PRINCE2™ 7 Foundation with Certification

1. Introduction Round

• Individual introductions.
• Introduction to the training framework.
• Alignment with specific objectives and challenges.
• Identification of participants’ expectations and perspectives.

2. Understanding the Concept of a Project and PRINCE2

• Key elements of the PRINCE2 method (principles, themes, processes, roles, and context).
• The difference between a project and project management.
• The different performance aspects to be managed in a project.
• The difference between a linear sequential, iterative incremental, and hybrid approach.
• Reasons why project management is often used.
• Common challenges that PRINCE2 is designed to address.
• Project-specific elements.
• Projects in their context and environment.
• Advantages and specific features of the PRINCE2 method.

3. Understanding the Importance of Roles in Projects

• Definition of key elements related to the human factor:
  • organizational ecosystem.
  • project ecosystem.
  • change management.
  • stakeholders.
  • culture.
  • collaboration and co-creation.
  • leadership and management.
• The difference between people involved in a project and those affected by it.
• Presentation of key people-related elements:
  • the importance of change management.
  • stakeholder engagement.
  • communication.
• team effectiveness, including diversity, capabilities, and skills.
• The objective of product management to support the human factor of the project (change and communication management approach).
• People-related aspects integrated into other PRINCE2 elements.

4. Understanding the Synergy Between Principles and the PRINCE2 Method

• Presentation of PRINCE2 principles:
  • continued business justification.
  • learning from experience of previous projects.
  • defining roles and responsibilities.
  • managing by stages.
  • managing by exception.
  • focusing on products.
  • tailoring to the project environment.
• The importance of PRINCE2 principles for implementing the method, and the criteria influencing its tailoring and application.

5. Understanding the 7 PRINCE2 Themes Throughout a Project

Business Case

• Objectives of the “Business Case” theme and the benefits management approach.
• Minimum PRINCE2 requirements for implementation.
• Key concepts of continued business justification, deliverables, outcomes, benefits, and dis-benefits.

Organization

• Objectives of the “Organization” theme and the communication management approach.
• Minimum PRINCE2 requirements for implementation.
• Roles and responsibilities of the following:
  • project board.
  • executive.
  • senior user.
  • senior supplier.
  • project assurance members.
  • change authority.
  • project manager.
  • team manager.
  • project support.
• Key concepts related to stakeholder organization.
• The 3 project benefits and the role of stakeholders across the 4 management levels.

Quality

• Objectives of the “Quality” theme.
• Objectives of a product description, a project product description, a quality management approach, and a quality register.
• Minimum PRINCE2 requirements for implementation.
• Key concepts of quality and its characteristics for:
  • quality planning and quality control.
  • project assurance and quality assurance.
  • customer quality requirements and acceptance criteria.

Plans

• Objective of the “Plans” theme.
• Objectives of a project plan, stage plan, exception plan, and team plan.
• Minimum PRINCE2 requirements for implementation.
• Recommended approach to planning.
• Recommended approach to product definition and analysis.
• Key factors in structuring the project into management stages.

Risk

• Objective of the “Risk” theme, including the purpose of a risk budget.
• Objectives of a risk management approach and a risk register.
• Minimum PRINCE2 requirements for implementation.
• Key risk concepts and characteristics, including:
  • risk (threat or opportunity).
  • types of recommended risk responses.
  • risk monitoring and risk execution.
  • cause, event, and effect.
  • probability, impact, and proximity of risk.
• Recommended risk management procedure.

Change

• Objective of the “Change” theme, including the change budget.
• Objectives of a change control approach, configuration item record, issue register, issue report, and product status account.
• Minimum PRINCE2 requirements for implementation.
• Different types of issues.
• Recommended procedures for issue and change control.

Progress

• Objective of the “Progress” theme.
• Objectives of a daily log, lessons log, lessons report, work package, end stage report, end project report, checkpoint report, and exception report.
• Minimum PRINCE2 requirements for implementation.
• Key progress concepts including:
  • event-driven and time-driven controls.
  • tolerances and exceptions, including defining tolerances and reporting exceptions.

6. Understanding the 7 PRINCE2 Processes Throughout a Project

• Presentation of objectives and context of 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.

7. Preparing for the PRINCE2 Foundation Exam (7th Edition)

• Mock exam with self-correction.
• Q&A session.
• Guidance for the official exam.