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Project Challenge 2014, London Olympia
PRINCE2® Overview – be quick!
Paul Bradley
Managing Director, SPOCE
www.spoce.com
PRINCE2® - The Benefits
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Clear benefits
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Proven best practice and governance
 Project viability / Business Case focus
 Can be applied to any type of project
 Provides a common language for participants
 Product focus and their quality requirements
 Explicit recognition of project responsibilities
 Improved communication and control through plan levels
Acknowledgement – Focus-on-Training http://www.focus-on-training.co.uk/blog/prince2-exam-numbers-up-11-in-2013
Some Reasons Why Projects Fail
Products not defined in
sufficient detail before
starting work
Unclear roles,
responsibilities
and leadership
No control at major
intervals throughout
the project
Failure to keep the
customer/users involved
at each step
Poorly specified &
understood project
requirements
Lack of good business
reasons for
undertaking the work
No proper system for
capturing &
managing changes
Repeated
mistakes
Lack of quality
requirements and
measurable
acceptance
criteria
Addressing Project Failure
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WHAT is to be achieved?
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WHY are we doing it?
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The BUSINESS BENEFITS of the undertaking
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The RISKS facing the project
HOW will it be done
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Project Approach and Strategies
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WHO needs to be involved
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WHEN do people need to be involved
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HOW LONG will the work take
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HOW MUCH will it cost
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WHAT
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additional resources are needed
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external factors impact on the outcome
Where will I
find all the
answers?
PRINCE2® Structure: The Four Integrated Elements
Principles
(Seven principles every PRINCE2®
project should follow)
Environment
Principles
Business
Themes
(Aspects of project management that
must be continuously addressed)
Processes
(Describe a step-wise progression
through the project lifecycle from start
to closure)
PRINCE2®
Tailoring
to the
Project Environment
(PRINCE2® is not a ‘one size fits all’
solution)
Continued Business
Justification
Case
Learn from Experience
Progress
Organization
Defined
Roles & Responsibilities
Manage by Stages
DP
SU
Manage by Exception
IP SB CP
Focus on Products CS
Change
Quality
MP Environment
Tailor to Suit the Project
Risk
Plans
Project Mandate
Project
ProjectStart/End
Start Notification
Notification
STARTING UP
A PROJECT (SU)
Info to/from
External
Sources
Authorisation
Initiation
Project Brief
Business Case/Risks
Project Product Desc
Organisation Structure
Plan for Initiation Stage
Exception Plan
Highlight
Reports
Authorisation
to Proceed
CONTROLLING A STAGE (CS)
Trigger - End Project
CLOSING A PROJECT (CP)
Create &
Assemble PID
Next Stage Plan
End Stage Report
Bus Case, Risk & Proj Plan
Advice &
Direction
Premature Close
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Project Initiation
Documentation (PID)
DIRECTING A PROJECT (DP)
Exception
Report
Customer Acceptance
Ops & Maint
End Project Report
Lessons Report
Follow-on Items
Benefits Review Plan
INITIATING A PROJECT (IP)
Checkpoint
Reports
Completed
Work Package
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Trigger Stage Boundary
MANAGING A STAGE
BOUNDARY (SB)
Trigger – Stage Boundary
Issues &
Risks
Work Package and
Confirmation of
Acceptance
MANAGING PRODUCT
DELIVERY (MP)
Examination & Registration
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FOUNDATION EXAM … 1 Hour, Closed Book
 To
test understanding and basic comprehension of the
method.
 75 Multiple Choice questions - Pass mark = 50%
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PRACTITIONER EXAM … 2½ Hour ‘Objective Test
 Open
Book (PRINCE2 Manual Only)
 To test ability to apply the principles to a given scenario.
 8 Questions from the 15 syllabus areas, 10 marks each
 80 Marks available - Pass mark = 55%
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Registration of Examination Success
(see www.apmgroup.co.uk)
PRINCE2® Classroom Training
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Foundation Event … 3 Days, Open Public and On-site Client
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Open courses held at 8 locations across the country
Includes Foundation Examination on day three at 4pm
Practitioner Event … 5 Days, Open Public and On-site Client
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Open courses held at 8 locations across the country
Includes Foundation & Practitioner Examinations
PRINCE2® Practitioner
Exam Preparation
PRINCE2® Foundation
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
PRINCE2® Practitioner
Day 4
Day 5
PRINCE2 & MSP Distance Learning
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Distance Learning Modules with Narratives, Tests & Support
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Materials. Progress reporting. Available online or CD.
“Passport Foundation” - £499
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e-Learning, TSO Manual,
Foundation Exam, Stationery
“Passport Practitioner” - £699
“Passport Foundation” as above
 Practitioner Exam
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“Passport Plus” - £899
“Passport Practitioner” as above
 2-day Passport Revision Event
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2-Day Passport Event
Passport Foundation/Practitioner
20-40 hours self-study
Revision & Exam Prep
Passport Plus Blended Approach
Found & Pract Exams
or “Online Anywhere”
PRINCE2 Re-Registration
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1-hour Objective Test Paper
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“ “Re-Reg Classroom” - £899
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4-day Classroom Course
 PRINCE2 Manual, Re-Registration Exam
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“Re-Reg Blended” - £599
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e-Learning, PRINCE2 Manual,
 1-day Classroom Exam Prep
 Re-Registration Exam
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Re-Reg Self-Study” - £399
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e-Learning, PRINCE2 Manual,
 Re-Registration Exam
Choose to take your re-registration exam either online or at our venues
Why SPOCE?
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1st company to be accredited by APM Group
 1st company to run a PRINCE2® examined event
 1st company to run an MSP® examined event
 1st PRINCE2® Practitioner distance learning
 1st approved MSP® distance learning
 The largest independent provider of Cabinet Office/APMG
accredited training in the world!
 SPOCE have the broadest range of products to help you
get the best out of PRINCE2®
True enthusiasts! We deliver all our events like it’s the
first time, every time!
Project Challenge 2014, London Olympia
Questions & Answers
SPOCE
Delivering Best Practice Management Training
Tel: +44 (0)1202 736373
www.spoce.com