Purpose of the PRINCE2® Practitioner 6th Edition Certification
PRINCE2® Practitioner certification is for anyone managing projects. This could be as part of a formal project management function or a role in which project management is an inherent part of day-to-day work. The Practitioner certification aims to confirm that you have sufficient knowledge and understanding in order to apply and tailor the method in a range of different project environments and scenarios.
The Practitioner certificate is only one part of becoming a successful and effective project manager. It is important to ensure that this is supplemented with real-life experience working on projects, in addition to investing in their own professional development and wider training.
PRINCE2 Practitioner 6th Edition training
Target Audience
Prerequisites
To take the PRINCE2® Practitioner 6th Edition Practitioner examination you must provide proof of having passed one of the following:
- PRINCE2 Foundation (this must be a 2009 certificate or later)
- 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)
PRINCE2® Practitioner 6th Edition PRACTITIONER EXAMINATION
- Analyzing the application of PRINCE2 principles
- Tailor relevant aspects of PRINCE2 themes
- Apply the PRINCE2 requirements for the business case theme, demonstrating an understanding of benefits management approach & business case / the recommended roles and responsibilities / outputs, outcomes, benefits and dis-benefits
- Assess whether an approach to applying the business case theme is effective and fit for purpose taking into consideration : the context, the PRINCE2 principles, and the purpose and requirements of the theme.
- Apply the PRINCE2 requirements for the organization theme, demonstrating an understanding of communication management approach/ the recommended roles and responsibilities / the recommended project management team structure.
- Assess whether an approach to applying the organization theme is effective and fit for purpose, taking into consideration : the context, the PRINCE2 principles, and the purpose and requirements of the theme.
- Apply the PRINCE2 requirements for the quality theme, demonstrating an understanding of product description, project product description, quality management approach, quality register/ recommended roles and responsibilities / quality planning, quality control, quality assurance
- Assess whether an approach to applying the quality theme is effective and fit for purpose, taking into consideration : the context, the PRINCE2 principles, and the purpose and requirements of the theme.
- Apply the PRINCE2 requirements for applying the plans theme, demonstrating and understanding of project plan, stage plan, exception plan, team plan / recommended roles and responsibilities / the recommended approach to planning, including the recommended approach to defining and analyzing the products
- Assess whether an approach to applying the plans theme is effective and fit for purpose, taking into consideration : the context, the PRINCE2 principles, and the purpose and requirements of the theme.
- Apply the PRINCE2 requirements for applying the risk theme, demonstrating and understanding of risk management approach, risk register/ recommended roles and responsibilities / the recommended risk management procedure
- Assess whether an approach to applying the risk theme is effective and fit for purpose, taking into consideration : the context, the PRINCE2 principles, and the purpose and requirements of the theme.
- Apply the PRINCE2 requirements for applying the change theme, demonstrating an understanding of change control approach, configuration item record, issue register, issue report, product status account/recommended roles and responsibilities/ the recommended issue and change control procedure
- Assess whether an approach to applying the change theme is effective and fit for purpose, taking into consideration : the context, the PRINCE2 principles, and the purpose and requirements of the theme.
- Apply the PRINCE2 requirements for controlling progress demonstrating an understanding of checkpoint report, daily log, end project report, end stage report, exception report highlight report, lessons log, work package / recommended roles and responsibilities / tolerances and raising exceptions
- Assess whether an approach to applying the progress theme is effective and fit for purpose, taking into consideration : the context the PRINCE2 principles, and the purpose and requirements of the theme.
- Apply relevant aspects of PRINCE2
- Carry out the starting up a project process activities, demonstrating an understanding of the recommended associated actions / recommended roles and responsibilities / how the themes may be applied
- Assess whether starting up a project process activities/ actions, roles and responsibilities are effective and fit for purpose taking into consideration : the context, the PRINCE2 principles, and the purpose and objectives of the process
- Carry out the directing a project process activities, demonstrating an understanding of the recommended associated actions / recommended roles and responsibilities / how the themes may be applied
- Assess whether directing a project process activities/actions, roles and responsibilities are effective and fit for purpose, taking into consideration : the context, the PRINCE2 principles and the purpose and objectives of the process
- Carry out the initiating a project process activities, demonstrating an understanding of the recommended associated actions/ recommended roles and responsibilities / how the themes may be applied
- Assess whether initiating a project process activities / actions, roles and responsibilities are effective and fit for purpose, taking into consideration : the context, the PRINCE2 principles and the purpose and objectives of the process
- Carry out the controlling a stage process activities, demonstrating an understanding of the recommended associated actions / recommended roles and responsibilities / how the themes may be applied
- Assess whether controlling a stage process activities / actions, roles and responsibilities are effective and fit for purpose taking into consideration : the context the PRINCE2 principles, and the purpose and objectives of the process.
- Carry out the managing product delivery process activities, demonstrating an understanding of the recommended associated actions / recommended roles and responsibilities / how the themes may be applied
- Assess whether managing product delivery process activities / actions, roles and responsibilities are effective and fit for purpose taking into consideration the PRINCE2 principles and the purpose and objectives of the process
- Carry out the managing a stage boundary process activities, demonstrating an understanding of the recommended associated actions / recommended roles and responsibilities / how the themes may be applied
- Assess whether managing a stage boundary process activities/ actions, roles and responsibilities are effective and fit for purpose, the PRINCE2 principles, and the purpose and objectives of the process
- Carry out the closing a project process activities, demonstrating an understanding of the recommended associated actions/ recommended roles and responsibilities / how the themes may be applied.
- Assess whether closing a project process activities / actions, roles and responsibilities and actions are effective and fit for purpose, the PRINCE2 principles, and the purpose and objectives of the process
Examination Format
- Objective testing
- 68 questions per paper
- 38 marks or more required to pass (out of 68 available): approximately 55%
- Two-and-a-half hours (150 minutes) duration, no additional reading time
Τhe exam voucher is purchased along with the training as mandatory. (Open book exam, official PRINCE2 manual only)
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