In this course, students will apply the recognized practices of project management acknowledged by
PRINCE2. This course will serve to prepare students for the PRINCE2 Practitioner examination.
Course dates and course fee may be subjected to changes.
Course Outline
Lesson 1: Introduction
- The structure of PRINCE2
- What PRINCE2 does not provide
- What makes a project a ‘PRINCE2 project’?
- The purpose of the manual
Lesson 2: Project management with PRINCE2
- What is a project?
- What is project management?
- What is it we wish to control?
- What does a project manager do?
- Projects in context
- Applying PRINCE2
Lesson 3: Principles
- Principles
- Continued business justification
- Learn from experience
- Defined roles and responsibilities
- Manage by stages
- Manage by exception
- Focus on projects
- Tailor to suit the project
Lesson 4: Tailoring and adopting PRINCE2
- Tailoring PRINCE2
- Adopting PRINCE2
- Tailoring PRINCE2 to suit different projects
- Adopting PRINCE2 in an organizational environment
Lesson 5: Introduction to PRINCE2 themes
- Tailoring the themes
- Format of the theme chapters
Lesson 6: Business case
- The business case theme
- PRINCE2’s requirements for the business case
- Guidance for effective business case management
- Techniques: investment appraisal
Lesson 7: Organization
- The organization theme
- PRINCE2’s requirements for organization
- Guidance for effective project organization
Lesson 8: Quality
- The quality theme
- PRINCE2’s requirements for quality
- Guidance for effective quality management
- Technique: recommended quality review technique
Lesson 9: Plans
- The plans theme
- PRINCE2’s requirements for the plans theme
- Guidance for effective planning
- Techniques: prioritization, estimation and scheduling
Lesson 10: Risk
- The risk theme
- PRINCE2’s requirements for risk management
- Guidance for effective risk management
- Technique: recommended risk management procedure
Lesson 11: Change
- The change theme
- PRINCE2’s approach to change
- Guidance for effective change control
- Technique: recommended issue and change control procedure
Lesson 12: Progress
- The progress
- PRINCE2’s requirements for managing progress
- Guidance for effective progress
- management
- Techniques progress evaluation and peer review
Lesson 13: Introduction to processes
- The PRINCE2 journey
- The PRINCE2 process model
- Structure of the process chapters
- Tailoring the processes
Lesson 14: Starting up a project
- Purpose
- Objective
- Context
- Activities
- Tailoring guidelines
Lesson 15: Directing a project
- Purpose
- Objective
- Context
- Activities
- Tailoring guidelines
Lesson 16: Controlling a stage
- Purpose
- Objective
- Context
- Activities
- Tailoring guidelines
Lesson 17: Managing product delivery
- Purpose
- Objective
- Context
- Activities
- Tailoring guidelines
Lesson 18: Managing a stage boundary
- Purpose
- Objective
- Context
- Activities
- Tailoring guidelines
Lesson 19: Closing a project
- Purpose
- Objective
- Context
- Activities
- Tailoring guidelines
Lesson 20: Considerations for organizational adoption
- Tailoring PRINCE2 for an organization
- Embedding PRINCE2 in the organization
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