"
"PRINCE2® is a Registered Trade Mark of The Office of Government Commerce in the United Kingdom and Other Countries"
Link to acknowledgements
Testimonials
Comment: "Absolutely excellent, best course I have been on, the quality of tuition was of a very high standard." Comment: I found the last teaching session very useful indeed as it pulled together things which I had not grasped. Excellent. BL [NOCS] Comment: A very knowledgable and able tutor who was able to keep an interest running in a potentially very dry subject. PM [Southampton Uni] Comment: Perfect balanced delivery, excellent trainer. DE [NOC Southampton] Comment: "I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed last week – really intensive and the recommendation for pre-work was spot-on, but you and your team provided a really relaxed and informal atmosphere which struck just the right note when you need to concentrate so hard in class. The trainer was brilliant and if I don’t pass the Practitioner exam it won't be due to the lecturer ….." [LH Sussex Partnership]
PRINCE2® Foundation, Practitioner