Categories: PRINCE2™ Awareness ,  Project Management

Introduction to PRINCE2™ 

The Introduction to PRINCE2™  provides a short but thorough introduction to both Project Management and the PRINCE2™  method. The course explores the most important elements of the method and helps in developing an understanding of how PRINCE2™  can be used to overcome common project difficulties.

Learning Objectives
• Understand the Difference between Projects and Business as usual
• Appreciate the benefit of using PRINCE2™  as a Project Management method
• Quick overview of the terminology, structure and concepts of the PRINCE2™  method
• Understand the lifecycle of a PRINCE2™  project

Course Content
Introducing Projects
• Overview of Project Management
• Projects vs. Business as Usual

Overview Of the PRINCE2™  Method
• What is the PRINCE2™  method and where did it originate?
• Basic concepts of the PRINCE2™  method and key benefits of the PRINCE2™  approach

Project Lifecycle
• Overview of the PRINCE2™  project lifecycle
Project Management Team
• Overview of the different roles and responsibilities PRINCE2™  defines for staff involved in projects

Business Case
• Definition of the Business Case and its importance related to risk
Quality
• The importance of understanding the quality expectations of the projects “Customer”
• How PRINCE2™  helps you to define, plan and check the quality of the products or services the project delivers

Planning, Monitoring and Controlling Projects
• Building flexibility into your Project Plans, Risk Management and Progress
Reporting
• How PRINCE2™  can help to control a project

This course will benefit
• Anyone needing a short and thorough introduction to the subject of Project Management, in particularly PRINCE2™ 
• Project Support and Project Administrators working on projects which are run using the PRINCE2™  method
• Staff working in a project environment however not having a formal project role

Course Structure
• 1 day Course
• Course runs 9am – 5:30pm with a break for lunch

We provide the following essential resources
• Comprehensive coursework useful as a reference guide when returning to the office

Follow-on Courses
• PRINCE2™  Foundation
• PRINCE2™  Foundation and Practitioner
• APM Introductory Certificate