PRINCE2® Practitioner

Module 1: Organisation Theme:

• Four Levels of Management
• PRINCE2® Organisation Requirements
• Project Management Team
• Project Management Team Roles
• Project Board
• Project Assurance
• Change Authority
• Project Support
• Communication Management Approach

Module 2: Starting Up a Project (SU):

• Process Overview
• Feasibility Study and Mandate
• Appoint the Executive and the Project Manager
• Capture Previous Lessons
• Design and Appoint the Project Management Team
• Prepare the Outline Business Case
• Project Product Description
• Select the Project Approach and Assemble the Project Brief
• Plan the Initiation Stage
• Tailoring the SU Process

Module 3: Directing a Project (DP):

• Authorise Initiation
• Authorise the Project
• Authorise a Stage or Exception Plan
• Authorise Project Closure
• Give Ad Hoc Direction
• Tailoring the DP Process
• Theme Overview
• Balance of Justification
• Continued Business Justification
• PRINCE2® Requirements
• Contents of a Business Case
• Business Case Development
• Benefits Management Approach
• Key Responsibilities

Module 4: Initiating a Project (IP):

• Agree the Tailoring Requirements
• Prepare the Risk Management Approach
• Prepare the Change Control Approach
• Prepare the Quality Management Approach
• Prepare the Communication Management Approach
• Set Up the Project Controls
• Create the Project Plan
• Prepare the Benefits Management Approach
• Assemble the Project Initiation Documentation
• Tailoring the IP process

Module 5: Risk Theme:

• Risk Definition
• Effective Risk Management
• PRINCE2® Risk Requirements
• Risk Management Approach
• Probability/Impact Grid
• Risk Register
• Risk Management Procedure
• Identify Step
• Risk Budget
• Key Responsibilities

Module 6: Quality Theme:

• Quality Definitions
• Quality Management
• Quality Planning and Control
• What is Quality Assurance?
• PRINCE2® Quality Requirements
• PRINCE2® Quality Documentation Requirements
• Quality Management Approach
• Quality Audit Trail
• Project Product Description
• Product Description
• Quality Review Technique
• Quality Review Roles/Responsibilities
• Quality Review Meeting
• Off-Specifications and Concessions
• Review Follow-Up
• Quality Review Benefits
• Key Responsibilities
• Communication Management Approach

Module 7: Plans Theme:

• Dealing with the Planning Horizon
• PRINCE2® Planning Requirements
• Documentation Requirements
• Project and Stage Plans
• Team Plans and Work Packages
• Plans Relationship
• What is in a Plan?
• PRINCE2® Approach to Plans
• Designing a Plan
• Delivery Approaches
• Defining and Analysing the Products
• Product Breakdown Structures
• Product Description
• Product Flow Diagram
• Identify the Activities and Dependencies
• Preparing Estimates
• Preparing a Schedule
• Documenting the Plan
• Analysing Risks to a Plan
• Gantt Chart and Tailoring
• Key Responsibilities

Module 8: Progress Theme:

• Progress Definition
• PRINCE2® Requirements
• Progress Control
• Management by Exception
• Delegating Tolerances and Reporting Actual and Forecast Progress
• Types of Control
• Management Products and Progress Control

Module 9: Change Theme:

• Issue Definition
• PRINCE2® Approach to Change
• PRINCE2® Change Documentation
• Issue Register
• Change Control Approach
• Change Budget
• Issue and Change Control Procedure
• Issue Report
• Exception Report

Module 10: Controlling a Stage (CS):

• Activity Breakdown
• Authorise a Work Package
• Work Package
• Review Work Package Status
• Receive Completed Work Packages
• Review the Management Stage Status
• Report Highlights
• Highlight Report
• Capture and Assess Issues and Risks
• Escalate Issues and Risks
• Take Corrective Action
• Tailoring CS

Module 11: Managing Product Delivery (MP):

• Accept a Work Package
• Execute a Work Package
• Checkpoint Report
• Deliver a Work Package
• Tailoring MP

Module 12: Managing a Stage Boundary (SB) :

• Plan the Next Management Stage
• What is in a Plan?
• Update the Project Plan
• Update the Business Case
• Report the Management Stage End
• End-Stage Report
• Produce an Exception Plan
• Tailoring SB

Module 13: Closing a Project (CP):

• Prepare Planned Closure
• Hand Over Products
• Evaluate the Project
• End Project Report
• Recommend Project Closure
• Tailoring CP