Prince 2 Practitioner

The purpose of the Practitioner qualification is to confirm whether the candidate has achieved sufficient understanding of how to apply and tailor PRINCE2® in a scenario situation.

Course Outline:

• Lesson 1
• Introduction to PRINCE2 Principles
• Continued Business Justification
• Learn from Experience
• Defined Roles and Responsibilities
• Manage by Stages
• Manage by Exception
• Focus on Products
• Tailor to suit the project environment
• Lesson 2
• Introduction to PRINCE2 Themes
• Business Case Theme
• Organization Theme
• Quality Theme
• Plans Theme
• Risk Theme
• Change Theme
• Progress Theme
• Lesson 3
• Introduction to PRINCE2 Processes
• Starting Up a Project
• Initiating a Project
• Controlling a Stage
• Managing Product Delivery
• Managing a Stage Boundary
• Closing a Project
• Directing a Project
• Lesson 5
• Organization Theme
• Purpose
• Organization Defined
• The PRINCE2 approach to Organization
• The Project Management Team
• Communication Management Strategy
• Working with Stakeholders
• Lesson 7
• Plans Theme
• Purpose
• Plan Defined
• Level of Plans and Types of Plans (Project, Stage, Team and Exception Plan)
• The PRINCE2 approach to Plans
• Product Based Planning
• Steps in Planning
• Lesson 9
• Directing a Project
• Purpose
• Objective
• Activities
• o Authorize initiation
• o Authorize the project
• o Authorize a Stage or Exception Plan
• o Give ad hoc directions
• o Authorize project closure
• Lesson 11
• Controlling a Stage
• Purpose
• Objective
• Activities
• o Authorize a Work Package
• o Review Work Package status
• o Receive completed Work Packages
• o Review the stage status’ and ‘report highlights
• o Capture and examine issues and risks
• o Escalate issues and risks
• o Take corrective action
• Lesson 13
• Managing a Stage Boundary
• Purpose
• Objective
• Activities
• o Plan the Next Stage
• o Update the Project Plan
• o Update the Business Case
• o Report Stage End
• o Produce an Exception Plan
• Lesson 4
• Business Case Theme
• Purpose
• Business Case Defined
• The PRINCE2 Approach to the Business Case
• Benefits Review Plan
• Contents of a Business Case
• Lesson 6
• Quality Theme
• Purpose
• Quality Defined
• Quality Audit Trail (Quality Planning and Quality Control)
• The PRINCE2 approach to Quality
• Quality Assurance and Project Assurance
• Lesson 8
• Implementing Network Security
• Plan Deployment of Network Security Components & Devices
• Plan Deployment of Network-Enabled Devices
• Implement Advanced Network Design
• Implement Network Security Controls
• Lesson 10
• Initiating a Project
• Purpose
• Objective
• Activities
• o Prepare Risk Management Strategy,
• o Prepare the Configuration Management Strategy,
• o Prepare the Quality Management Strategy,
• o Prepare the Communications Management Strategy,
• o Set up project controls,
• o Create the Project Plan,
• o Refine the Business Case,
• o Assemble the Project Initiation Documentation.
• Lesson 12
• Managing Product Delivery
• Purpose
• Objective
• Activities
• o Accept a Work Package
• o Execute a Work Package
• o Deliver a Work Package
• Lesson 14
• Closing a Project Process
• Purpose
• Objective
• Activities
• o Prepare Planned Closure
• o Prepare Premature Closure
• o Handover Products
• o Evaluate the Project
• o Recommend Project Closure.