COURSE DESCRIPTION

The PRINCE2® Practitioner training takes a form of a two-day practical course. The aim is to prepare for the PRINCE2® Practitioner exam and develop knowledge and skills to use PRINCE2 in practice. During the training, participants had two exercises on mock exam scenarios. The trainer provides information and comments necessary for performance. The training ends with a certification exam. Received confirmation of receiving the international PRINCE2®Practitioner certificate.

The PRINCE2® project management methodology was created in Great Britain in 1989. Today, it is a widely recognized and recommended standard in EU countries, implemented, among others, by: in NATO command structures. Project management in accordance with PRINCE2® facilitates its implementation, relieves the top management staff of the organization from the ongoing management of the project, while ensuring effective supervision over its implementation and increases the chances of bringing the project to the planned end on time, within the budget, to the full extent and meeting specific quality requirements. Also, in the event of unexpected difficulties that undermine the advisability of further project implementation, thanks to PRINCE2® you can limit the losses associated with the need to interrupt the project.

RECEIPIENTS

The training is addresses to:

• project managers
• involved in project management
• analysts
• system designers
• managerial staff
• system engineers
• owners and employees of the organizations
• project team member participating to project
• willing to learn PRINCE2 Foundation project management methodology.

The training is dedicated also to those who want to expand their knowledge with project management skills who:

• drive projects – regardless of the methodology and experience previously used,
• are team members
• want to introduce a methodical approach to project management in organizations,
• are in the management team
• are interested in learning the differences between traditional and agile ways of running projects,
• anyone interested in learning one of the leading project management methodologies at the advanced level and obtaining the PRINCE2® Practitioner.

The training is addressed to the above-mentioned people with a PRINCE2® Foundation certificate.

BENEFITS FOR THE PARTICIPANTS

Each participant will acquire or consolidate/expand competences in the field of:

• anyone interested in learning one of the leading project management methodologies and obtaining the PRINCE2® Foundation certificate
• defining the project
• the practice of conducting a project from different points of view of different members of the project implementation team
• various aspects of building the organizational structure for the project,
• leadership and strategy for identifying, analysing and engaging stakeholders
• building and constantly updating the business case
• risk management and issue handling
• quality management and supervision
• planning and control.

BENEFITS FOR THE ORGANIZATION

Each organization will be able to achieve a number of business benefits after adapting the standard to its needs and introducing a structured project management system. It will acquire, among others, the following features:

• optimized and coherent organizational structure and project governance, as an element of corporate governance
• flexibility and ability to respond to changes
• ability to focus on product delivery and create the potential to achieve benefits.

COURSE MATERIAL

The price includes training in Polish or English. The materials include: a pre-course e-book, four sample exam sets with scenarios, questions, rationales, and a glossary.

LUNCH

• Optional

TRAINING PLACE

• Online (real time)
• In a classroom: Warszawa, Łódź, Kraków, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk, Szczecin, Bydgoszcz, Lublin, Białystok, Katowice, Gdynia, Częstochowa, Radom, Rzeszów, Toruń, Sosnowiec, Kielce, Gliwice, Olsztyn, Zabrze, Opole, Zielona Góra, Elbląg, Koszalin, Płock, Nowy Sącz, Piła, Gniezno.

CERTIFICATE

• International PRINCE2® Foundation international certificate and course certificate

EXAM

• In Polish or English

COURSE AGENDA

The training is conducted in the form of workshop exercises.

DAY 1

• introduction to the shop
• nature of the Practitioner exam – description, tips and techniques for passing the exam
• review of materials supporting passing the exam
  • exercise – sample test Practitioner 1 – 3D Sculptor,
  • exam scenario and questions
  • explanations of individual answers
• homework

DAY 2

• introduction to the shop
• nature of the Practitioner exam – description, tips and techniques for passing the exam
• review of materials supporting passing the exam
  • exercise – sample test Practitioner 1 – 3D Sculptor,
  • exam scenario and questions
  • explanations of individual answers
• homework

The date and time of the exam are set individually by the participant from those available on the Certifying Authority’s platform – PeopleCert

• PRINCE2® Practitioner exam.

EXAMINATION

• Multiple choice test
• Online
• 68 questions,
• Duration – 2 hours 30 minutes
• Pass rate – 55% (38 points),
• Polish or English language,
• Ability to use the official PRINCE2® manual
• The validity of the PRINCE2® Practitioner certificate is 3 years
• A participant who has obtained the number of points necessary to pass the exam receives an international certificate in electronic form
• It is possible to purchase a paper certificate (for an additional fee).

CERTIFICATION

In accordance with the requirements of the Certifying Institution – PeopleCert – for training, you must purchase an examination kit including:

• Exam voucher,
• Online Proctoring exam with an examiner on the platform,
• E-Certificate

optionally

In accordance with the requirements of the Certifying Institution – PeopleCert – for training, you must purchase an examination kit including:

• Exam voucher,
• Online Proctoring exam with an examiner on the platform,
• Official e-Book manual in Polish “PRINCE2 – Effective Project Management 2017”,
• Training materials published by PeopleCert in English in electronic version,
• E-Certificate

When registering for training, select the add-on: Examination Kit.

Each training participant will receive a voucher for the online exam. The voucher is valid for 12 months. After completing the course, the participant will receive guidelines for online exams conducted on the Accreditor’s platform – PeopleCert: “Step-by-step guide on how to take an online exam”. The online exam is conducted in the presence of an examiner – a proctor, i.e. a person from PeopleCert, who remotely connects to the student’s desktop and observes the exam via a webcam. Additionally, the proctor’s task is to verify the identity of the examinee, check the room for other people and unacceptable aids.

Holders of the following certificates can take the PRINCE2 edition 6 Practitioner exam:

• PRINCE2 5th edition Foundation
• PRINCE2 6th edition Foundation
• PRINCE2 5th edition Practitioner
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
• 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).

TAKE2 RE-SIT EXAM

When registering for the training, you can purchase a repetition of the Foundation exam. If you fail the exam, Take2 re-sit exam gives you the opportunity to retake it within 6 months from the first date. Take2 re-sit exam can be purchased only before the first exam date and is available online.

CO-FINANCING

This training may be subsidized! Support may be received by companies or individuals under European Funds and targeted projects. All our training courses with the possibility of co-financing can be found on the Baza Usług Rozwojowych (BUR). Want to learn more? Write to us.

RECOMMENDED TRAINING PATH

PRINCE2® is a key standard for project management. It is worth for people who are responsible for projects at the strategic level to acquire knowledge in the field of MSP® (Managing Successful Programmes), MoP® (Management of Portfolio), M_o_R® (Management of Risk) and P3O® (Portfolio, Program and Project Offices). Project managers should be particularly interested in the M_o_R® risk management standard, which is fully referenced in the PRINCE2® methodology.

PRINCE2 TRAINERS AND CONSULTANTS

Accredited PEOPLECERT trainers with the required experience and teaching skills. Detailed information about individual trainers conducting PRINCE2 Practitioner training is available at the client’s request