PRINCE2®
Project Manager of the Future

What is PRINCE2®?

PRINCE2® is a project management method

PRINCE2® is an overall project management method with a comprehensive pro-cess model, which comprises all aspects of a project, from idea to start-up, through realisation to completion. PRINCE2® contains a planning model in which the project is divided into clear stages for detailed planning, which enables the management of the organisation to secure, on an ongoing basis, that project results are supporting the business plan and live up to the defined quality.

PRINCE2® is a management system

As a management system, PRINCE2® includes a change- and configuration control, where changes are documented and approved for optimum quality of the project results. The management system contains:

• project organisation with a clear definition of responsibility and competencies
• quality management integrated with the organisations quality management system
• management and control of the projects activities to secure the defined quality of the projects results within budgeted time and finances
• risk management, where risks are continuously identified, analysed, estimated and managed throughout the project

PRINCE2® involves all project stakeholders, e.g. project manager, project team members, steering group members and the management of the organisation, and the system uses the organisations existing business processes, systems and tools.

Benefits

As a project manager using PRINCE2®, you will come to possess improved management tools, and you will learn to integrate the organisations business plan and quality management system in your project through a constant focus on the project results.

You will obtain an indepth insight into PRINCE2®, which will enable you to manage your projects based on an internationally recognised method.

You will receive certificates to testify to your acquired knowledge following two exams:

• PRINCE2® Foundation
• PRINCE2® Practitioner

Participant profileProject managers from private as well as public enterprises. A prerequisite is that you have some project experience, since the courses focus on process-oriented project management following the PRINCE2® method, rather than specific tools for project management.

Contents

• Insight into the PRINCE2® method
• Introduction to the processes
• Introduction to the sub-processes
• Introduction to various techniques
• Planning
• Control and stages
• Risk management
• Quality in the project environment
• Version management
• Change management
• Exams – tips and tricks
• Exams

Course layout

The course is a 5-day residential course, including both preparation before the course and evening work on the course. During the first 4½ days, you will learn the necessary theory and be trained in solving exam tasks, individually as well as in groups. As an important part of the exam preparation, you will be given individual tasks to perform in the evenings.

In the afternoon on the 4th day of the course, the Foundation Exam is held, followed by the Practitioner Exam on the last day. After having passed the Practitioner Exam, you will hold the title of Registered PRINCE2® Practitioner.

The APM Group is responsible for the preparation of the exam papers, the correction and evaluation.

Course preparation

Prior to the course, preparation will consist of approx. 20 – 30 hours reading. The preparatory material will be sent to you approx. 3 weeks before the start of the course.

Facts about PRINCE2®

PRINCE2® originates from the British public sector.

PRINCE2® is owned by the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) and is administered by the organisation APM Group in the UK.

Mannaz is an accredited PRINCE2® training organisation, approved by the APM Group, which administers PRINCE2®.

Both instructors and material are accredited by the APM Group. Courses and exams are held in Danish.

Why choose PRINCE2®?

PRINCE2® involves significant business advantages as a project management tool:

• The value of project results is increased via continuous quality management.
• Project resources become more efficient through the use of a shared terminology and -method and focused time- and cost control.
• Optimum organisational management is secured by means of divergence reporting and the authorisation of project stages.
• PRINCE2® is a scalable method, adjusting formal levels to each individual project, i.e. same method for small and large projects.

Contact Mannaz

Please contact Ms. Charlotte Cordua, Course Coordinator for further information or if you wish to enrol, tel.: +45 4517 6215.

PRINCE2® is a registered trademark of the Cabinet Office.