PRINCE2 Practitioner Upgrade
Course
In Edinburgh
Description
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Type
Course
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Location
Edinburgh (Scotland)
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Duration
3 Days
You will develop your existing Foundation level knowledge of PRINCE2 to the point of readiness to pass the Practitioner exam and to plan and run projects under PRINCE2. Suitable for successful Foundation exam candidates who want to upgrade to Registered PRINCE2 Practitioner status.
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About this course
You should have passed the PRINCE2 Foundation exam before attending this course. Pre-course reading will be provided.
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Course programme
You will use real life case study sessions, practice exam paper exercises and in-depth classroom sessions to extend your ability to apply PRINCE2 processes and planning components and pass the official PRINCE2
Practitioner exam which is included in the course. The course is intensive and some evening work will be required.
Key Learning Points
Starting up a project
• Organisation responsibilities
• Project Assurance responsibilities
• Understanding the Business Case
• Developing a Project Brief
Initiating a Project
• Developing the Project Quality Plan
• Understanding Project Assurance
• Developing and implementing Configuration Management
Planning and Plans
• Understanding the rules of Product Based Planning
• Building effective Product Breakdown Structures
• Writing clear Product Descriptions
• Rules for creating Product Flow Diagrams
• Developing an activity model (Gantt chart) from the Product Flow Diagram
Setting Controls and managing Risk
• Setting Stage Boundaries
• Setting Tolerances
• Handling Issues
• Designing an Exception Procedure
• Implementing Risk Management
Running the project
• Understanding the full process model
• Understanding the controls on production teams
• Developing a Work package
Managing Stage Boundaries
• Responsibilities in the next Stage Plan
• Transition to Closing a Project
• Finalising project documentation
Real Life Case Studies
• Writing the Project Brief
• Developing a Project Quality Plan
• Developing the Product Breakdown Structure
• Writing a Product description
• Developing an Activity Plan (Gantt chart)
• Defining Stage Boundaries
• Handling a real life Project Issue
Exam Practice Questions
• Designing the Project Management Team
• Risk Analysis & Management
• Stage boundaries
• Planning and managing Quality
Outline Timetable
Day 1
• Course Introduction
• Starting up a Project and the Business Case
• Exam Advice
• Exam Question
• Initiating a Project and Quality
• Planning and Plans
• Case Study
• Homework
Day 2
• Review of Day 1
• Risk and Controls
• Exam Question
• Controlling a Stage
• Case Study
• Homework
Day 3
• Review of Day 2
• Managing Stage Boundaries
• Tailoring PRINCE2
• Individual Exam Questions
• Class Review
• PRINCE2 Practitioner Exam
Note: actual running order may be modified at Trainer’s discretion
Course Hours
• The course will start at 09:30am on Day 1 and finish at approximately 05:00pm
• Some evening work is required and this should last for 1 – 2 hours every night
PRINCE2 Practitioner Upgrade