Prince2 Certification Training in Birmingham

Syllabus of Prince2 Course in Birmingham

• distinguish between different types of organisational structure
• Responsibility Assignment Matrix {RAM} roles and responsibilities of project sponsor, project manager, team members, project steering group, users
• relationship between project sponsor and manager
• functions and benefits of project office

• project life cycle phases
• difference between project life cycle and extended life cycle
• sharing knowledge
• benefits of conducting reviews

• project context, environmental factors
• use of PESTLE, SWOT
• difference between project and business as usual
• characteristics of programme management
• challenges of programme management situations where portfolio management is used distinguish between project management and portfolio and programme management health safety and environmental legislation

• principles of governance of project management
• methods and procedures to support governance
• advantages of using structured methodologies

• communication plan, barriers to communication
• importance of effective communication
• conflict management
• negotiation

• impact of leadership
• situational leadership approach
• creation and management of teams

• business case, ownership, authorship
• benefits management
• information management
• project management plan, authorship, approval
• project management plan contents
• estimating
• earned value management
• earned value calculations and interpret earned value data
• stakeholder management
• use of payback, internal rate of return and net present value
• project reporting cycle

• Product Breakdown Structure {PBS}, Work Breakdown Structure
• {WBS}
• configuration
• requirements
• change control, links with configuration

• project scheduling
• categories and types of resources
• resource smoothing and levelling
• financial and cost management
• budget and cost control

• supplier relationships
• contracts
• supplier selection

• risk management process
• risk as threat and opportunity
• benefits of risk management
• distinguish between a risk and an issue
• escalation

• describe quality management
• quality planning, assurance, control and continual improvement