PRINCE2™ Foundation, Practitioner Course schedule

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Preparation 

About 4 weeks prior to course

Issue PRINCE2™ Manuals, joining instructions and work packages comprising  pre-reading and self-assessment exercises. Case Study pre-reading, exercises and Foundation Exam open-book exercises

Start of
day one

Day One

Course Administration, Safety and Security and Course Objectives.
Personal introductions What is a Project?

Projects – what are they and why do they fail?

Recap Projects and PRINCE2™
Recap: of Scope and Life cycle, PRINCE2™ Component and Process Model & Benefits

SU and The Controlled Start – Starting Up a Project (1) and its products.
The Project Mandate – Exercise
Draft a Project Approach for CAS Video (P)

The Project Brief and  Outline Business Case
Review Delegates’ Outline Business Case (P)

Starting Up a Project (2)  Project Organisation & Roles.
Review CAS Video Organisation Structure (P)

Role of the Project Board - Directing a Project and Project Assurance

Brief Intro to Initiating a Project and its products.
Awareness of The Project Initiation Document (the PID)- revisited on Day Two in detail

Plans, Controls and Stages  - consolidation of pre-work Sketch Outline Project Plan for CAS Video

Consolidation – Review of The Controlled Start                      

5.30

Examination brief, set evening exercises, & close

*P denotes Practitioner candidates; Foundation Candidates assist!

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Day Two

8.30**

Day Two Morning Quiz

IP and building up The PID in detail
IP1 - The Project Quality Plan – Practical
IP2 & 3

IP4 – Controls & The Communication Plan – Exercise and feedback

IP5 - Filing Structure – Review Pre-work diagram Ex 13

Recap: Plans and Planning + brief intro to Product Based Planning

SB – Managing Stage Boundaries

Consolidation, Scalability and Project Health checks

Controls continued – Controlled Progress

Controlling a Stage (Part 1) The Routine

Managing Product Delivery

Consolidation Exercise SB & MP

Configuration Management 

Practitioner Candidates: Product Based Planning – Recap the Product Based Planning Guide + Practical Exercise 1 (P)

5.30

Set Evening Work: Foundation Exam Past Papers
Pre-reading/ revision
Draft PD &  Work Package for CAS Video (P) for feedback  Day 4

** indicates normal start time for these intensive 4.5 day courses  – later starts are possible for a split course with Foundation running for three days of one week - and the Practitioner Top-up course the following week 

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Day Three

8.30**

Day Three Morning Quiz

Quality Review Technique

Change Control Technique

Controlling a Stage (Part 2) - Handling Issues
Handling Exceptions – Exercise

Quality – Foundation-level consolidation exercise  (follows on from pre-work) and Tutor input

Recap: Product Based Planning – exercises (P)

Risk Management – Practical: Risk Log and Risk Analysis

Closing a Project

PRINCE2™ Links to Programme Management

5.15

Brief on Practitioner Exam Prep Day and issue Evening Exercises   

At this point some delegates on Pierce Mayfield Split Practitioner Public Course depart to return later for their Prep Day(s) and Practitioner Exam

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Day Four (Practitioner Courses only)

8.30

Exam Brief, set Consolidation Exercises

Exercise: Finding the Golden Nuggets

Practitioner Topic Application Exercises

Product Based Planning – Practical Exercise & feedback

Application Exercises – Review delegates’ Draft PD, Work Package

Exercise: Brenda’s Bombshell

Consolidation exercises and feedback

Mock Practitioner Exam Scenario & Question

3.00

Foundation Examination (one hour)
(Alternatively: Mock exam for in-house 3.5 day Foundation only courses)

4.00

Provisional Foundation Results

Feedback

5.00

Course Close

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Day Five:  Practitioner Examination Day (Friday)

8.45

Candidates arrive – Exam Administration

9.00

Exam starts – Scenario pre-reading

9.10

Candidates start writing

12.10

Completion of Exam & final administration

12.30

Lunch (?) and departure