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Prince2 Foundation & Microsoft MCTS: Microsoft Office Project 2007

Two great in-demand Project Management Certifications which will improve both your business and IT career prospects.

Stage 1: Consulting

Stage 2: Strategic Planning

Stage 3: Microsoft Exam 70-632 TS: Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Project 2007

Stage 4: Prince2 Foundation

Course Code:

PRIN-2

Course Duration:

12 months

Typical Study Hours:

40 - 50 hours

Course Fees:

See our Fee Guide

Course Demo:

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Study Prerequisite:

Project management skills or Certifications, or relevant industry experience.

Additional Information for Stage 1:

• Consulting
  • Consulting with the External Client
    • Essentials of External Consulting
    • The Client-Consultant Relationship
    • Diagnosing and Planning
    • Managing Delivery
  • Consulting with the Internal Client
    • Essentials of Internal Consulting
    • Internal Consulting Skills
    • Establishing a Relationship with Internal Clients
    • A Workable Solution for Internal Clients
    • Evaluating Internal Assignments
  • Internal Consulting for the Technical Professional
    • The Technical Professional as Internal Consultant
    • Creating Effective Contracts
    • Using Data as a Technical Professional Consultant
    • Resistance and Technical Professional Consultants

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Additional Information for Stage 2:

• Strategic Planning
  • Competitive Intelligence
  • Global Business Strategy
  • How to Write a Business Case
  • Strategic IT Planning
  • Strategic Management
  • Systems Thinking in the 21st Century
  • Technology Forecasting
  • The Fundamentals of Globalisation
  • Value-Chain Analysis to Create Competitive Advantage

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Additional Information for Stage 3:

• Microsoft Exam 70-632 MCTS: Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Project 2007
  • Creating and Designing a Project
  • Specifying and Assigning Resources in Project 2007
  • Tracking and Reporting Progress
  • Advanced Customisation with MS Project 2007
  • Project Data Management and Performance

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Additional Information for Stage 4:

• Prince2 Foundation Certification
  • Overview of Project Managing a PRINCE2-aligned Project
    • Introduction to Project Management
      • Recognise the benefits of using a project management methodology
      • Identify the characteristics of a project
    • PRINCE2 Overview
      • Recognise the benefits of the PRINCE2 approach to project management
      • Identify the key principles of PRINCE2
    • Projects in PRINCE2
      • Recognise the aspects of a product life span that are covered by PRINCE2
      • Match key PRINCE2 terms with their descriptions
    • PRINCE2 Components
      • Identify the PRINCE2 components
    • PRINCE2 Processes and Techniques
      • Identify the PRINCE2 processes
      • Recognise the normal sequence of the PRINCE2 processes
      • Identify the PRINCE2 techniques
  • Project Planning and Controlling a PRINCE2-aligned Project
    • Organisation
      • Recognise the responsibilities of the members of a PRINCE2 project management team
      • Identify the purpose of project Organisation
      • Identify the products of the Organisation components
    • Business Case
      • Identify the purpose of a Business Case in a PRINCE2 project
      • Identify the contents of a Business Case
    • Plans
      • Differentiate between the different types of plan in a PRINCE2 project
    • Control Principles
    • Recognise the principles of the Controls component within a given scenario
    • Recognise examples of tolerance
    • Recognise the reason for breaking a project into stages
    • Controlling Progress
      • Identify the controls and management products used at each phase of a project
      • Recognise the Controls responsibilities of the Project Board and Project Manager during the life of a PRINCE2 project
    • Change Control
      • Identify the Project Board's responsibilities regarding Change Control
      • Identify the products of Change Control
    • Configuration Management Principles
      • Identify the characteristics of the PRINCE2 Configuration Management system
      • Match key terms related to configuration management with their definitions
  • Managing Quality and Risk in a PRINCE2-aligned Project
    • Quality Management Principles
      • Identify the elements of quality management
      • Recognise the role of the customer's quality expectations during the life of a project
    • The Quality Path
    • Recognise the interrelationship between quality products and the PRINCE2 quality management system
    • Risk Management Principles
      • Identify the definition of risk tolerance
      • Identify the purpose of risk management
      • Recognise the main responsibilities of the PRINCE2 roles for risk
    • The Risk Management Cycle
      • Identify key activities related to the steps in the risk management cycle
    • Tools for Managing Project Risks
      • Recognise in which processes the Risk Log is produced, monitored and updated
      • Recognise the relationship between the Risk Log and the risk profile matrix
  • Initial and Ongoing Processes in a PRINCE2-aligned Project
    • Starting up a Project: Sub-processes
      • Recognise the objectives of each of the sub-processes in the Starting up a Project process
      • Identify the purpose of the Starting up a Project process
    • Starting up a Project: Inputs and Outputs
      • Identify key concepts related to the inputs and outputs of the Starting up a Project process
    • Initiating a Project: Sub-processes
      • Recognise the objectives of each of the sub-processes in the Initiating a Project process
      • Identify the purpose of the Initiating a Project process
    • Initiating a Project: Inputs and Outputs
      • Identify key concepts related to the inputs and outputs of the Initiating a Project process
    • Planning: Sub-processes
      • Recognise the objectives of the Planning sub-processes
      • Identify the purpose of the Planning process
    • Directing a Project: Sub-processes
      • Recognise the objectives of the Directing a Project sub-processes
      • Identify the purpose of the Directing a Project process
  • Controlling, Managing and Closing a PRINCE2-aligned Project

    • Overview of Controlling a Stage
      • Match terms related to the Controlling a Stage process with their definitions
      • Identify the purpose of the Controlling a Stage process
    • Sub-processes of Controlling a Stage
      • Recognise key concepts associated with each of the sub-processes of the Controlling a Stage process
    • Managing Stage Boundaries
    • Recognise the purpose of the Managing Stage Boundaries process
    • Recognise key concepts associated with the sub-processes of the Managing Stage Boundaries process
    • Overview of Managing Product Delivery
    • Identify the purpose of the Managing Product Delivery process

    • Sub-processes of Managing Product Delivery
      • Recognise the objectives of the sub-processes of the Managing Product Delivery process
    • Closing a Project
      • Recognise the purposes of the Closing a Project process
      • Identify key concepts associated with the sub-processes of the Closing a Project process
  • Techniques for Managing a PRINCE2-aligned Project
    • Product-based Planning
      • Recognise the benefits of Product-based Planning
      • Recognise the steps for using the Product-based Planning technique
      • match products of the Product-based Planning technique with their corresponding purpose
    • Change Control Approach
      • Order examples of the steps in the Change Control Approach technique
      • Identify a project change as either a Request for Change or an Off-specification
    • What is a Quality Review?
      • Identify the benefits of performing Quality Reviews
      • Identify what is involved in the Quality Review procedure
      • Identify the PRINCE2 processes in which Quality Reviews are planned and conducted
    • The Roles Related to a Quality Review
      • Match roles related to the Quality Review technique with corresponding responsibilities
    • The Products of a Quality Review
      • Recognise the purposes of the management products that are used during the Quality Review technique
      • Identify the steps of a Quality Review

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