Boardroom Briefing
UKAS/OGC/APMG Accredited Training Company Event – Registration 001

Overview
This event provides an introduction to the PRINCE2 Methodology, specially tailored for senior managers. PRINCE2 is suitable for planning and controlling any type of project, regardless of scope or size, and is increasingly being viewed as “best practice” within the UK, Continental Europe and worldwide.

Designed For
Decision-makers and Senior Managers, especially those with Project Board responsibilities.

The briefing is also suitable for any senior manager wishing to understand the basic principles embodied within the method. The event provides a high-level introduction to the method, with a focus on the organisational and control aspects of the Project Board.

Managers will be left with a comprehensive set of questions to pose before initiating a project, or allowing it to proceed to the next Stage.

This event is also suitable for any manager who wishes to gain an appreciation of PRINCE2 and to identify the implications for their organisation or projects, present and future.

• Provide decision makers and managers with an overall understanding of the benefits and principles that can be found in a structured approach to project management using PRINCE2.
• Provide decision makers with an appreciation of the principles of PRINCE2 especially those focused around the “Directing A Project” Process.
• Facilitate communication with project managers responsible for using PRINCE2 as the means of planning and controlling projects.
• Enable decision makers to contribute to projects and management stages by having a basic understanding of the principles of structured project management and PRINCE2 in particular.
• Provide decision makers with sufficient information to commit resources to the introduction of a PRINCE2-based project management system.

• Introduction To The PRINCE2 Method
  An introductory session to set the scene. The PRINCE2 Processes, Components and Techniques will be identified and briefly explained. What PRINCE2 is, and is not, will be discussed. The benefits of introducing PRINCE2 will also be covered.
• The Process-Based Approach
  The key drivers within PRINCE2 lie in its Processes. Within each Process, the method uses Components and Techniques. The PRINCE2 Process Model will be “walked-through” with special emphasis on the decision making Process “Directing A Project”
• Management Organisation
  An explanation and evaluation of the PRINCE2 Organisation Structure and Role Descriptions. The Customer: Supplier environment and the Project Board roles will be discussed in particular.
• Controls Structure
  The briefing will focus on the PRINCE2 structure of Controls - particularly Project Initiation, End Stage Assessment, Gate Review, Status Reporting, and Tolerance. The importance of identifying, reviewing and logging the business benefits and project risks will be considered in an appropriate level of detail.
• The Way Ahead – Case Study
  The implications of the launch of PRINCE2 will be discussed and the way ahead for introducing the method into a “green-field” site or into an existing environment will be suggested. A Case Study of an implementation of PRINCE2 by a major private-sector company will be reviewed.

The experience of the Briefing Manager will enable the content of the briefing to be adjusted to suit the specific needs of the attending managers.

Tuning of the briefing may be done in advance and cleared by the customer, but may also be carried out at the beginning, or during the briefing to ensure that attendees obtain exactly what they require from the briefing.

The briefing will be delivered in a style appropriate to the level of attendance and will be fully responsive to attendees’ needs.

Attendees will be provided with a spiral-bound handout containing a full description of the PRINCE2 Project Management Method and a list of 75 questions that may be asked of Project Managers before approval is given to Project Initiation or a Management Stage.

London courses are non-residential.

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