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About PRINCE2
PRINCE2 is the world’s best practice methodology for projects in the public and private sector.

This PRINCE2 online course will provide you with training for PRINCE2 Foundation & PRINCE2 Practitioner and both official PRINCE2 exams for the full qualification, so you can start your career in project management in minimal time, with minimal fuss.

How is it taught?
Our PRINCE2 qualification will give you 24/7 access for six months, allowing you to study the PRINCE2 qualification at your own pace. Your PRINCE2 exams are delivered online, so let us know when you’re ready to take them and we can help you get them booked.

What support do you offer?
Our course are tutored by expert PRINCE2 trainers who have over 10 years’ experience using the PRINCE2 methodology in real industry situations, giving you the best e-learning guidance combined with our 24-hour support: this extra care can help you to build your confidence as a project manager and input everything you’ve learned into a real project environment.

About the Certification

PRINCE2® stands for PRojects IN Controlled Environments and throughout the PRINCE2 course you will learn the seven PRINCE2 processes, themes and principles behind the PRINCE2 methodology and learn how to manage projects in any industry effectively using the PRINCE2 framework.

About the Course

• PRINCE2® Foundation

The first stage of the PRINCE2® Qualification; the objective is to make sure the candidate has an assured knowledge of the theories and processes behind the PRINCE2® methodology. Students will learn the general principles, basic knowledge of the seven themes and processes as well as terms and phrases.

• PRINCE2® Practitioner

The second stage of the PRINCE2® Qualification. By passing the second and final stage of the PRINCE2® Qualification, the candidate will be able to understand the reasons behind PRINCE2® and implement them in any project environment. Students will learn how to implement the principles, themes and processes learnt in the Foundation stage in to any project environment in any industry, as well as comprehensive knowledge of the PRINCE2® methodology.

With the PRINCE2® Foundation certification, students will be able to become a member of a project team, project support or a product manager. Anyone with the Practitioner status will be able to utilise the title “PRINCE2® Practitioner” after their name and take on roles such as project manager, team manager and project analyst.

PRINCE2 Course Units

The PRINCE2 Principles are the guiding requirements and good practices which determine whether the project is genuinely being managed using PRINCE2:

• Continued business justifications
• Learn from experience
• Defined roles and responsibilities
• Manage by stages
• Manage by exception
• Focus on products
• Tailor to suit the project environment

PRINCE2 Themes will describe aspects of project management that must be addressedin parallel throughout the project. They explain the specific treatment required by PRINCE2 for various project management disciplines and why they are necessary:

• Business Case - What value would delivering the project bring to the organisation?
• Organisation - How wil lthe project team's individual roles and responsibilities be defined in order for them to effectively manage the project?
• Quality - What quality requirements and measures are and how the project will deliver them.
• Plans - Steps required to develop the plans and PRINCE2 techniques that should be used.
• Risk - How the project management will address the uncertainties in its plans and the project environment.
• Change - How the project management will assess and act on unforeseen issues.
• Progress - The ongoing viaiblity and performance of the plans and how and whether the project should proceed.

The PRINCE2 Processes which describe the steps of the project lifecycle:

• Starting up a project
• Directing a project
• Initiating a project
• Controlling a stage
• Managing product delivery
• Managing stage boundaries
• Closing a project

Exam Format

• Foundation:
  
  • Multiple choice
  • Closed book format
  • 75 questions
  • 35 marks required to pass (out of 70 available) - 50%
  • 60 minutes' duration
• Practitioner
  
  • Objective testing
  • 8 questions - 10 question items per question, each worth one mark
  • 44 marks required to pass (out of 80 available) - 55%
  • 2 hours and 30 minutes' duration
  • Open book exam (official PRINCE2 manual only)

PRINCE2® will benefit your organisation in multiple aspects. It provides a flexible approach can suit all projects. It provides a framework that covers all areas within a project. It provides your organisation with:

• Effective communication channels between the organisation, project management and the project
• An organised timescale to the project
• A method of sharing lessons learned
• An increase in competency of staff and project management skills
• Progress reviews against the plan and the business case
• Flexible decision points

Plus a FREE MS Excel 2013 or 2016 course!

PRINCE2 is for anyone who is looking to become a project manager and needs a globally recognised certification to kick-start their career. It is also for anyone who is already in project management and needs the certification to boost their credentials for a promotion or better job role.

It is most suited to:
• Current project managers
• Anyone involved in a project who wishes to become certified to gain promotion
• Assistant managers who have a role in managing projects
• Anyone looking to become a project manager
• Team leaders or managers

There are no requirements to get onto the PRINCE2 course, you just need a passion to improve your career. To take your Practitioner exam, you must already be PRINCE2 Foundation certified.

Getting the PRINCE2 qualification can lead to jobs, and further qualifications and opportunities in your career, depending on the personal goals you set yourself.
• Junior Project Manager
• Project Manager
• Project Co-ordinator
• Project Administrator
• Project Planner
• Project Support Officer
• Programme Manager
• Software Development Manager
• IT Project Manager