PRINCE2 Foundation

PRINCE2
®
Foundation Exam

The PRINCE2
®
Foundation exam aims to measure whether a
candidate would be able to act as an informed member of a project
management team using the PRINCE2
®
method within a project
environment supporting PRINCE2
®
.
To this end they need to show they understand the principles and
terminology of the PRINCE2
®
method.
PRINCE2
®
Foundation exam candidates must be able to...
 Describe the purpose and major content of all PRINCE2
®
roles,
the eight components, the eight processes and the sub-
processes, and the techniques.
 State which project management products are input to, and
output from the eight processes.
 State the main purpose, and key contents, of the major
management products.
 State the relationships between processes, deliverables, roles
and the management dimensions of a project.
Who Should Attend?
 People seeking a career in project support
 Project team members or managers who will work on PRINCE2
®

projects
 Project Office/support roles who will support PRINCE2
®

projects
 No prior experience is necessary
Course Outline:
Introduction
 Benefits of using PRINCE2
®

 Why projects fail
 Project Lifecycle
PRINCE2
®
Process Model
Overview of the 7 PRINCE2
®
processes and how they are used
throughout the lifecycle of the project:

 Starting Up a Project - define the project; create business case;
identify customer's quality expectations
 Directing a Project - authorize the project and stage plans;
decide how to deal with issues
 Initiating a Project - identify the products that will be produced;
plan the project; set up controls and files
 Controlling a Stage - activities performed by the project
manager on a day to day basis to manage a stage
 Managing Product Delivery - products are developed and
quality is reviewed
 Managing Stage Boundaries - create all stage and exception
plans
 Closing a Project - formal customer sign off; capture
outstanding issues for future reference
PRINCE2
®
themes

Each of the 7 PRINCE2
®
themes of a project and how they are used
by the PRINCE2
®
processes:
 Business Case- A PRINCE2 Business Case drives all decision-
making in the project.
 Organization - The Organization theme defines and establishes
project roles and responsibilities for a PRINCE2 project.
 Quality - In PRINCE2, quality focuses on ensuring that the
project’s products are fit for purpose.
 Plans - Plans are the vehicle used to define how, where and by
whom the project’s products will be delivered.
 Risk - PRINCE2 looks at risks relative to the project’s
objectives.
 Change - The Change theme in PRINCE2 encompasses
configuration management, issue management and change
control.
 Progress - Progress refers to the mechanisms used to monitor
and compare the actual project progress and performance
against the planned values.