PRINCE2® Foundation

Course Overview: 

A three-day course that provides Project Managers with a practical road map from conception to close for all types of projects and a framework to deliver projects that benefit stakeholders, the business, and the bottom line.

Course Description: 

PRINCE2® (Projects in Controlled Environments) is a widely used international standard for Project Management that navigates you through all the essentials for running a successful project. It builds on the definitions and structure of PM knowledge and defines a series of processes, components, and techniques that can be applied managing any size or subject of project.

It provides project managers with a practical road map from conception to close for all types of projects and a framework to deliver projects that benefit stakeholders, the business, and the bottom line.

The PRINCE2® Foundation course is a 3-day course that provides participants with a general understanding of the key components and processes of PRINCE2® in order to work as part of a PRINCE2® project team. It is a necessary building block for the PRINCE2® Practitioner course and the two courses are typically taken together.

Objectives: 

On completion of this course, participants will achieve a detailed and practical understanding of the PRINCE2® project management method. Participants will learn how to use PRINCE2® for projects of all sizes and types, avoiding unnecessary overheads and gaining maximum benefit.

Participants will learn the PRINCE2® project management framework including:

• 7 PRINCE2® Processes  
  • Starting Up a Project
  • Initiating a Project
  • Directing a Project
  • Controlling a Stage
  • Managing a Stage Boundary
  • Managing Product Delivery
  • Closing a Project 

• 7 PRINCE2® Components
  • Business Case
  • Organization
  • Quality
  • Plans
  • Risk
  • Change
  • Progress

• 7 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

Attendees will receive

• PRINCE2® Foundation Certificate

Duration: 

3 days | 39 PDUs

Course Outline: 

Day1

1. Course Introduction
2. Overview of PRINCE2® & Principles
3. Organization
4. Starting up a Project
5. Initiating a Project
6. The Business Case
7. Homework

Day 2

• Review of Day 1
• Quality
• Plans and Product Based Planning
• Risk
• Directing a Project & Progress
• Controlling a Stage & Progress
• Homework - including practice exams

Day 3

• Review of Day 2
• Change
• Managing Product Delivery
• Managing a Stage Boundary
• Closing a Project
• PRINCE2® Foundation Exam

Class Size: 

Limited to 14 students

Course Materials: 

• Accredited PRINCE2® course materials designed to help students understand the PRINCE2® method in depth
• PRINCE2® manual: "Managing Successful Projects"

Target Audience: 

• Team Members
• Team Managers
• Project Support Staff
• Project Executives
• Anyone who needs to operate confidently in a PRINCE2® environment

Prerequisites: 

• Some experience of Project Management is useful
• Participants will be required to complete the pre-course reading provided

Registration Information: 

In association with Advantage Learning Ltd., this course is offered publicly to individuals and in-house to groups of 8 to 14.

Attendees on this course are eligible to receive 39 PDUs towards their PMI certification or renewal.

If you would like to discuss your organization's management development needs with a SOMOS account executive, please click here or call 613-592-5050 x345.

Refer to course code 3PR201 - PRINCE2® Foundation

*PRINCE2® is a trademark of the UK Office of Government Commerce.