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 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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