PRINCE2® Foundation Course & Examination

Description

The PRINCE2 Foundation, 6th edition (formally PRINCE2® 2017) certification introduces the PRINCE2 method and aims to confirm that you know and understand the method well enough to be able to work effectively with, or as a member of, a project management team working within an environment supporting PRINCE2.

The PRINCE2 Foundation 6th edition certification is a prerequisite for the Practitioner certification.

Course Overview

PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) is a process-based, scalable approach for effective project management. PRINCE2's teachings and certifications provide you with knowledge needed to contribute successfully to your organisation's projects.

Overall, the guidance will give you and your team common project processes, systems, procedures and language. You benefit from stronger communication channels between the project team, project management and the rest of the organisation, while avoiding errors, saving time and money and, most important, delivering successful project outcomes! 

PRINCE2 is widely used across the world and is gaining popularity in Australia as a complement to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) championed by the Project Management Institute (PMI). 

PRINCE2's unique features include:

• The definition of seven key processes, themes and roles for project functions 

• Theories for assessing project management maturity 

• A focus on business justification and ongoing validation of processes. 

Learning Outcomes

At the end of your PRINCE2 Foundation course, candidates will have an understanding of the following:

• An understanding of the six aspects of project performance as they relate to project management 

• The definition and five characteristics of a project 

• The definition of the four integrated elements of principles, themes, processes and project environment

• An understanding of the terms and concepts relating to the overview and principles of PRINCE2 

• An understanding of how to tailor PRINCE2 to a project environment 

• An understanding of the customer/supplier context of a PRINCE2 project 

• An understanding of how a business case relates to PRINCE2 principles, including: 

  • The composition of a business case

  • The purpose of the business case and how it supports business justification

  • The difference between an output, an outcome and a benefit 

  • The purpose of a business case and benefits review

• An understanding of the difference between project stakeholders and decision makers

• An understanding of project communication management strategy

An understanding of following themes, including how they relate to project management principles, how they are applied throughout the project lifecycle and the roles and responsibilities involved:

• Organisation

• Quality

• Plans

• Risk

• Change

• Progress

An understanding of project processes including how to apply them and how to tailor them within a project environment; specifically:

• Starting up a project

• Directing a project

• Initiating a project 

• Managing stage boundaries

• Controlling a stage 

• Managing product delivery 

• Closing a project