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Now with PRINCE2® 2017 update
Tailor PRINCE2® approaches according to project requirements
PRINCE2® is the most popular approach for managing and delivering projects successfully
Cover both PRINCE2® Foundation and PRINCE2® Practitioner in this training course
Gain an in-depth understanding of basic as well as advanced concepts of PRINCE2®
Course is developed by well qualified and highly experienced PRINCE2® certified experts
PeopleCert accredits Pentagon Training’s PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner course
Pentagon Training provides flexible learning options such as classroom teaching, virtual/online, and on-site
Pentagon Training is one of the best providers of PRINCE2® training courses in the industry
Understand PRINCE2® methods, themes, processes, and principles

If you are looking to excel in the field of project management or just starting your career in it, then PRINCE2® certifications can assist you. PRINCE2® was developed by the UK's Office of Government Commerce, but it is now used across the world due to its practicality, scalability, and flexibility. PRINCE2® is a widely recognised project management method and is endorsed as the industry standard. AXELOS has announced an update to PRINCE2® and the last update was in 2009. This is the major update to the PRINCE2® methods and it happened because many partners agreed that update to PRINCE2® is necessary. PRINCE2® 2017 helps to plan and control projects of any type and size, ensuring that such can be delivered successfully. PRINCE2® certifications have become a prerequisite for many project management related jobs, as they demonstrate an individual's ability to successfully manage a project from beginning to end.

The majority of people do PRINCE2® certification just to get the certificate but in actual they don’t know how to apply the concepts of PRINCE2® in real-time. The existing training courses are also more focused on clearing the exam. To adopt PRINCE2® in projects, excellent knowledge of PRINCE2® concepts is required. This PRINCE2® 2017 update lays emphasis on how to tailor PRINCE2® to projects.

To start using PRINCE2® in projects, AXELOS has come up with this update which includes:

Much more information about tailoring PRINCE2® in projects has been added.
The syllabus has been updated that include agile and tailoring now.
Exams structure has been updated.

Who should take this course

This course is intended for aspiring Project Managers who want to achieve an understanding of the PRINCE2® process, methodology, and themes.

This PRINCE2® Foundation and Practitioner course prepares delegates for both Foundation and Practitioner exams.

We recommend that delegates have prior experience of team leading, project assistance, and project management.

Below mentioned delegates can enrol onto this course:

Product Managers
Project managers
Portfolio Managers
Engineering leads
Business Analysts
Business Project Managers
Associate/Assistant Project Managers
Team Managers/Team Leads
Project Engineers/Executives
Software Developers

This training course is also aimed at other staff members involved in design, development, and the successful delivery of projects.

Prerequisites

Proper understanding of project management is required, and some experience in it will be beneficial.

Prior experience of PRINCE2® is not necessary, however experience of working in a project management environment can be helpful.

PRINCE2® Foundation is the first level of the PRINCE2® certification.

To complete the PRINCE2® Practitioner exam, delegate must possess any of the following certification:

PRINCE2® Foundation
IPMA Level A® (Certified Projects Director)
IPMA Level B® (Certified Senior Project Manager)
IPMA Level C® (Certified Project Manager)
IPMA Level D® (Certified Project Management Associate)
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)

Learn to tailor PRINCE2® with projects according to the requirements of the organisation
Understand in depth about the PRINCE2® principles
Learn more about the link between the principles and themes
Tailor each theme of PRINCE2®
Make use of PRINCE2® methodologies in real time
The PRINCE2® Foundation, as well as Practitioner exam, has been updated
Learn how to provide a more organised start, middle, and end to a project using PRINCE2® methodology
Understand the process-based approach of PRINCE2®
Understand the importance of communication between the project management team, Project Managers, and remaining organisation
Understand the involvement of stakeholders and management throughout the project
Learn to break down the project into manageable products and deliver it successfully
Use PRINCE2® to make effective decisions
Enhance your project management skills
Understand relationships between principles, themes, techniques, and processes of PRINCE2®
Understand roles and responsibilities of a Project Manager

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Key Learning Points

Exam(s) included

Certification

Course Overview

PRINCE2® is a process-based project management methodology. It provides practical step by step guidance, clear processes, and templates to manage projects effectively. It covers a wide range of topics such as programme management, project management, and portfolio management. PRINCE2® is truly a standard approach that can be adapted to any project irrespective of organisation type, size, and culture.

