PRINCE2 Foundation and PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner e-learning with exams

A common concern with eLearning is that you will be unsupported as a learner.  With our courses this is not so.  Not only will you be able to see questions asked by previous learners through subject forums, but you will be able to directly message the trainer if you are stuck or don’t understand something.

Trainers will respond to your question(s) within 24 hours, but usually much quicker.

Furthermore, our courses use multi-media and have been carefully designed to cater for different learning styles, preferences and abilities:

• Visual Learners – our courses are visually engaging, with many diagrams and images to illustrate and highlight key points

• Auditory Learners – our courses contain clear audio, delivered by subject specialists rather than actors, which we find helps ensure that emphasis is placed on the most important aspects

• Kinaesthetic Learners – our courses have many test questions and inter-active exercises embedded within them to aid those who learn best through practicing what they have learnt

• Course Accessibility – if you have a hearing impairment, or need to turn the audio off, full transcripts are available within our courses

Some benefits of eLearning include:

• Learning can occur at a time and place to suit you – around your work commitments and lifestyle

• You can repeat the course units, exercises and tests as many times as you like, until you are confident

• It is often cheaper than classroom courses, and there are no travelling costs!

• Associated exams can also be taken at home, on-line at a time to suit you using the PeopleCert Proctor service.

PRINCE2®:

PRINCE2® stands for Projects IN Controlled Environments. It is a fully scale-able process driven approach to project management. Although PRINCE2® originated in the UK it has become a world class international product.

This foundation and practitioner courses cover all of the official syllabus, which includes the following elements:

Introduction to projects and PRINCE2® – explains what makes projects different from BAU and introduces the four integrated elements of PRINCE2®

The 7 Principles:

• Continued Business Justification
• Learn from Experience
• Defined Roles and Responsibilities
• Manage by Stages
• Manage by Exception
• Focus on Products
• Tailor to the Project Environment

The 7 Themes:

• Business Case – why are we investing in the project?
• Organization – who do we need to manage the project?
• Quality – what we have to deliver to ensure fit-for-purpose
• Plans – how will we deliver, when & resource requirements
• Risk – managing uncertainty
• Change – understanding implications of changing requirements
• Progress – understanding & controlling where we are against plans

The 7 Processes:

• Process Model – to explain the flow between processes
• Starting up a Project – pre-project preparation
• Directing a Project – decision making and providing resources
• Initiating a Project – developing a full and firm foundation
• Controlling a Stage – day-to-day project manager’s work
• Managing Product Delivery – day-to-day team managers work
• Managing a Stage Boundary – preparing for project board progress decisions
• Closing a Project – tidy close

Detailed Information on 2 Techniques:

• Product Based Planning
• Quality review Technique

PRINCE2® Agile:

• Introduction to PRINCE2 Agile
• Agile Frameworks
• The Hexagon
• Focus Areas
• Helicopter View
• Organization, Governance (DP) and Business Case
• Tailoring SU & IP processes
• Plans Risk & Quality
• Change and Progress
• Tailoring CS, MP and SB processes
• Tailoring CP process and Summary

The course will help you to: –

• Understand the most common agile approaches – SCRUM, Kanban and Lean
• Decide whether or not to apply agile to a particular project (and how much!)
• Map the PRINCE2 management roles with common agile delivery roles
• Understand how to structure a PRINCE2 agile project team, with particular focus on the Project Manager and Team Manager / Delivery Team interface
• Understand how to apply the six target / tolerance areas in an agile way
• Understand the 5 recommended focus areas for PRINCE2 agile
• Learn new agile techniques, such as retrospectives, sprints and
• Study the principles and values of PRINCE2 agile
• Apply the PRINCE2 themes and processes in an agile way

This option includes the official Foundation and Practitioner exams. These exams have to be booked within 180 days of purchase after which your exam voucher expires. NOTE: Exams bookings made in 2020 will incur a surcharge (TBC) due to Peoplecert increasing exam prices in the New Year.
The Exams are explained in detail below:-

Foundation Exam

The foundation exam is a 1 hour closed book multiple choice examination. There are 60 questions. To pass the exam you need to score 55% (33 of the 60 available marks).

Preparing for an Exam

Do not sit the exam before you’re ready and feel confident. We recommend that you should only consider booking an official exam when you have achieved the following:-

• Worked through all the course sections and units at least once
• Completed the exam simulator tests and achieved a repeatable score of 50% / above.

Don’t feel nervous about the exam process. Our comprehensive eLearning course covers the exam syllabus in full and we will also provide you with exam hints and tips.  Furthermore, we (unlike many competitors) pay extra for the premium remote proctoring service.  With this ProctorU service you will be personally guided through the on-line exam process rather than having your exam being recorded and watched by an invigilator later.  This means there are fewer opportunities for your exam to be disqualified because of inadvertant mistakes with in the exam process itself.
PRINCE2® Agile Practitioner Exam

Although this option does not include the official foundation exam, here is some information about it in case you wish to upgrade later.

The PRINCE2 agile Exam is 2.5 hours.  It is an objective test (multiple choice) examination and it is ‘open book’, which means that you can reference the official text (PRINCE2 agile) during the exam, but no other reference material is permitted.  This exam texts if you can tailor and apply your learnings using a simple scenario.

There are 5 question groups on the paper with 10 sub-questions in each.  This means there are 50  marks/questions on the paper.  You need to get 30 or more right to be awarded a pass (60%).  There is no negative marking.

Examination Methods

If you are attending a classroom course the exams will be paper based, and are usually included within the course schedule (depending on which package you have purchased).  If you are taking an eLearning course examinations are conducted on your computer via a remote proctoring service.  Click here for detailed information about this service.

When you purchase a remote proctored exam with us you will receive an email with a voucher code and a link to use the code to make your exam booking when you feel ready to actually book the exam.   Remote proctored exams can be taken at a date and time to suit you including evenings and weekends, but please note that we need 2 weeks minimum notice to book the proctored service.

Exam Bookings & Tips

Exam Voucher / Booking

If you upgrade and go on to purchase an exam you will be sent an email with a voucher code and a link to use the code to make your booking.  The exam is run through our Examination Institute (Peoplecert) remote Proctor service.  You can  book your exam for a time and day of your choosing including weekends and evenings, but you need to give 2 weeks minimum notice of when this is.  Please allow 1 working day to receive your Peoplecert registration email to proceed with your exam booking.

Please note that you need to book and sit your exam within the course expiry period.

Special Dispensations

There are some conditions (such as dyslexia) that qualify for extra time in the examinations. If you think you may qualify for extra time please let us know when you book your exam.
Please note that you will need to provide documentary evidence of the condition to qualify for extra time and give us 20 days’ notice of your booking.

Exam Hints / Tips

Many people are understandably nervous when taking an exam.   We offer the online proctored service because it is real-time remote proctoring which minimises the risk of administrative issues during the exam.  Furthermore, our courses are fully accredited and cover the appropriate syllabus.  We also have guidance providing you with detailed hints and tips regarding exam techniques.

Further help:

• Candidate Checklist
• Combating Exam Nerves
• Proctor U Cheating Discussion

This section is will assist you in determining if your computer / tablet and internet connection are compatible of running our online training courses (via our e-Learning platform) and get your final certification exam proctored through the PeopleCert Online Proctoring Service.

For those concerned that their PC might not be suitable for running a Proctor exam may we recommend testing you equipment using the the PeopleCert Compatability Check

NOTE: When using tablets the best way to run our course App is to use the chrome browser as it has the richest support for our interaction gesture driven training videos.