PRINCE2 FOUNDATION & PRACTITIONER SYLLABUS

1 Introduction - PRINCE2
• What are Projects?
• Five characteristics of a project
• What is PRINCE2?
• Six variables / six performance targets
• PRINCE2 Structure
• Benefits of using PRINCE2
2 The Process Model & Project Timeline
• The PRINCE2 Process Model
• Project Timeline overview
• Starting Up a Project
• Initiating a Project Process / Initiation Stage
• Controlling a Stage – 1st delivery stage
• Next delivery stages
• Last delivery stage and Closing a Project
• Timeline Summary
3 Principles
• Introduction to principles
• Principles: Continued Business Justification
• Principles: Learn from Experience
• Principles: Defined Roles and Responsibilities
• Principles: Manage By Stages
• Principles: Manage by Exception
• Principles: Focus on Products
• Principles: Tailoring or Tailor to suit the Project Environment
4 Themes Introduction
• Introduction to Themes
• List of Themes
• Theme: Business Case
• Theme: Organization
• Theme: Quality
• Theme: Plans
• Theme: Risk
• Theme: Change
• Theme: Progress
5 Business Case Theme
• Introduction to Business Case Knowledge
• The Business Case knowledge provided by
PRINCE2
• What does a Business Case do for the project?
• How to best describe what you get from a
project?
• The path to creating the Business Case
• The Benefits Review Plan
 • The Contents of a Business Case
• Business Case example: Anew CRM (Sales
system)
• Business Case: Who is responsible for what?

6 Organization
• Introduction to Organization Knowledge
• The Organization knowledge provided by PRINCE2
• Organization Definitions
• Three Project Interests / Stakeholder Categories
• The four levels of Organization
• Project Board
• Project Assurance: User, Business &Supplier
• The Change AuthorityRole
• The Project Manager Role
• Team Manager & Project Support
• Responsibilities for Organization Theme
7 Quality
• Introduction to Quality Knowledge
• The Quality Knowledge provided by PRINCE2
• Quality Definitions
• The Customer’s Quality Expectations
• List AcceptanceCriteria
• The Project Product Description (Main Product)
• The Quality Management Strategy Document
• Product Descriptions
• Quality Register
• The PRINCE2 Quality Review Technique
• Responsibilities
8 Plans
• Introduction to Plans Knowledge
• Plans Definitions
• Three levels of a Plan
• The Project Plan, Stage Plan and Team Plan
• The Exception Plan – Out of Tolerance
• The PRINCE2 Planning Steps The Product
• Checklist
• Responsibilities

9 Risk Theme
• Introduction to the Risk Knowledge
• Purpose of the knowledge in the Risk Theme
• Risk Definitions
• The Management of Risk Method and Risk
Context
• The Risk Management Strategy
 • The Risk Register - Risk History
• The Risk Management Procedure Introduction
• Plan the Responses to Threats
• Plan the Responses to Opportunities
• What is a Risk Budget?
• Risk Roles and Responsibilities

10 Change
• Introduction to Change Knowledge
• Purpose of knowledge in the Change Theme
• Change Definitions
• Configuration Management Strategy
• Change Authority and Change Budget
• Management Products used by the Change Theme
• The Configuration Management Procedure
• Issue and Change Control Procedure:
• Dealing with Project Issues
• Roles and Responsibilities

11 Progress
• Purpose of the information in the Progress Theme
• Progress, Progress Controls, Exceptions and Tolerances
• What are the Project Board Controls?
• What are the Project Manager Controls?
• Use of Management Stages for Control
• What are Technical Stages?
• Event-Driven and Time-Driven Controls
• Capturing and reporting lessons
• Reports used to Report Progress
• Roles and Responsibilities

12 Processes
• Introduction to Processes
• The PRINCE2 Processes
• Two Process Diagrams
• Pre-Project
• Initiation Stage
• Next Stage or Stages after the Initiation Stage
• Introduction to the Seven Processes

13 Starting up a project

• Introduction
• Purpose and Objective of the Starting Up a Project Process
• Activities Introduction
• Roles and Responsibilities
 14 Initiating a Project
• Introduction
• Purpose & Objective
• Activities
• IP Inputs and Outputs
• SU Roles and Responsibilities
15 Directing a project
• Introduction
• Introduction to the Directing a Project
• Introduction to Activities
• DP Inputs and Outputs
• DP Roles and Responsibilities
16 Controlling a Stage
• Introduction
• Purpose & Objective
• Context
• CS Inputs and Outputs
• CS Roles and Responsibilities
17 Managing a Stage Boundary
• Introduction
• Purpose & Objective
• Context
• Managing a Stage Boundary Activities
• Inputs and Outputs
• Roles and Responsibilities
18 Closing a Project
• Introduction
• Purpose & Objective
• Context
• Closing a Project Activities
• Inputs and Outputs
• Roles and Responsibilities
19 Tailoring PRINCE2
• Tailoring PRINCE2 to the project environment
• Introduction and what is Tailoring?
• What is Tailoring?
• General Approach to Tailoring
• What to change when tailoring

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