Pentagon Training’s PRINCE2® 2017 Foundation and Practitioner course cover all aspects of the Foundation and Practitioner levels. According to the PRINCE2® 2017 update, this course lay more emphasis on tailoring PRINCE2® methodology with Projects.

There are two levels of qualification in this course:

PRINCE2® Foundation – This is the introductory PRINCE2® certification, and it acts as a prerequisite to the PRINCE2® Practitioner training course. In PRINCE2® Foundation 2017 learn the core principles and terminology of PRINCE2®. After achieving this certification, delegates are able to work as project management team members and make use of the PRINCE2® approach within organisation environments.

PRINCE2® Practitioner – This is the second PRINCE2® certification level. This section of the training course provides delegates with a deeper insight into PRINCE2® methodology before applying it to projects. This level helps delegates to tailor PRINCE2® 2017 concepts with projects. After achieving this certification, delegates can start working on real projects using such methodology.

Examination

Delegates will need to take a Foundation and Practitioner exam in order to acquire this combined certification.

For the PRINCE2® Foundation examination, basic project management knowledge is required, and there are no eligibility criteria. Delegates will get the PRINCE2® Foundation certification if they pass the exam. According to the PRINCE2® 2017 update, the Configuration Management topic has been removed. Questions of the exam are more focused on tailoring PRINCE2® in projects. The syllabus covers all the seven PRINCE2® themes, and negative questions are also removed. A number of list questions have also been reduced.

Exam structure of PRINCE2® Foundation Certification is:

Multiple choice formats
Number of questions per paper is 60
Reasoning questions are excluded
Duration of this exam is 60 minutes
Required pass percentage is 55% or 33/60

PRINCE2® Practitioner is the second exam delegates will need to sit. In this exam, more focus is laid on the practical application of PRINCE2® in the project environment. Reasoning and multiple assertion questions have been excluded. The format of this Practitioner exam is as follows:

Focuses on all parts of the Prince2® methodology
Objective testing
There are 68 questions in exam including fewer questions related to management products
Time Duration : Two-and-a-half hours
The pass mark is 55% that is 38/68

Exam Preparation Workbook

Our exam preparation workbook ensures and validates that you have the knowledge and confidence to pass your exam.

The exam preparation workbook comprises of mock questions, applicable scenario based projects, and is known to further elevate pass masks. Please note that this exam preparation workbook and instructions of how to book your exam, can be found in your Joining Instructions, received upon enrolment. Completion of the workbook prior to taking the exam, is highly recommended to maximise your chances of passing.

Online Exams

*After completing 4 days of classroom training and successfully passing your PRINCE2® Foundation Exam, the fifth day of this course is a flexible exam preparation day to complete at your convenience in order to prepare you to take and pass your PRINCE2® Practitioner exam online.

We provide comprehensive support during the exam process to make the experience as simple as possible. This exam can be taken at a suitable time, subject to availability; online, anywhere.

Benefits of online exams include:

Proven higher pass rates
Quicker Results
Save Travel Costs
Flexibility
Convenient
Take your exam at your home, office, or work when you are ready

Course Content

Introduction to PRINCE2®

Overview of Project Management
Project management terminology
Introduction to PRINCE2® project management approach
History and scope
Definition of project
Need for PRINCE2 project management methodology
Relationship between principles, themes and processes of PRINCE2®
Adapt PRINCE2® into Project environment
Benefits of PRINCE2
Six aspects of Project

