PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner course

Introduction
What things do we need to manage?
Characteristics of a project
Benefits of using PRINCE2
Project life cycle
The 7 PRINCE2 principles
Continued business justification
Learn from experience
Defined roles & responsibilities
Manage by stages
Manage by exception
Focus on products
Tailor to suit the project environment
PRINCE2 processes
Overview of the 7 PRINCE2 processes and how they are used throughout the project:
Starting Up a Project - define the project; create an outline business case
Initiating a Project - identify the products to be produced; plan the project
Directing a Project - authorize project & stage plans; decide how to deal with issues
Controlling a Stage - project manager s day to day activities to manage a stage
Managing Product Delivery - products are developed and quality is reviewed
Managing Stage Boundaries - create all stage and exception plans
Closing a Project - formal customer sign off; hand over of completed products
PRINCE2 themes
Each of the 7 PRINCE2 themes and how/ where they are used in the PRINCE2 processes:
Business Case - develop a Business Case to drive the project decision-making
Organization - establish an effective project organization structure
Plans - identify products to be developed and the required activities and resources
Progress - decision making, communication and control mechanisms
Risk - identify risks, put in place measures to minimize negative (or positive) effects
Quality - define and plan how quality will be managed through the project
Change - capture and manage all requested changes
PRINCE2 techniques
Product based planning technique
Quality Review technique