Showing posts with label PRINCE2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label PRINCE2. Show all posts

Tuesday, 4 August 2015

PRINCE2 Practitioner Exam Time Preparation

Examination Paper:

   --> Scenario Booklet: (1 scenario + possible additional information for specific questions)
   --> Question Booklet:
      (8 questions,
      each contains 10 question lines subdivided into parts,
      each part covers specific syllabus area identified at the beginning of the question)
   --> Answer Booklet

Syllabus:


Area
Themes
Process Groups
Others

1- Business Case
1-
Starting up a project
Initiating a project
Overview
2- Organization
2-
Directing a project
Managing a stage boundary
Closing a project 
Principles
3- Quality
3-
Controlling a stage
Managing product delivery
Tailoring PRINCE2
4- Plans


5- Risk
6- Change
7- Progress
Examined
6 out of 7
2 out of 3
- Not examined
- May be included in other questions

Timing: (2h30)

Activity
Scenario & Overall
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Q6
Q7
Q8
Tolerance
Minutes
10
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
20
Accumulative
0h10
0h25
0h40
0h55
1h10
1h25
1h40
1h55
2h10
2h30

Grading:

80 Qs for 80 marks
Pass: 44 marks (55%)


Good luck!



* Some content is based on information from Axelos PRINCE2 Practitioner Examination Candidate Guidance ver 1.12

Wednesday, 29 July 2015

Confused project management terminology: Issue, Off-specification, and Change Request

Issue: A problem that needs either resolution or attention by the project manager.

Off-specification: A project product which has not or forecast-ed not to be delivered as originally base-lined.

Change Request: It is a request for a change to a product from its base-lined form.


For example (Producing a budget laptop):

Issue: Processor specified is no longer in production.

Off-specification: Processor in the final laptop product over-heat.

Change Request: Senior User request a higher frequency processor for the laptop.




N.B. This is within the context for PRINCE2 terminology