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PRINCE2® in a Nutshell
  • PRINCE2 is the UK's leading Project management qualification (created 1996)
  • PRINCE2 is a principles driven project management methodology
  • PRINCE2 is used across numerous large organisation and public sector bodies.
  • PRINCE2 Certification is useful for anyone involved with organisational change at all levels of an organisation.

The PRINCE2 Foundation qualification is intended for project managers and aspiring project managers. It is also relevant to other key staff involved in the design, development and delivery of projects, including: project board members (e.g. senior responsible owners), team managers (e.g. product delivery managers), project assurance (e.g. business change analysts), project support (e.g. Project and Programme Office personnel), and operational line managers/staff.

The PRINCE2 Foundation course covers all the content for both qualifications and enables you to lead a PRINCE2 project. It includes the following:

  • PRINCE2 methodology overview and the seven core PRINCE2 principles
  • PRINCE2 four integrated elements.
  • PRINCE2 tailoring and embedding.
  • The PRINCE2 themes:Business Case, Organization, Change and Progress, Quality, Risk, Plans.
  • How the PRINCE2 Themes support the Principles.
  • The purpose and definitions of PRINCE2 Themes.
  • PRINCE2 Project Products and Management Products.
  • PRINCE2 Project Roles and Responsibilities.
  • PRINCE2 management products
  • PRINCE2 utilises management by exceptions? What are project tolerances?
  • Tailoring in PRINCE2 projects.

The purpose, objectives and context of the PRINCE2 processes:

  • Starting up a Project Process (SU)
  • Directing a Project Process (DP)
  • Initiating a Project Process (IP)
  • Controlling a Stage Process (CS)
  • Managing Product Delivery Process (MP)
  • Managing a Stage Boundary Process (SB)
  • Closing a Project Process (CP)


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Yes we are! We are offering Live Virtual Learning which allows you to complete an online PRINCE2 Foundation course from the comfort of your own home and take your exams online too in your own time.

The PRINCE2 Foundation course is delivered by a live UK based qualified trainer over video conferencing software. It covers the same content covered in any of our classroom PRINCE2 Foundation training courses, your official book and manuals are shipped directly to your door. Sign up for a Free Virtual Demo to check it out. You will find more details here...PRINCE2 Virtual

Yes, we certainly are. We are an ATO (Accredited Training Organisation) by Peoplecert examination institute, they are the sole exam provider for PRINCE2 on behalf of Axelos. Axelos are the company that own PRINCE2.

Our qualified PRINCE2 trainers go through a rigorous onboarding process and our courseware is signed off by Peoplecert examiners.

Our qualified trainers have a lot of hands on experience in Project Management, in industries such as Finance, Engineering and Government and so on.

They have typically been teaching the PRINCE2 training course or worked in Project Management for over 10 years.

Our PRINCE2 trainers are all accredited by Peoplecert too, who are the examining body for PRINCE2 exams. PeopleCert make the trainers undertake a rigorous on-boarding process.

Therefore our trainers will offer high quality PRINCE2 Foundation Training.

If you don't love your Foundation PRINCE2 training course on the first day of the course, just let us know. We know you are going to love it but you have the reassurance of a full refund if you don't.


Our Money Back Guarantee applies only to our classroom based PRINCE2 courses. It does not apply to our Virtual courses. Don't worry though as we can offer you a free, no obligation live demo over WebEx before you book your PRINCE2 Foundation Virtual course so you can see exactly what a virtual course will look like and it gives you the opportunity to ask any question you may have about the course.

We are very confident that you will pass your PRINCE2 Foundation exam with us first time after attending our Foundation PRINCE2 training course, that we offer you a free resit if you don't pass. This is limited to one free resit and is valid as long as you have attended a PRINCE2 Foundation course with us.

If you book one of our PRINCE2 Foundation courses, you will get everything you need to pass the PRINCE2 Foundation exam.

You will receive the official Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 E-book (2017 Edition), our PRINCE2 Foundation course slide manual, our exam manual and the PRINCE2 Foundation exam.

Within this package price we also offer a foundation exam guarantee, this means you get one free resit if you fail the Foundation exam. Your exams are taken in the classroom, not online, on our classroom based PRINCE2 Foundation training course. You will find a full guide here on PRINCE2 Course Cost and what's included in your package.

We offer the latest version of PRINCE2, which is PRINCE2 2017.

All of the PRINCE2 training courses we offer are the PRINCE2 2017 updated version. It is certified by PeopleCert who are the Examination Institute on behalf of Axelos. We no longer offer PRINCE2 2009 as of August 2017.

