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The training is a lecture of methodology PRINCE2®, a well-known British method of organizing and managing projects. It comprises of lectures and set of exercises based on a sample case. The training is followed by a certification exam. In case of a positive result the participant receives an international PRINCE2 Foundation certificate.

Training accredited by the PeopleCert. Training accredited by the Project Management Institute. Number of PDUs: 22. The exam is usually held at the end of day 3.

Training objectives

Learning PRINCE2 on a level allowing to work in a PRINCE2 project. After the training each participant:

• understands principles, processes and themes,
• can explain how they are implemented and used in the project,
• knows roles and responsibilities in the project.

Preparing for the PRINCE2 Foundation exam - the principles, themes, processes and methodology tailoring.

Target audience

This training course is designed for project managers, project team members, board members and directors involved in project boards and steering committees. It's also useful for people who want to learn the assumptions of PRINCE2 methodology.

Pre-requisites

General knowledge of the characteristics of projects and common tasks of the project manager.

Note: 2 weeks before the training participants will receive an accredited manual "Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2®" and a set of pre-course work, with the recommendation to study before the training. Completing the pre-course work increases the likelihood of a positive outcome from the Foundation exam.

Pre-course

• Reading PRINCE2 manual or “PRINCE2 in a nutshell” summary
• PRINCE2 Foundation exam candidate guidance
• PRINCE2 Foundation sample examination paper 1

DAY 1

• Introduction to the course
• Introduction to PRINCE2
• PRINCE2 Overview
• Starting up a Project (SU) process
• Organisation theme
• Business Case theme
• Homework
• PRINCE2 Foundation sample examination paper 2

DAY 2

• Homework debrief
• Directing a Project (DP) process
• Initiating a Project (IP) process
• Plans theme
• Managing a Stage Boundary (SB) process
• Risk Theme
• Change Theme
• Homework
• PRINCE2 Foundation sample examination paper 3 and 4

DAY 3

• Homework debrief
• Controlling a Stage (CS) process
• Managing Product Delivery (MP) process
• Quality theme
• Progress theme
• Closing a Project (CP) process
• PRINCE2 Foundation examination (1 hour + extra time for administrative procedures)

PRINCE2® Foundation exam is usually held on the 3rd day of the training. Exam is included in the training price.

• Multiple choice questions
• 60 questions per paper
• 33 marks required (out of 60 available) to pass: 55%
• One hour's (60 minutes) duration
• Closed book.

Krzysztof Walczak - project management trainer and project manager. His portfolio includes IT and business projects implemented in IT, banking and outsourcing companies. Certified Project Manager. Accredited AgilePM® Project Management Methodology Trainer and PRINCE2®. Working in management and supervisory boards of the companies allowed him to get to know the organization of the projects from the board of directors and the steering committee. Thanks to these experiences, he also acts as a business consultant in project management, project construction, portfolio management.

PRINCE2 processes (presenter - OMEC lecturer Krzysztof Malus):

PRINCE2 in 1 hour: