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The Inspirandum PRINCE2 Practitioner course teaches you the detail of the method but also how to apply it intelligently and effectively on projects. It is delivered at a full practitioner level of detail, but is also suitable ff you only want to take the Foundation Exam, not the Practitioner. Everyone leaves with a full understanding of the method, even if they choose not to go on to the Practitioner Exam. Everyone goes back to their projects uderstandng the method and confident that they can make it work really well. The course is intensive (but with some fun too!). It is designed as a non-residential event, but personal evening study is required to consolidate each day's material - most people need some 1½ to 2 hours each evening. It can be run in the same format residentially with personal evening study. very limited pre-course study There is some pre-course study, but this is deliberately limited in quantity and is low key. We want it to simply provide a framework of understanding. We reject the common approach of requiring up to 24 hours study of the manual before the course for 2 reasons. First, it is very dry and if you could really learn it that effectively from the manual you wouldn’t need a course! The second reason is that study of the manual alone tends to lead to misunderstandings (particularly around the area of how to apply the method) which just waste time on the course in 'unlearning' and 'relearning'. "Superb" "I would happily recommend Inspirandum to anyone."
All those who need to know PRINCE2 in detail and how to use it. This includes Project Managers, project support staff and even Project Board members where their project is large or they will be serving on the boards of a number of projects and need to fully understand the method. No prior knowledge of PRINCE2 is needed - we start from the 'ground floor'. All that is required is an understanding of working in a project environment.
The course runs for 4 days and this includes time for the Foundation Examination. The Practitioner Exam is held on an optional 5th day (Friday). The full detail of the method is covered in the 4 days of the event, equipping delegates to be able to use the method on projects as well as to tackle both the Foundation and Practitioner Examinations. Those wanting to take the Foundation Exam only leave the course after Day 4 and do not attend the optional 5th day. The 5th day is entirely Practitioner Exam focussed, unlike the previous 4 days. It is in the form of a Practitioner exam workshop in the morning with the PRINCE2 Practitioner Exam following in the afternoon. The workshop gives more detailed guidance on tackling exam questions, provides the latest information on the type of questions being asked and revises key topics that come up frequently in the Practitioner exam.
There are currently two examinations in PRINCE2. The PRINCE2 Foundation Exam tests detailed knowledge of the method while the PRINCE2 Practitioner Exam tests whether the candidate can apply PRINCE2 sensibly to a given project. You need not take either exam in the course, but most people do. Even if you don’t need the qualification, it is good to have something recognised after you have put in all that work. PRINCE2 Foundation Exam This is a 1 hour multiple choice paper, leading to the PRINCE2 Foundation Certificate. This exam should not be underestimated because it is 'multiple choice'. The questions are detailed and require a good knowledge of the method. The examination is 'closed book'. There are 70 'live' questions of which 35 or more (50%) need to be answered correctly to pass. It is necessary to pass the Foundation Examination before taking the Practitioner Examination. Foundation Exams are marked by Inspirandum and results are normally available within a few minutes of the exam finishing. Under the exam regulations, it is necessary to pass the Foundation Exam before going on to the Practitioner. PRINCE2 Practitioner Exam The PRINCE2 Practitioner exam is a 2.5 hour multiple choice paper leading to the PRINCE2 Practitioner Certificate. This is an 'open book' exam in that the PRINCE2 manual may be taken into the exam room. The exam tests whether the candidate can apply PRINCE and much of the paper is focused on a project scenario which is part of the question paper. There are 9 areas of questions, all of which must be attempted, and the pass mark is 55% across the whole paper (it is not necessary to pass each question). The Practitioner Certificate is valid for 5 years, and to stay current it must be 'topped up' after 3 to 5 years with a 1 hour exam which again is based on a project scenario. Practitioner Exam scripts are marked centrally and results are normally available in about 3 weeks. the Inspirandum 'Passing PRINCE2 Exam Guide' We give strategic guidance on how to approach the exams in the course, and also in our PRINCE Exam Guide, supplied to all candidates as part of their course materials. This guide contains considerably more information than the equivalent publication from The Stationery Office and was written by Nick Graham of Inspirandum who has personally achieved one of the highest marks ever recorded at PRINCE2 Practitioner level. pass rates In the Foundation Exam Inspirandum we rarely 'lose' a candidate, but that is not because the questions are all easy. It reflects delegates' hard work and the effective training approach. On the Practitioner Exam, our pass rate on public courses is pleasing, helped by many courses where we have achieved a 100% pass rate. But the exact result varies from course to course. Success depends on a number of factors including who is holding the pen (the candidate!), the questions that come up, and how it goes 'on the day' - rather like a driving test. If it does go wrong for a candidate on the day, our advice is nearly always to take the exam again as soon as possible while the course is still fresh in the mind. Our course gives thorough grounding in the practical use of the method, which is also very advantageous for the Practitioner Exam which focuses on applying the method to projects. In addition, we give strategic guidance on how to approach the exam in our PRINCE Exam Guide, supplied to all delegates as part of their course materials, and in our exam workshop which is run on Friday mornings as part of our Practitioner Exam day.
Publicly in London, UK, and Hong Kong and also available for 'in-house' delivery.
We regret that scope for adjusting this course is very limited as it is accredited and the materials are accredited as part of that. However, the course tutor will make examples as relevant as possible during the course and will be happy to make time available outside the regular course hours to discuss the application of PRINCE2 in different environments and to specific projects.
To find out more information and book an event for your organisation or a place on a public PRINCE2 Practitioner course, please call or email, or use the contact us page on this site. |
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