PRINCE2 Course

Lesson 1 • PRINCE2 Structure and Components

Introduces the four integrated elements: principles, themes, processes, and the project environment. Students map how these elements interact to form a coherent method.

Lesson 2 • PRINCE2 Certification Pathway

Outlines Foundation and Practitioner exam requirements, formats, and study strategies. Aligns learner expectations with certification goals from the outset.

Lesson 3 • Origins and Purpose of PRINCE2

Covers PRINCE2's history, its role as a structured project management method, and why organizations adopt it. Anchors the chapter by establishing the 'why' before the 'how.'

Lesson 1 • Continued Business Justification

Examines the requirement that a project must always have a viable business case. Students trace how justification is maintained from initiation through closure.

Lesson 2 • Learn from Experience

Explores how PRINCE2 mandates capturing and applying lessons throughout a project. Students design lesson-capture mechanisms for different project types.

Lesson 3 • Focus on Products and Tailor to Suit

Addresses product-based planning and the obligation to adapt PRINCE2 to project context. Students tailor a sample project and justify each adaptation decision.

Lesson 4 • Defined Roles and Responsibilities

Details the requirement for explicit accountability at every level. Students map roles to responsibilities and identify gaps in sample project structures.

Lesson 1 • Quality Theme

Covers quality planning, quality control, and quality assurance within PRINCE2. Students write a quality management approach and a product description with quality criteria.

Lesson 2 • Organization Theme

Defines the PRINCE2 project management team structure and each role's accountability. Students design a project organization chart for a given scenario.

Lesson 3 • Business Case Theme

Builds skills in creating, maintaining, and verifying a business case. Students draft a business case and link it to project decisions at each stage.

Lesson 4 • Plans and Risk Themes

Integrates product-based planning with risk identification and response. Students build a project plan and a risk register for a sample scenario.

Lesson 1 • Initiating a Project

Details the creation of the project initiation documentation and all management approaches. Students assemble a complete initiation document set for a case study.

Lesson 2 • Managing Product Delivery

Examines the team manager's process for accepting, executing, and delivering work packages. Students draft a work package and a checkpoint report.

Lesson 3 • Managing Stage Boundaries and Closing

Covers end-of-stage planning, exception plan creation, and formal project closure. Students produce a stage boundary report and a project closure notification.

Lesson 4 • Controlling a Stage

Focuses on the project manager's day-to-day control cycle within a stage. Students apply the work package authorization and monitoring cycle to a running scenario.

Lesson 1 • Records and Reports

Addresses dynamic records and periodic reports used to monitor and communicate progress. Students populate a risk register, issue register, and quality register.

Lesson 2 • Product Descriptions and Work Packages

Details how product descriptions define quality expectations and how work packages delegate delivery. Students write a product description and a work package for a scenario.

Lesson 3 • Progress and Exception Reports

Focuses on highlight reports, checkpoint reports, and exception reports. Students write each report type and identify the correct audience and timing.

Lesson 1 • Tailoring for Project Scale

Applies tailoring techniques to small, medium, and large projects. Students simplify documentation and combine roles appropriately for a small-project scenario.

Lesson 2 • Tailoring Principles and Boundaries

Defines what can and cannot be changed when tailoring PRINCE2. Students distinguish valid tailoring from method abandonment using decision criteria.

Lesson 3 • Embedding PRINCE2 in Organizations

Covers how organizations institutionalize PRINCE2 through standards, templates, and training. Students design an embedding plan for a sample organization.

Lesson 1 • Project Closure and Lessons Capture

Guides students through formal closure activities and benefits handover. Students produce closure documentation and a lessons learned report.

Lesson 2 • Initiation Document Set Production

Students produce the full initiation document set for the case study project. Each document is reviewed against PRINCE2 content requirements and peer-assessed.

Lesson 3 • Project Scenario Analysis

Introduces the case study and guides students through context analysis and stakeholder mapping. This section grounds subsequent application work in a realistic project environment.

Lesson 1 • High-Frequency Topic Review

Targets themes and processes most heavily tested in both exams. Students complete focused drills on business case, organization, risk, and change topics.

Lesson 2 • Foundation Exam Technique

Reviews Foundation exam format, question types, and time management strategies. Students practice eliminating distractors and selecting the best answer under timed conditions.

Lesson 3 • Full Mock Exams and Debrief

Students sit full-length timed mock exams for both levels and receive structured feedback. Debrief sessions identify knowledge gaps and guide final revision priorities.