  • the definition and characteristics of a project
  • the six aspects of project performance to be managed
  • the integrated elements of PRINCE2: principles, themes, processes and the project environment
  • what makes a project a PRINCE2 project

Describe:

  • the features and benefits of PRINCE2
  • the customer/supplier context on which PRINCE2 is based 

Explain the PRINCE2 principles:

  • continued business justification
  • learn from experience
  • defined roles and responsibilities
  • manage by stages
  • manage by exception
  • focus on products
  • tailor to suit the project


Explain which aspects of a project can be tailored, who is responsible, and how tailoring decisions are documented 

1.    Understand the purpose of a business case and benefits management approach.

2.    Explain key concepts related to an organization, like stakeholder management and the levels of management within a project.

3.    Understand key concepts related to quality planning and quality control, project assurance and quality assurance.

4.    Explain the purpose of the various plan in PRINCE2: project plan, stage plan, exception plan, team plan.

5.    Explain the purpose of a risk management approach, a risk management budget and a risk register.

6.    Understand the purpose of a change theme, including the purpose of a change budget. Learn how Management products including: change control approach, configuration item record, issue register, issue report, product status account.

7.    Explain the purpose of the progress theme: defining the various reports in PRINCE2 such as: daily log, lessons log, lessons report, work package, end stage report, end project report, checkpoint report, highlight report, exception report.

8.    Explain key concepts related to progress; event-driven and time-driven controls, including how tolerances and exceptions, including how tolerances are set and exceptions are reported.

Explain the purpose of the PRINCE2 processes:

  • starting up a project, including the purpose of the project brief,
  • directing a project, including the purpose of the project initiation documentation (PID),
  • initiating a project,
  • controlling a stage,
  • managing product delivery,
  • managing a stage boundary,
  • closing a project.


Our weekday PRINCE2 Foundation course runs over 2.5 days, Monday-Wednesday, 9:30 am - 5 pm daily (with a half day Wednesday).

You will complete your PRINCE2 Foundation exam on the morning of the 3rd day during your Foundation PRINCE2 training on our classroom based courses.

We currently run our weekend Foundation PRINCE2 training course for one full weekend (Saturday and Sunday). You will then take your Foundation exam late afternoon on the Sunday.

We currently offer our weekend classroom courses in London only.

Our PRINCE2 Foundation training normally starts promptly at 9:30 am and finishes around 5 pm each day. As it is a 2.5 day course you will finish around midday day on the 3rd day after you take your Foundation exam.

Times may vary depending on your engagement and the length of coffee breaks etc.

Please be aware, the objective of the course is to cover and complete all the PRINCE2 Foundation material and practice exams, so that you are comfortable with all the content, therefore it is not to stick to a set number of hours of teaching.

Yes, you need to set aside at least 2/3 hours for homework every evening during your PRINCE2 Foundation course, this will be based on your trainers advice. It will involve a combination of reading and completing sample exams. Your trainer will help you as much as possible, but ultimately you will need to do the sample exams and questions on your own to fully understand the syllabus and exam style of your PRINCE2 Foundation training.

PRINCE2 qualifications are intended for project managers and aspiring project managers. It is also relevant training to other key staff involved in such things like the design, development and delivery of projects. This may include people in roles such as team managers, project assurance, project support, operational staff and project board members


We want to make sure you make right decision when it comes to taking a PRINCE2 Foundation course with us. We hope we have answered all your questions on this page in order to make an informed decision but if you need to discuss your PRINCE2 Foundation training further please do not hesitate to e-mail us at:[email protected] or call us.

The PRINCE2 foundation level of the course teaches you the basics of the PRINCE2 methodology and will give you details on the body of knowledge. We recommend you also do the practitioner level too as this teaches you how to apply the knowledge learnt at foundation level using project scenarios. Its also more cost effective to book a combined course.


Yes, we will email you our Foundation PRINCE2 training course PDF pre-reading when you confirm your PRINCE2 Foundation course booking with us. This will take around 3-4 hours to complete and we recommend reading through this before your course begins as there is a lot of content to cover on the PRINCE2 Foundation course.

We will provide you with hard copies of the following at the venue for you: the official Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 publication (2017 Edition), Course slide manual and PRINCE2 practice exams.

The biggest difference between PRINCE2 and Agile is that PRINCE2 is a project management methodology whereas Agile refers to numerous software development approaches that are used by teams which subscribe to the 12 Agile principles.

There are many different approaches to Agile. The most common ones are Kanban, Scrum, Extreme Programming, and Lean. PRINCE2 is a customer-focused project management methodology. It is a set of principles, themes and processes that enable an organisation’s key managers to justify a project. 

