Software Project Director Certification -PRINCE2®, MSP® & Agile - Foundation & Practitioner Training and Exams
1 New City College
Summary
Flexible, interest-free, part payment options available.
- Tutor is available to students
Overview
Study the PRINCE2®, MSP® and Agile® courses to gain three internationally recognised qualifications in the project management industry and make sure you have all bases covered when it comes to your skillset and future job prospects.
Description
About the Certifications
PRINCE2® Foundation & Practitioner
PRINCE2® stands for PRojects IN Controlled Environments and throughout the PRINCE2 course you will learn the seven PRINCE2 processes, themes and principles which are implemented into PRINCE2 projects using the PRINCE2 methodology. PRINCE2 can be applied to any type of project so you will learn how to manage projects of any size, in any industry effectively using the PRINCE2 framework.
The PRINCE2® Practitioner status is one that many organisations perceive to be a minimum requirement for anyone who is looking to lead a project or be a project manager.
Course Units
- Principles of PRINCE2
- Business Case Theme
- Organisation Theme
- Quality Theme
- Plan Theme
- Risk Theme
- Change Theme
- Progress Theme
- Starting up a Project Process
- Directing a Project Process
- Initiating a Project Process
- Controlling a Project Process
- Managing Product Delivery Process
- Closing a Project Process
- Tailoring PRINCE2 to the project environment
Exam Format:
- Foundation:
o Multiple choice
o Closed book format
o 75 questions
o 35 marks required to pass (out of 70 available) – 50%
o 60 minutes’ duration
- Practitioner:
o Objective testing
o 8 questions – 10 question items per question, each worth one mark
o 44 marks required to pass (out of 80 available) – 55%
o 2 hours and 30 minutes’ duration
o Open book exam (official PRINCE2 manual only)
MSP Foundation & Practitioner
MSP stands for Managing Successful Programmes and MSP is a globally recognised framework for managing groups of projects. MSP is a world-leading qualification for professionals who want to demonstrate industry best practice in project management and business strategy execution.
Course Units
- MSP Introduction and MSP Overview
- MSP Frameworks and MSP Concepts
- Vision
- Blueprint Design and Delivery
- Defining a Programme
- Planning and Control
- Benefits Realisation Management
- Organisation and the Programme Office
- The Business Case
- Leadership and Stakeholder Engagement
- Managing the Tranches
- Delivery the Capability and Realising the Benefits
- Quality Management
- Risk Management and Issue Resolution
- Closing a Programme
- Practical Work
Exams
- MSP Foundation
o Multiple choice
o 75 questions
o 60 minute’s duration
o 50% needed to pass
o Closed book
- MSP Practitioner
o Objective marking
o 8 questions
o 2 hours 30 minutes’ duration
o 50% needed to pass
o Open book exam
Agile Project Management
Agile holds an iterative project management method which allows constant feedback and proactive reaction to requirements that are set. This is useful when project scope becomes complex and long-term requirements become increasingly more difficult.
Agile Project Management was originally birthed as a software development project methodology but has since grown to become useful across many industries.
Agile Course Units
- Concepts, Benefits and Risks of Agile Project Management
- Philosophy, approach and principles
- DSDM products, roles and responsibilities
- Recruiting and building appropriate project teams
- How to set up and manage an Agile project
- Risk management
- Planning, estimating and controlling
Exam Format:
- Foundation:
o Multiple choice
o Closed book format
o 40 questions
o 26 marks required to pass (out of 40 available) – 65%
o 60 minutes’ duration
Practitioner:
- Scenario based
- Closed book format
- 54 marks required to pass (out of 90 available) – 60%
- Three hours’ duration
Who is this course for?
This package that includes Agile, MSP and PRINCE2 is for anyone who is looking to become an expert in the project management field and specialise in software development projects.
Requirements
There are no requirements for this Agile, PRINCE2 and MSP package.
Career path
This PRINCE2, MSP and Agile package will provide you with the skills and certification to function in roles such as:
• Project Manager
• Programme Manager
• Software Development Manager
• IT Project Manager
• Senior Project Manager
• Software Project Director
These roles can command salaries of up to £72,000 per year. (Source: payscale)
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