PRINCE2® Principles
- Continued business justification
- Learn from experience
- Defined roles and responsibilities
- Manage by stages
- Manage by exception
- Focus on products
- Tailor to suit the project environment
PRINCE2® Process Model
- Starting up a project
- Initiating a project
- Directing a project
- Controlling a stage
- Maintaining a stage boundary
- Managing product delivery
- Closing a project
Seven PRINCE2® themes
- Business case themes
  - Motive of Business Case Theme
  - Output and outcome
  - Benefits of project
  - Business case for different types of projects
  - PRINCE2® approach to business case
  - Roles and responsibilities in business case theme
- Organisation theme
  - Purpose of organisation theme
  - Programme and project introduction
  - PRINCE2® approach to organisation
  - Role of project manager
  - Communication management strategy
- Quality
  - Use of quality theme
  - PRINCE2® approach to quality
  - Quality method
  - Role in review team
- Plans
  - Purpose of plan theme
  - Level of plan
  - Project plan
  - Functions and responsibilities in plan theme
- Risk
  - Use of risk theme
  - Risk terms
  - Risk management
  - PRINCE2® approach to risk management
  - Risk cause and effect
  - Risk budget
  - Roles and responsibilities in Risk theme
- Change
  - Use of change theme
  - Types of issues
  - Decision making
  - Roles and responsibilities in change theme
- Progress
  - Use of progress theme
  - Six tolerance areas by level
  - PRINCE2® approach to progress
  - Use of management stages for control
  - Report progress
  - Role and responsibilities in progress theme
- Management products
  - Accept project product
  - Achieve PID objectives
  - Method to measure benefits of delivery
  - Evaluate the project
- Improve future performance
- PRINCE2® Foundation exam
- PRINCE2® Practitioner exam

Exam Preparation Workbook

Our exam preparation workbook ensures and validates that you have the knowledge and confidence to pass your exam.

Online Exams

We provide comprehensive support during the exam process to make the experience as simple as possible. This exam can be taken at a suitable time, subject to availability; online, anywhere.

Benefits of online exams include:

Proven higher pass rates
Quicker Results
Save Travel Costs
Flexibility
Convenient
Take your exam at your home, office, or work when you are ready

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About Derby

Derby is a city and unitary borough in Derbyshire, England. It is located on the banks of the River Derwent in the south of Derbyshire, of which it was usually the county town. At the 2011 survey, the population was 248,700. Derby increased city status in 1977.

Derby was established by Romans who recognised the town of Derventio, who made Derby one of the Five Boroughs of the Danelaw. Initially a market town, Derby developed rapidly in the industrial age. Home to Lombe's Mill, an early British factory, Derby has a right to be one of the birthplaces of the Industrial Revolution. It covers the southern part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. With the influx of the railways in the 19th century, Derby developed a centre of the British rail industry.

Government:

By traditional meanings, Derby is the county town of Derbyshire, although Derbyshire's managerial centre has in recent years been Matlock. On 1 April 1997 Derby City Council turned a unitary authority again, with the rest of Derbyshire managed from Matlock. On 7 July 2014, Derby's first ever youth mayor was chosen. Derby is split into 17 districts.

Geography:

Derby is located in a comparatively low-lying area along the lower valley of the River Derwent and dishonesties between the lowlands and valley of the River Trent to the south, and the south-east foothills of the Pennies to the north which spread to the Peak District National Park further on. The city is surrounded by four national character parts which comprise the Trent Valley Washlands to the south, the Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Yorkshire Coalfields in the east, the South Derbyshire Claylands in the west, and the Derbyshire Peak Fringe in the north. Most of the flat plains nearby Derby lie in the Trent Valley Washlands and South Derbyshire Claylands while the hillier northern parts of the city lie within the Derbyshire Peak Fringe and the Coalfields.

Climate:

Under the Köppen climatic organisation, Derby, in the meanness of its distance to large bodies of water, has an oceanic weather along with the rest of the British Isles. The readings are from the closest station available in Watnall, but climate inclines to be very alike between locations and cities in the region, although the Watnall station is located at a somewhat higher elevation, 17 kilometres (11 mi) to the north.