The Agile method is aimed at the supplier and the teams doing the work - whether part of a project or not. They focus on questions for the team such as “is the working software what the customer needs?” and “what needs to be delivered next week?”

The PRINCE2 Agile course is a new qualification built on the PRINCE2 methodology which promotes the Agile approach. The PRINCE2 (original) and PRINCE2 Agile courses are completely different qualifications and subjects.

We do not currently offer PRINCE2 Agile. We do however offer APMG's AgilePM as an alternative Agile qualification for Project Managers.

After you have completed your Foundation PRINCE2 training and sat your PRINCE2 Foundation exam, your official exam result will be emailed to you from PeopleCert around 7 days after the exam date.

The PRINCE2 Foundation exams are marked by your tutor and they will tell you your result on the same day as the exam.

As part of your course you will receive PDF certificates which will be available to download from your Peoplecert Account once your official results are released. You will receive provisional results initially, but please wait until Peoplecert have confirmed your official results as they might change.

The PRINCE2 Foundation Course exam is a hand written ‘multiple choice’ exam paper. Each question will have four answer options. There will be ‘missing word’ questions, which contain a sentence with a word missing and you have to select the missing word from the four options and there will also be ‘list’ questions which contain a list of four statements and you have to select the two correct statements.

Your PRINCE2 trainer will provide you with lots of support and guidance during your Foundation PRINCE2 qualification in preparation for your exam.

The PRINCE2 Foundation exam is a multiple choice paper that lasts 60 mins. There are 60 questions and you need to get 33 marks in order to pass (55%) this exam. It is a ‘closed book’ examination.

The Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 manual, 2017 edition, should be used for studying, but is NOT permitted to be used during the exam. If you are taking the exam in a language that is not your native or working language you may be permitted 25% extra time, so you would get 75 minutes in total. 

The PRINCE2 Foundation Exam is taken in the classroom, as part of the PRINCE2 Foundation course, it will not be online. You can take them online at home, at a later date, for an additional fee if you wish. You can contact us to discuss this option.

Yes, please bring a valid government ID such as driving license or passport to your exam on your Foundation PRINCE2 training course. This is required check that your trainer/ invigilator will perform.

Yes, we do offer Foundation exam only if you have decided to complete your PRINCE2 training through self study using the Official Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 manual.

A confirmation of your booking will be sent to your email as soon as you have booked and paid (along with a full Tax Invoice). The venue details are normally the ones listed on the website, but this will be confirmed via email at least 7 days before the course start date as it can change due to availability. Please note your booking is not fully confirmed until you have paid in full.

You can change your course dates up to 10 business days before the course start date subject to a re-booking fee of £150 + VAT. Changes cannot be made to the booking within 10 business days of the course start date. We always try to work with customers to achieve an outcome that works for everyone, we are very customer centric. Please see our full terms and conditions for more details. 

We have everything covered, we don't have any hidden fees or nasty surprises. The Price listed (+VAT) is the price you pay.The only thing we don't cover is overnight accommodation and travel costs to the training venue.

The dress code is casual, so don't worry about business attire.

If you have any special needs or requirements please let us know when you book your course and let your course tutor know at the start of the course so he/she can accommodate your needs. Any additional exam time can only be accommodated with the accompaniment of a Doctors note or other proof. An example of this would be Dyslexia or if you are a non-native English speaker (passport required).

Yes, we charge VAT at the standard rate of 20%. Our prices are listed without VAT as most of our customers reclaim the VAT, and want the price excluding VAT. If you click "Book Now", you can see the price including VAT in the cart.

We offer full refunds as long as you submit your email request to us 20 business days before the course start date (minus a small cancellation fee, see full T&Cs). A cancellation means you no longer want to do your course with us and want a refund, it is not the same as wanting to change your course date. Cancellations between 20 and 10 business days are subject to a 50% cancellation fee (value of purchase). Cancellations less than 10 business days are subject to a 100% cancellation fee. We always try to work with customers to achieve an outcome that works for everyone, we are very customer centric. Don't forget, you can reschedule for a small cost (see other FAQ about changing course dates), this description only refers to an instance where you require a cash refund. See our Term-Conditions for more details.

We know you're going to love your course with us, just in case you don't you will get a full refund. Just let us know on the first day of your course and we'll sort out the rest. 


This Money Back Guarantee applies only to our classroom based courses and does not apply to our Virtual courses. No need to worry though as we can offer you a free, no obligation demo over WebEx before you book your Virtual course so you can see actually what our Virtual courses will entail and you can ask any question you may have on the delivery of the course.

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