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The Knowledge Academy PRINCE2® Training day course covers the following topics:
The Knowledge Academy Materials and Trainers
- The Knowledge Academy PRINCE2® course materials and trainers are accredited by APM Group Ltd. ensuring that delegates receive a consistently high standard of training. The Knowledge Academy course materials are regularly assessed and maintained in line with stringent standards administered by APM Group Ltd. The Knowledge Academy trainers are regularly assessed by The Knowledge Academy and AMP Group Ltd. to ensure that their knowledge of Project Management and PRINCE2® are strong enough to deliver training that helps delegates extract maximum benefit from attending our courses.
- The Knowledge Academy PRINCE2®courses materials are based on the 2009 edition of, “Managing Successful Projects using PRINCE2®,” and include examinations based on this manual.
Pre-Course Reading
The Knowledge Academy PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner event is designed to maximise delegates’ potential in the PRINCE2® training environment.
Following confirmation of booking The Knowledge Academy will send the Pre-Course work to the delegate. This work consists of;
- 1) Reading 3 chapters of the PRINCE2® manual, “Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2®”
- 2) Pre-course workbook to be completed by the Delegate and handed to Trainer at the start of course.
- 3) 70 multiple choice Questions to test your PRINCE2® with detailed answers
The pre-course work on a The Knowledge Academy course will require around 15 hours of study prior to the course start date. The Knowledge Academy PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner training event is an intensive 5 day course that includes the PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner examinations within the course. Upon booking, Joining Instructions that describe the course location and other administrative details will also be emailed. In addition, delegates will be required to complete a MINIMUM of 2 hours homework each evening which will be set by the instructor.
Course Pre-Requisites
There are no formal prerequisites for this course, however, candidates must achieve a pass at Foundation level before attempting to complete the Practitioner examination.
PRINCE2® Foundation
- A 75 question multiple choice examination with a pass mark of 35 out of 70. Success in this examination indicates that the candidate would be able to act as an informed member of a project management team using the PRINCE2 method within a project environment supporting PRINCE2. Please note that success in the Foundation examination is a prerequisite for that candidate to move forward to the Practitioner examination.
PRINCE2®: 2009 Practitioner Exam Format Change effective 1st Jan 2013
- A 80 question Objective Test Examination with a pass mark of 44 out of 80 (55%). Success in this examination indicates that the candidate could apply PRINCE2® to the running and managing of a non-complex project within an environment supporting PRINCE2®. This is the top level of PRINCE2® qualification.
Course Structure
- The Knowledge Academy PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner 5 day course follows a two part structure. The first three days of the course involve familiarisation with the content of the PRINCE2® manual, preparing for the Foundation examination. Following successful completion of the Foundation examination, delegates will spend one day preparing for the PRINCE2® Practitioner examination, sitting this examination on the final day of the course.
Course Content
- The Knowledge Academy PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner 5 day course covers the following topics:
- Principles of PRINCE2®
- Business Case Theme
- Organisation Theme
- Quality Theme
- Plans Theme
- Risk Theme
- Change Theme
- Progress Theme
- Starting up a Project Process
- Directing a Project Process
- Initiating a Project Process
- Controlling a Stage Process
- Managing Product Delivery Process
- Managing a Stage Boundary Process
- Closing a Project Process
- Tailoring PRINCE2® to the project environment
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- We have found a way to make your learning experience enjoyable.
- We are trusted by globally leading brands as a learning partner of choice, for example JP Morgan, HSBC and Sony.
- We provide pre and post course support so you never feel alone
- All of our training is hands on we use real world examples and bring them to life
- As a market leader, globally, we have an extremely high pass rate
- We are a global company and are recognised as a leading brand for professional education
- Over 90% of our delegates come back to us for further training
- As a trusted brand, we are renowned for our focus on education and ensuring YOU pass.
- We have the best instructors in the industry which is reflected in our position as the market leader for professional qualifications
- We provide value for money and have trained over 25,000 delegates in 2011
- You ONLY get first class treatment with The Knowledge Academy
- We have some of the most luxurious course venues worldwide
- The official Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2® course manual
- The Knowledge Academy Courseware Book
- Pre-Course Material
- Exams
- Certificates
- Experienced Instructor
- Refreshments
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PRINCE2 Training And Taking On New Projects
The Prince2 methodology of undertaking projects is most acceptable amongst the industrialists since it was first formulated by the UK government to carry out the projects in the field of communications. The methodology spread to envelop other areas of project management and is now the standard procedure for all types of project management. The size of the projects could be big or even medium but the methodology of undertaking projects remains unaltered. Prince2 Training has thus found favour amongst the enterprises undertaking projects as the organisations like to create their own talent pool of experts who have qualified Prince2 Course or Prince2 Training.
Prince2 methodology believes in dividing a project into smaller parts. Each component called a phase is led by a team leader who becomes responsible for its progress and completion within a certain specified period and ensuring that its quality specifications are maintained. The completion of a phase implies beginning of the second and the chain goes on till all phases are complete and ready for integration to make the whole project a reality. Prince2 Training takes through the subject of phasing a project in detail.
Another salient feature of Prince2 methodology is the complete involvement of the stake holders and resource providers at each and every stage of the project. The project leader keeps all of them and his team members fully informed of all developments and audits that take place during the progress of the project. It facilitates easy handing over of the completed project. No other methodology of project handling can boast of stakeholders’ complete involvement. The subject that is therefore stressed upon in the Prince2 Training is communications. Unless the project manager establishes open lines of communications with the top management, stake holders and team members and other agencies he will not be able to ensure timely completion of the project whilst keeping everyone involved in the project.
A project manager of Prince2 projects has to be a man of courage and must have the requisite expertise to face the challenges of change and business risks. Both need to be responded to in the correct manner so that the progress of the project is not hampered. In addition he must be a man who can reuse the project materials so that the organisation gains by reducing material costs. Prince2 Foundation Training gives enough expertise to understand the basics of Prince2 project handling.
Prince2 Practitioner Training makes the Prince2 project methodology further lucid and qualifying it is a prerequisite to Prince2 Professional Training. The project leader learns all aspects of project management in the Prince2 Training. The effect of internal and external environments is explained in the Prince2 Course so that the future project managers of Prince2 projects become conversant with the ways in which any change in the environments can be handled.
Both, the organisations and stakeholders stand to gain by following Prince2 methodology and thus investing in Prince2 Training will be beneficial to them. Sending management professionals for Prince2 Course will prove productive in the long run.
