PRINCE2® Foundation – 6th Editionin San Francisco

Module 1: Introduction to PRINCE2® Project Management

Overview of PRINCE2® Methodology

• Purpose and structure of the PRINCE2® 6th Edition framework.
• Benefits of using a structured project management methodology.
• Project characteristics, objectives, constraints, and deliverables.

Projects and Business Environments

• Differences between projects and business-as-usual operations.
• Project lifecycle and organisational context.
• Project management terminology and fundamental concepts.

Module 2: PRINCE2® Principles

Continued Business Justification

• Maintaining a valid business case throughout the project.
• Evaluating project costs, benefits, and risks.

Learn from Experience

• Identifying lessons from previous projects.
• Recording and applying lessons during project delivery.

Defined Roles and Responsibilities

• Understanding project governance and accountability.
• Establishing clear responsibilities among project stakeholders.

Manage by Stages

• Dividing projects into manageable stages.
• Reviewing performance and authorising subsequent stages.

Manage by Exception

• Establishing tolerances for time, cost, scope, quality, risk, and benefits.
• Escalating significant deviations to the appropriate authority.

Focus on Products

• Defining deliverables and product acceptance criteria.
• Connecting project outputs with customer and business requirements.

Tailor to Suit the Project

• Adapting PRINCE2® controls to project size and complexity.
• Applying the methodology within different organisational environments.

Module 3: PRINCE2® Themes

Business Case

• Developing and maintaining project justification.
• Evaluating expected benefits, costs, and risks.

Organisation

• Defining project management team structures.
• Understanding project board and project manager responsibilities.

Quality

• Establishing quality expectations and acceptance criteria.
• Planning quality reviews and product verification.

Plans

• Understanding project, stage, and team plans.
• Estimating resources, activities, costs, and timelines.

Risk

• Identifying threats and opportunities.
• Assessing risk probability, impact, and response options.

Change

• Managing issues, change requests, and project baselines.
• Understanding configuration management and change authority.

Progress

• Monitoring project status against approved plans.
• Using tolerances, reports, and exception procedures.

Module 4: PRINCE2® Processes

Starting Up a Project

• Assessing whether a project is viable.
• Preparing the project brief and initial business case.

Directing a Project

• Understanding project board responsibilities.
• Authorising initiation, stages, and project closure.

Initiating a Project

• Developing the Project Initiation Documentation (PID).
• Establishing project controls, plans, and management approaches.

Controlling a Stage

• Assigning work and reviewing progress.
• Managing issues, risks, and corrective actions.

Managing Product Delivery

• Authorising and accepting work packages.
• Coordinating delivery teams and reviewing completed products.

Managing a Stage Boundary

• Reviewing current-stage performance.
• Preparing the next-stage plan and updating the business case.

Closing a Project

• Confirming product acceptance and project completion.
• Documenting lessons learned and outstanding follow-up activities.

Module 5: Project Planning and Documentation

Project Initiation Documentation

• Understanding the purpose and structure of the PID.
• Documenting objectives, scope, governance, and controls.

Work Packages and Deliverables

• Defining work assignments and expected outputs.
• Establishing responsibilities and acceptance criteria.

Project Reporting and Communication

• Understanding checkpoint, highlight, and exception reporting.
• Communicating project status to relevant stakeholders.

Module 6: PRINCE2® Foundation Exam Preparation

PRINCE2® Terminology and Concepts

• Reviewing essential definitions, principles, themes, and processes.
• Understanding the relationships between different methodology components.

Practice Questions and Mock Assessments

• Applying knowledge to sample examination questions.
• Identifying knowledge gaps and reviewing challenging topics.

Exam Strategy and Revision

• Practising question interpretation and time management.
• Reviewing key concepts before the certification examination.