As much as we love PRINCE2, we will admit that the PRINCE2 manual can be a bit dry!
We’ve put together a PRINCE2 Crossword to Download to help enliven your revision a bit!
BEFORE YOU COMPLETE THE CROSSWORD: Read through the statements in this PRINCE2 Crossword Revision post.
You can also download the solution to check your answers at the bottom of the revision post (but no cheating please)!!
We’re committed to making learning PRINCE2 as easy and enjoyable as possible – so before you attend one of our PRINCE2 courses we provide a comprehensive pre-course workbook which contains loads of quizzes and guidance to make preparing for the course as interactive as we can.
Why not also try our Interactive PRINCE2 Quiz (you’ll need Flash for this)
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Posted by Alistair Wylie in PRINCE2 Training, Project management on July 15th, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Read (and memorise as many as you can!) all of the following statements about PRINCE2.
Then DOWNLOAD OUR PRINCE2 CROSSWORD and see how many you’ve remembered!
- A project is a unique series of actions designed to accomplish a unique goal.
- The Project brief is the first key document in PRINCE2’s prescribed method for starting up a project.
- A project is defined as a temporary organisation, created to deliver one or more business products based on and agreed Business Case.
- The Project Manager will spend most of their time on the Controlling a Stage process which describes the day to day monitoring and control activities for the project.
- The Project Initiation document collates most of the documents from the SU (Starting up a Project) and IP (Initiating a Project) processes.
- The Project Initiation Documents, including the Project Plan are part of the Initiating a Project process which examines the justification for the project.
- The pre-project process that gathers the necessary data to start a project is the Start up a Project process.
- The process that provides a controlled way to complete a stage and plan the next one is Managing a Stage Boundary.
- Information is provided to the Project Board at the end of each stage about the current status of a project as part of the Managing a Stage Boundary process.
- The project’s Products are delivered as part of the Managing Product Delivery process.
- There can be up to four outputs from the Managing Product Delivery process.
- Delivery of the products and preparation for project closure are part of the Closing a Project process.
- All the products defined in the Project Plan are listed in order of importance in the Product Breakdown Structure.
- The Team Manager creates a Team Plan to plan the project team’s activities. This is agreed with the Project Manager.
- Information from upper management, outlining what is required from the project is contained in the Project Mandate.
- The time from the start of the project and the close of the project and acceptance of the product is known as the Project Lifecycle.
- The Project Board must be given an Exception Plan if a stage is expected to go out of the agreed tolerance.
- The method and frequency that information is exchanged is defined in the Communication Management Strategy.
- The Project Board approves the completion of a stage and authorises the start of the next stage during the Directing a Project process.
- The Project Manager creates a regular Highlight Report for the Project Board to provide information on the process of each stage. This is produced on a time-driven frequency, e.g.: every two weeks.
- The Project Board’s 2nd control point and 2nd activity is Authorising the Project.
- Work Packages are allocated to the Team Leaders by the Project Manager.
- The Team Manager provides Checkpoint Reports to the Project Manager, based on the regular team meetings.
- A grouping of a certain set of techniques used in the development of the product is known as a Technical Stage.
Once you’ve finished the PRINCE2 Crossword download the PRINCE2 Crossword Solution to check your answers. Remember, no cheating!!
http://www.siliconbeachtraining.co.uk/free-resources/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/PRINCE2-training-crossword.pdf
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PRINCE2 Training Ebook for your mobile
This is an excellent free PRINCE2 Training revision guide for your mobile.
PRINCE2 is a structured method for effective project management. It is the standard used extensively by the UK Government and is widely recognised and used in the private sector, both in the UK and internationally. Silicon Beach Training provides a range of PRINCE2 Training courses in Brighton, Sussex, including PRINCE2 Practitioner Training and PRINCE2 Foundation Training.
Did you know we also run regular ISTQB / ISEB Software Testing Training, ITIL Training and IOSH Health and Safety Training courses?
PRINCE2, the method, is in the public domain, offering non-proprietary best-practice guidance on project management. PRINCE2 is a registered trademark of the Office of Government Commerce.
This e-Book will take you through the PRINCE2 methods of managing a project from start to finish. A great PRINCE2 revision guide.
Here are your Free PRINCE2 Ebook download options -
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You can also download our free PRINCE2 ebook in the following formats:
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Check out our new What is PRINCE2 Video! >>>>
PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) is a structured method for effective project management. It is a de facto standard used extensively by the UK Government and is widely recognised and used in the private sector, both in the UK and internationally. PRINCE2, the method, is in the public domain, offering non-proprietorial best-practice guidance on project management. PRINCE2 is a registered trademark of the Office of Government Commerce (OGC).
We provide instructor-led training courses for the PRINCE2 Foundation and PRINCE2 Practitioner qualifications – with regular PRINCE2 courses in Birmingham and Brighton.
What makes projects different?
A project is a temporary organisation that is created for the purpose of delivering one or more business products according to an agreed Business Case.
There are a number of characteristics of project work that distinguish it from business as usual:
- Change
- Temporary
- Cross-functional
- Unique
- Uncertainty
There are six variables that project managers wish to control and manage effectively:
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All of our public PRINCE2 Courses are delivered using the new PRINCE2 2009 manual. If you’re moving from using PRINCE2 2005 to PRINCE2 2009, you’ll need to know what’s changed, so we’ve summarised the main differences below:
There are a number of changes from the PRINCE2 2005 edition manual to the new 2009 edition. These are as follows:
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Why did the APMG change the PRINCE2 exam format?
