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PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner

Build a robust foundation in one of the world’s most widely adopted project management methodologies.
The PRINCE2^® Project Management Foundation & Practitioner course is designed for aspiring and practicing project professionals who want a structured, proven framework to deliver successful projects, time after time.

Whether you are new to project management or looking to formalise your experience with a globally recognised qualification, this course is designed to equip you with the language, concepts and structure to manage projects more confidently and consistently.

Designed for

Project Managers looking to certify their knowledge
Team Managers and Project Professionals aiming to learn about structured frameworks
Professionals in functional roles that interface and support project
Project professionals working towards their PeopleCert PRINCE2^®Master certification

Learning objectives

Explain the key concepts relating to projects and the PRINCE2^® project management approach
Describe how the PRINCE2^® principles underpin effective project management
Recognise the importance of people and roles in delivering successful projects
Understand the PRINCE2^® practices and how they are applied throughout the project
Describe the PRINCE2^® processes and how they guide the project lifecycle from start to finish
Prepare for the PRINCE2 foundation and Practitioner exams

The programme is designed to provide a clear, structured view of how PRINCE2^® brings together
principles, practices and processes to support controlled, predictable delivery.

Course contents

This course is aligned to the PRINCE2^® syllabus and includes the following integrated elements:

Principles
- Ensure continued business justification
- Learn from experience
- Define roles, responsibilities & relationships
- Manage by stages
- Manage by exception
- Focus on products
- Tailor to suit the project
Project Context
People
- Leading successful change
- Leading successful teams
- Communication
Practices
- Business case
- Organizing
- Plans
- Quality
- Risk
- Issues
- Progress
Processes
- Starting up a project
- Initiating a project
- Controlling a stage
- Managing product delivery
- Managing a stage boundary
- Closing a project
- Directing a project

The first part of the course prepares for the foundation exam. The second part of the course is a practitioner workshop which focusses on scenario-based situations and how to apply PRINCE2^® to the scenario.

Pre-requisites

There are no pre-requisites for attending this course. However, the PRINCE2^® Foundation exam must be successfully completed prior to sitting the Practitioner exam.

What’s Included?

Pre-course PRINCE2^® Online Course Preparation guide
Accredited PRINCE2^® Project Management Foundation & Practitioner training
PRINCE2^® Project Management Foundation & Practitioner exams
Official PRINCE2^®Project Management manual

Exam information

Foundation

Certification: PRINCE2^® Project Management Foundation
Exam format: Classic multiple-choice style. Each question has 4 possible answers, only one is correct
Exam style: Closed book
Exam duration: 60 minutes
Pass mark: 60%
Delivery: Online exam via remote proctor

Practitioner

Certification: PRINCE2^® Project Management Practitioner
Exam format: Scenario-based. Multiple-choice and matching
Exam style: Open book – official manual only
Exam duration: 150 minutes
Pass mark: 60%
Delivery: Online exam via remote proctor
Study modes: Classroom, live virtual, eLearning

Study options

Delivery formats
- Virtual Classroom (MS Teams or Zoom)
- Face to Face Classroom
- e-Learning
Learning pathway options to suit your availability
- Split the Foundation and Practitioner levels over two separate courses
- Take both levels as one course
- PM Academy’s FlexPath enables you to spread your live virtual classroom sessions over a number of weeks
- Take you course over 4 consecutive days

PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner

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