PRINCE2 Foundation Course 4-7 September 2008

Day 1 (8 hrs)

Introduction to PRINCE2

  • Introduction
  • Benefits using PRINCE2
  • Why do projects fail?
  • Overview PRINCE2 processes, components and techniques
  • Positioning PRINCE2
  • Advantages using PRINCE2
  • Some companies using PRINCE2
  • Overview of the PRINCE2 Trigger Map
  • Group exercise: practice with multiple choice Foundation questions

Starting Up a Project

  • Process Starting Up a Project
  • Component Business Case
  • Group exercise: PRINCE2 Foundation Business Case task
  • Group exercise: practice with multiple choice Foundation questions
  • Component Organization
  • Group exercise: PRINCE2 Foundation Organization task
  • Group exercise: practice with multiple choice Foundation questions

Initiating a Project

  • Process initiating a Project
  • Group exercise: practice with multiple choice Foundation questions

Day 2 (8 hrs)

The Involvement of the Project Board

  • Process controlling a Stage
  • Components Plans and Controls and the use of Stages
  • Component Management of Risk
  • Component Quality in a Project Environment
  • Managing project issues
  • Component Configuration Management
  • Component Change Control
  • Technique Change Control Approach and impact analysis
  • Managing Tolerance levels
  • Reporting to stakeholders
  • Group exercise: PRINCE2 Foundation Risk Analysis task
  • Group exercise: practice with multiple choice Foundation questions

Day to Day Management of Team Managers

  • Process Managing Product Delivery
  • Technique Quality Review
  • Group exercise: practice with multiple choice Foundation questions

Day 3 (4 hrs)

Day to Day Management of the Project Manager (ii)

  • Process Managing Stage Boundaries
  • Process Planning
  • Technique Product Based Planning
  • Process Closing a Project
  • Group exercise: PRINCE2 Foundation PBS & PFD task
  • Group exercise: practice with multiple choice Foundation questions

PRINCE2 Foundation Exam (Optional)

  • Practice with a 75 question foundation test exam
  • PRINCE2 Foundation Exam
  • Marking exam papers by instructor