Reasons include:
- Reducing delays in delivering results to delegates, due to the popularity of PRINCE2 there are just too many candidates for the number of markers!
- Reducing costs associated with the labour intensive activity as marking essay exams
- Language-friendly assessment method, to become established within a new language there is a need for a number of expert markers with that language, this causes delays in conquering new markets
- Consistency of assessment, as the essay style exams are inherently subjective there was room for Prince2 exam results to vary depending on the marker, with objective examinations the marking is objective (the same for everyone).
Will the objective examination format raise or lower the PRINCE2 standards?
Actual standards will not be altered however there may initially be a perceived reduction in quality of the assessment procedure. The APMG may arrive with a new level of Prince2 certification that will evaluate people’s ability on actual projects in work environments.
Will there be a view from the project management community about those who have sat the long-answer (essay-style) exam as opposed to objective examination?
There is a perceived view that multiple choice (objective) exams are easier than essay style exams. Although this might not be a true reflection of the situation we expect that there will no doubt be a two-class system for the foreseeable future of those people who sat the ‘original PRINCE2 Practitioner exam’ and those who sat the ‘Multiple choice Prince2 Practitioner exam’
What feedback will be provided after the PRINCE2 examination about the results?
A feedback report will give the candidate advice as to how well they performed in the exam. We are unsure if feedback report will be provided to people who pass and people who fail the Prince2 exam – currently for long-answer (essay-style) exams only those who fail receive feedback, usually via the trainer.
If I am sitting the PRINCE2 Foundation multiple choice exam do I have to also sit the Prince2 Practitioner multiple choice exam – why not just have one exam?
Each Prince2 exam tests different levels of knowledge:
- The Prince2 Foundation level exam measures whether a candidate would be an informed member of a project management team on a project using the PRINCE2 method. To this end they need to show they understand the principles and terminology of the method.
- The Practitioner level exam is aimed to measure whether a candidate would be able to apply PRINCE2 to the running and managing of a project within an environment supporting PRINCE2. In addition to the Foundation qualification, they must show they can apply and tune PRINCE2 to address the needs and problems of a specific project scenario.
What are the implications of changing from sitting the essay-style to multiple choice examination?
We suggest that if you intend on sitting an objective PRINCE2 examination after receiving training geared towards the essay-style exam you seek additional training to give you the best opportunity to pass. It may, at first glance, look easy however objective exams are more difficult than they seem. There is a different approach to sitting the objective examinations, it includes understanding how the different questions work and understanding how to apply the PRINCE2 method to a scenario while extracting the correct information to answer a question.
What trials have been performed to verify the quality of the PRINCE2 exams?
The APMG have carried out trials across the country over the last few months and had numerous training days with all PRINCE2 certified trainers to take account of their input and feedback.
Will more or less people pass the PRINCE2 Practitioner exams now?
We have been told that there will not be a change in the number of people passing the Prince2 exams.
What will be the implications if the objective PRINCE2 examinations do not work?
Chaos. The world will come to an end. The project is being run by the APM Group – who certify people in PRINCE2, they have the best tools available to them. They are not performing an activity that has not been done before, the chances of failure are low and success is high – contact them if you are concerned that they will not work and log an issue in their issue log.
How long will it take to receive the PRINCE2 examination results?
It is anticipated that this may be approximately 6 – 8 weeks. However, this may shorten as time passes.
Will a Prince2 certificate still be issued upon successful completion of the PRINCE2 Practitioner exam?
Yes – the PRINCE2 certificates are not expected to change, they will be issued approximately 12 weeks after sitting the exam.
Will the PRINCE2 certificates for the objective examination look any different to the long-answer (essay-style) exam certificates?
There will be no change in the look of the PRINCE2 certificates.
Will the same PRINCE2 exam be used for each course or will there be a ‘database’ of questions that is randomly sampled from?
It is expected that there will be a database of questions (similar to the PRINCE2 Foundation exam) which are sourced randomly and make up the 9 questions.
Will there be a change in PRINCE2 course price for the new exams?
There will be no change in price, although PRINCE2 examinations are a large portion of the cost for an exam the additional cost of rewriting material and changing processes will not result in any decrease nor increase in price.
Until what date will I still be able to sit the essay style PRINCE2 examination?
You will have the option to sit the long-answer (essay) style Prince2 exam until the end of October 2007 at Silicon Beach Training.
When will Silicon Beach Training, offer the objective PRINCE2 examinations?
Silicon Beach Training, will be offering the new PRINCE2 exam format from November and by January 1st 2008, all Accredited Training Organisations have to offer the objective examinations.
How long is the PRINCE2 exam? How long should be spent on each question?
The objective PRINCE2 exam will remain as 3 hours long, the number of separate questions will increase from 3 to 9 questions, each scheduled to take 20 minutes.
For more information see the question “What is the exact format of the PRINCE2 exam?”
What reading time is allowed with the new objective exams?
There will be no reading time allowed.
What can I take into an exam with the objective exam format?
Only the official OGC title: Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 can be taken into the exam. No written notes nor additional training provider material can be taken into the exam.
What will I be supplied with in the PRINCE2 exam?
You will receive a question booklet, an answer booklet and a pencil (including eraser).
What happens if I change my mind?
You can remove your mark on the answer booklet (using eraser) and then select your answer again.
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