PRINCE2® Foundation + Exam

• Know facts, terms and concepts relating to the overview, principles and tailoring Prince2® to the project environment
• Know facts, terms and concepts relating to the Business Case theme
• Know facts, terms and concepts relating to the Organization theme
• Know facts, terms and concepts relating to the Quality theme
• Know the facts, terms and concepts relating to the Plans theme
• Know the facts, terms and concepts relating to the Plans theme
• Know facts, terms and concepts relating to the Change theme
• Know facts, terms and concepts relating to the Progress theme
• Understand the different processes and how it can be applied and tailored on a project

This course is likely to add to the employment related skills of the participants. The skills developed are likely to be used in the course of being an employee or working in a business.

• Know facts, terms and concepts relating to the overview, principles and tailoring Prince2 to the project environment
  • Six aspects of project performance to be managed
  • Definition of a project
  • Four integrated elements of principles, themes, processes and the project environment upon which Prince2 is based
  • Customer/supplier context of a Prince2 project

• Understand terms and concepts relating to the overview, principles and tailoring Prince2 to the project environment, and explain how these are applied on/are involved with a project
  • Benefits of using Prince2®
  • Seven principles
  • Characteristics of a project

• Know facts, terms and concepts relating to the Business Case theme
  • Definition of a project output, an outcome, a benefit and a dis-benefit

• Understand how the Business Case theme relates to the principles; the approach to the treatment of this theme; how it is applied throughout the project life-cycle and the responsibilities involved
  • The purpose of the Business Case theme
  • The purpose of a Business Case
  • Benefits Review Plan

• Know facts, terms and concepts relating to the Organization theme
  • Roles within the Organization theme

• Understand how the Organization theme relates to the principles; the approach to the treatment of this theme; how it is applied throughout the project life-cycle and the responsibilities involved
  • The purpose of the Organization theme
  • The three project interests and how these are represented within the three levels of the project management team structure
  • The responsibilities and characteristics of the role of the:
    • Project Board
    • Project Manager
    • Project Assurance
    • Change Authority
    • Team Manager
    • Project Support
  • What a stakeholder is
  • The purpose of the Communication Management Strategy
  • Know facts, terms and concepts relating to the Quality theme
  • Recall the recommended quality review team

• Understand how the Quality theme relates to the principles; the approach to the treatment of this theme; how it is applied throughout the project life- cycle and the responsibilities involved
  • The purpose of the Quality theme
  • The difference between quality assurance and Project Assurance
  • The objectives of the quality review technique
  • The difference between quality planning, quality control and quality assurance
  • The difference between customer’s quality expectations and acceptance criteria
  • The purpose of a:
    • Project Product Description
    • Product Description
    • Quality Register
    • Quality Management Strategy

• Know the facts, terms and concepts relating to the Plans theme
  • Levels of plan recommended by Prince2
  • Four tasks of product-based planning

• Understand how the Plans theme relates to the principles; the approach to the treatment of this theme; how it is applied throughout the project life- cycle and the responsibilities involved
  • The purpose of the Plans
  • The levels of plans, their purpose and the interrelationship between the:
    • Project Plan
    • Stage Plans
    • Team Plans
    • Exception Plan
  • The tasks within the product-based planning technique

• Know the facts, terms and concepts relating to the Plans theme
  • Levels of plan recommended by Prince2
  • Four tasks of product-based planning

• Understand how the Plans theme relates to the principles; the approach to the treatment of this theme; how it is applied throughout the project life- cycle and the responsibilities involved
  • The purpose of the Plans theme
  • The levels of plans, their purpose and the interrelationship between the:
    • Project Plan
    • Stage Plans
    • Team Plans
    • Exception Plan
  • The tasks within the product-based planning technique

• Know facts, terms and concepts relating to the Change theme
  • Three types of issue
  • Five typical activities of configuration management

• Understand how the Change theme relates to the principles; the approach to the treatment of this theme; how it is applied throughout the project life-cycle and the responsibilities involved
  • The purpose of the Change theme
  • The purpose of a change budget
  • The purpose of a:
    • Configuration Management Strategy
    • Configuration Item Record
    • Issue Report
    • Issue Register
    • Product Status Account
  • The steps in the recommended issue and change control procedure

• Know facts, terms and concepts relating to the Progress theme
  • Lines of authority and reporting between the four levels of management

• Understand how the Progress theme relates to the principles; the approach to the treatment of this theme; how it is applied throughout the project life-cycle and the responsibilities involved
  • The difference between event-driven and time-driven controls
  • The purpose of the Progress theme
  • The concept of management stages and the difference between management and technical stages
  • The factors to consider in identifying management stages
  • Tolerance(s): when and how tolerances are set and exceptions reported, in which management products tolerances are documented and how management by exception applies to the different levels of management
  • The purpose of a:
    • Daily Log
    • Lessons Log
    • Work Package
    • The purpose of a:
    • End Stage Report
    • End Project Report
    • Lessons Report
  • The purpose of a:
    • Checkpoint Report
    • Highlight Report
    • Exception Report

• Understand the SU process and how it can be applied and tailored on a project
  • The purpose of the SU process
  • The objectives of the SU process
  • The context of the SU process
  • The purpose of a Project Brief

• Understand the IP process and how it can be applied and tailored on a project
  • The purpose of the IP process
  • The objectives of the IP process
  • The context of the IP process
  • The purpose of a Project Initiation Documentation (PID)

• Understand the CS process and how it can be applied and tailored on a project
  • The purpose of the CS process
  • The objectives of the CS process
  • The context of the CS process

• Understand the MP process and how it can be applied and tailored on a project
  • The purpose of the MP process
  • The objectives of the MP process
  • The context of the MP process
• Understand the SB process and how it can be applied and tailored on a project
  • The purpose of the SB process
  • The objectives of the SB process
  • The context of the SB process
• Understand the CP process and how it can be applied and tailored on a project
  • The purpose of the CP process
  • The objectives of the CP process
  • The context of the CP process

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