AUDIENCE:   All staff who will undertake a significant role in a PRINCE2 project including project managers, team managers, project assurance and project support staff. The course is also suitable for experienced project mangers requiring a comprehensive, practical introduction to the PRINCE2 method. PREREQUISITES:   There are no prerequisites other than a basic awareness of project work in the delegate’s own business environment. Ideally, 12 months project management experience would be perfect. DURATION:   5 days. Residential or non-residential. The course is intensive and delegates are advised to undertake some revision work in the evenings to prepare for the PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner examinations that are taken during the course. OBJECTIVES:   Projects bring together resources, skills, technology and ideas to deliver business benefits or to achieve business objectives. Good project management helps to ensure that these benefits and objectives are delivered to an appropriate level of quality and within the constraints of time and cost. It is also an essential element in managing the risks inherent in change and innovation. PRINCE2 is a comprehensive, structured project management method used extensively by the UK government. It is also widely recognised and used by the private sector, both in the UK and internationally. The method can be applied to all kinds of project including information systems projects. The aim of the course is to provide delegates with a comprehensive and applied understanding of PRINCE2 and to prepare delegates for the Foundation and Practitioner Certificate in PRINCE2. The course fee includes a copy of the latest edition of the PRINCE2 manual, examination fees and restaurant lunch. The course will enable delegates to: · Recognise the ways that PRINCE2 addresses the factors which enable successful projects · Apply the main PRINCE2 components, processes and techniques · Produce the key PRINCE2 management products · Prepare project plans using the product-based planning technique · Undertake project risk analysis and management · Apply the PRINCE2 processes used to manage quality, product development and change control · Tailor PRINCE2 to a specific business environment · Scale PRINCE2 for use with projects of varying sizes · Prepare for and take the PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner Examinations administered by the Association of Project Managers Group (APMG) COURSE CONTENT:   Introduction to PRINCE2 The background, benefits, scope and structure of the method. Processes The PRINCE2 process model. Management Products The standard documentation required to manage a project The Business Case Developing a business case, considering options, updating and reviewing the business case. Project organisation Organisational structure, roles and responsibilities, the project management team including the project board, project and team management. The roles of project assurance, the project support office and the configuration librarian. Planning a Project The purpose and importance of the plans component, types of plan, the planning process, product identification and specification, determining stages, planning techniques, product based planning. Project controls Management stages, work package authorisation, establishing project and stage tolerances, checkpoints, highlight reports, handling exception situations, project issues, project reporting. Risk management Project risk analysis, risk categories, the risk management cycle, the risk log. Quality Quality planning, the PRINCE2 path to quality, establishing quality criteria, quality control, quality review. Change Control and Configuration Management Handling project issues, the issue log, change control steps, authority levels, analysing the impact of requests for change, configuration management. PRINCE2 in practice Tailoring PRINCE2 for different business environments, scaling PRINCE2 for use with projects of different type and/or size, implementing PRINCE2, project document management. Case Study A realistic case study scenario is used throughout the course to allow delegates to consolidate their knowledge of PRINCE in a practical setting through syndicate work. PRINCE2(tm) is a Trade Mark of the Office of Government Commerce.  This course is delivered on behalf of Verhoef by either Benchmark Training or Pearce Mayfield, both Accredited Training Organisations to the APM Group.