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Introduction to Prince2®

• Project Definition and characteristics of the project environment.
• The four integrated components: principles, themes, processes and adaptation of Prince2® to the project environment.
• The 7 Prince2® principles.
• The benefits of the use of Prince2®.
• Customers and suppliers in a Prince2® project.
• The adaptation of Prince2®.

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The 7 Prince2® themes

• The business case: objectives, content, use throughout the lifecycle of a project...
• The organization: project management structure, stakeholders, roles and responsibilities, communication...
• Quality: quality assurance, quality review, product description, quality register, quality strategy...
• Plans: project plan, stage plan, the team plan, exception plan, planning based on the product ...
• Risks: definitions, strategy and risk management process, risk register...
• Changes: configuration management, incident log, incident reporting, change procedure...
• Progression: management vs technical stage, tolerance and exception, Project Log...
• Adaptation and implementation of Prince2® themes in a project context.

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The 7 Prince2® process

• Starting up a project: purpose, context and objectives, activities, roles and responsibilities...
• Initiating a project: purpose, context and objectives, activities, roles and responsibilities...
• Directing a project: purpose, context and objectives, activities, roles and responsibilities...
• Controlling a stage: purpose, context and objectives, activities, roles and responsibilities...
• Managing a Stage Boundary: purpose, context and objectives, activities, roles and responsibilities...
• Managing Product Delivery: purpose, context and objectives, activities, roles and responsibilities...
• Closing a Project: purpose, context and objectives, activities, roles and responsibilities...
• Adaptation and implementation of Prince2® process in a project context.

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Certification exams

• Foundation certification exam: 75 Multiple Choice Questions, 1 hour, without document.
• Practitioner certification exam: 8 questions based on a case study, 2.5 hours, open book.