How will you benefit from becoming a PRINCE2 Practitioner?

Both the PRINCE2 foundation and practitioner exams are accredited and come with official APMG certification that is internationally recognised to enhance your CV, improve your employment prospects and make you a valued member of any project team.

method360 delivers in-house training by request, delivering private tailored training at your place of work. Alternatively we have a public course schedule held in training venues in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane and Wellington.

2010 PRINCE2 Course Schedule

Click PRINCE2 or call 1300 100 360 for registration enquiries - please state course, date, city and group size.

Combined 5 day practitioner and foundation AUD $2400 + GST (NZ $3250 + GST)

Foundation 3 day course $1900 + GST (NZ $2150 + GST)

Contact M360 to arrange a discount for group bookings and in-house courses.

As Australian and New Zealand Governments increasingly move towards managing projects with PRINCE2 methodology, so too the trend to be PRINCE2 certified across Australia and New Zealand is growing rapidly and will soon become mandatory in public and private companies.

Now is your chance to get ahead of the curve and enrol on our PRINCE2 course to benefit from the competitive advantage that PRINCE2 project management certification provides you with.

After successful completion of method360’s PRINCE2 practitioner course you will have the knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to elevate your level of project management competence to an internationally recognised standard. You will benefit from the ability to deliver projects using a commonly understood vocabulary for clear and effective communication. Through a defined framework all certified project participants will clearly understand each other’s roles, responsibilities, requirements and authority taking the ambiguity out of direction, management and implementation.

What is a PRINCE2?

The methodology formally known as PRINCE2 is a project management methodology that is fast becoming the worldwide standard for best practice project management.  PRINCE2 was developed in 1996 by the Office of Government commerce (OGC) in the UK as a response to turning around the increasing number of failing projects.

It is a common misconception that PRINCE2 is a rival to PMBoK developed by the US based PMI, on the contrary they are both highly complimentary. The differences being that PRINCE2  is a project management methodology that can be tailored to successfully manage and deliver any project.  PMBoK is not a methodology but a collection of knowledge areas linked to tools and techniques that can be drawn upon to successfully implement a project.

Classroom Training approach:

method360's PRINCE2^® combined practitioner and foundation course is a 5 day course made up of 2 parts; the foundation course takes place over the first 3 days concluding in the PRINCE2 foundation examination. Our instructor marks the exam in the classroom so you receive your mark that day before progressing on to the 2 day practitioner course. The practitioner examination is sent off to the APMG to be independantly assesed, if successful you will join the hundreds of thousands of worldwide PRINCE2 practitoners.

Who should attend the course?

This course is designed for those involved in the day-to-day management of a project, including; project managers, team leaders and project management support personnel. This course is also recommended for anyone requiring a detailed understanding of a formal project management method or wishing to gain a project management accreditation / certification. The course is a must do for anyone seeking to join an organisation who uses PRINCE2 or any hybrid methodologies developed from PRINCE2.

PRINCE2 Course Content:

The PRINCE2 course is designed to build your knowledge across the 3 integrated elements consisting of 7 Principles, 7 Themes and 7 Processes with supporting advice on governance and tailoring the method to meet your individual organisational and project needs and will:

PRINCE2 Topics:

PRINCE2 and your Projects, Case Study:

A case study runs throughout the course providing practical exercises that serve to reinforce lecture sessions. An opportunity exists to apply the theory in the classroom to your real projects during this case study work.

PRINCE2 Examinations:

The PRINCE 2 Foundation level examination is a one-hour closed book classical multiple-choice examination of 75 multiple choice questions, with a pass mark of 38.

The  Practitioner examination is a 3 hour open book scenario-based exam. Candidates must have previously passed the PRINCE2 Foundation exam. A candidate must provide responses to 9 multi-part questions presented in multiple choice exam book.

The maximum score for the PRINCE2 exam is 360 marks; a candidate must acquire 180 or more marks to pass the exam. Note: Candidates who have passed the Practitioner examination are entitled to put PRINCE2 Practitioner on their business cards, but are not able to use the PRINCE2 logo.

Course Prerequisites:

Ideally delegates should be familiar with the basic terminology within project management, such as schedule, task and dependency. Understand where your project fits in the organisation and broadly how projects relate to strategic goals. Have some experience of working within a project environment.

The Australian courses are be led by our experienced instructors under the expert guidance of Geoff Rankins lead trainer for method360 and the Goal Group; renowned as one of Australia's leading experts in PRINCE2 and project management. Geoff was one of the contributors to the 2009 refresh of PRINCE2 and referenced in the 2009 PRINCE2 manual. Geoff is also on the panel for the development of AS8015 Corporate Governance of IT, a member of Standards Australia Work Group contributing to ISO21500 on project management and also a regular speaker at project management events.

The New Zealand courses are led by Paul Sutton senior trainer for method360 and the Goal Group.  Paul has a 20 year history as a project manager, project management coach and trainer.  Along with his excellent training and coaching skills Paul brings hands on experience in running PRINCE2 projects for private and public sector organisations in Wellington.  Using Goal’s high quality course-ware Paul adds real life examples based on his experience.

With Geoff and Paul leading the courses, you can be sure that you are in safe hands.

method360 training courses:

method360 runs PRINCE2 courses in conjunction with the Goal Group and it's fellow member companies across Australia and New Zealand including Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide and Wellington. Boost your career. Gain certified skills. High pass rate. Only $2400.

Should you require in-house PRINCE2 training, contact method360 to find out how we can tailor our PRINCE2 course to provide you with a targeted and highly relevant training experience.