ITIL® Foundation (Version 5), PRINCE2® Project Management Foundation (Version 7) and PRINCE2® Project Management Practitioner (Version 7)

With the IT service management library ITIL®, you will learn an effective standard for process optimization in the IT organization. You will also be taught in-depth PRINCE2® knowledge, prepared specifically for the Foundation and Practitioner exams and introduced to the basics of artificial intelligence.
  • Certificates: Certificate "ITIL® Foundation (Version 5)"
    Certificate "PRINCE2® Project Management Foundation (Version 7)"
    Certificate "PRINCE2® Project Management Practitioner (Version 7)"
  • Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
    ITIL® Foundation (Version 5) (Prüfungsvoucher im Kurs enthalten)
    PRINCE2® Project Management Foundation (Version 7) (Prüfungsvoucher im Kurs enthalten)
    PRINCE2® 7 Project Management Practitioner (Version 7) (Prüfungsvoucher im Kurs enthalten)
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 6 Weeks

ITIL® Foundation (Version 5)

Important ITIL terms and definitions (approx. 2 days)

Management of digital products and services

Products, services and service offerings

Value creation and service relationships

Service consumers, service providers, sponsors, customers and users

Service quality and service level agreements (SLA)

Utility, warranty, user experience and sustainability

ITIL product and service lifecycle

Continual improvement


The four dimensions of ITIL product and service management (approx. 1 day)

Organizations and people

Partners and suppliers

Information and technology

Value streams and processes

Holistic approach and external influencing factors


The ITIL product and service lifecycle (approx. 1 day)

Discover, Design, Acquire and Build

Transition, Operate, Deliver and Support

Value creation in the product and service lifecycle

Iterative and non-linear use of the lifecycle


The ITIL Value System (approx. 2 days)

Components of the ITIL Value System and ITIL basic principles

Governance, value chain and operating model

Management practices, practice guidelines and continuous improvement

Value orientation, collaboration and optimization

Service operations, releases and problem management

Continuous integration, continuous delivery and continuous deployment

Site reliability engineering (SRE) and observability

Metrics and Critical Success Factors (CSF)


Value stream identification, mapping and management (approx. 1 day)

Value streams and value stream management

Main value streams and supporting value streams

Complexity thinking and workflow optimization

Value stream mapping


ITIL and AI (approx. 0.5 days)

Artificial intelligence (AI) and AI maturity

Generative AI (GenAI) and Agentic AI

AI in the product and service lifecycle

AI governance


ITIL and other frameworks (approx. 0.5 days)

ITIL and DevOps

ITIL and PRINCE2

Project management in the product and service lifecycle


Project work, certification preparation and certification examination (approx. 3 days)

PRINCE2® Project Management Foundation (Version 7)

Introduction to project management based on PRINCE2® (approx. 1 day)

Definition and characteristics of a project

Project control cycle of project management and the six project dimensions

Challenges in project management - why do projects fail?

Advantages of the PRINCE2® project management method

Customer-supplier environments

Projects in a commercial environment

Structure of the PRINCE2® method and its five integrated building blocks

The management products of PRINCE2®

Digital tools and AI-supported analysis in modern project management


The PRINCE2® basic principles (approx. 1 day)

The seven basic principles of PRINCE2®

Statements and contents of the basic principles

Relationship between the basic principles and the PRINCE2® topics

Adaptation of PRINCE2® to the project environment, taking into account digital working methods


The importance of people for PRINCE2® projects (approx. 1 day)

Change management

Leadership and management

Communication in the project

Effects of digital and AI-supported systems on collaboration and change processes


The seven topics of PRINCE2® (approx. 3 days)

Business case (benefits management approach and sustainability management approach)

Organization (project structure, roles and responsibilities)

Creation of plans

Quality planning and quality control

Risk management using modern analysis methods and data-based evaluations

Issue management

Controlling the progress of the project


The seven PRINCE2® processes (approx. 2 days)

Interaction of the seven PRINCE2® processes in the project process

Activities in the respective PRINCE2® processes

Preparing, steering and initiating a project

Controlling a phase

Managing product delivery

Managing phase transitions

Closing a project


Project work, certification preparation and certification examination (approx. 2 days)

PRINCE2® Project Management Practitioner (Version 7)

Introduction (approx. 1 day)

Overview of the PRINCE2® methodology and the Practitioner exam

Differences to the Foundation exam


Applying personnel management in projects (approx. 1 day)

Evaluate management approaches in the project scenario

Apply communication management approach, also using digital and AI-supported analysis tools

Apply a change management approach

People at the heart of the PRINCE2 method


Applying PRINCE2® principles in context (approx. 1 day)

Business justification

Learning from experience

Roles, responsibilities and relationships

Step-by-step management

Management by exception

Product focus

Customized solution


Applying PRINCE2® practices in context (approx. 2.5 days)

Business case, organization, plans

Quality, risks, problems, progress

Risk analysis and progress assessment using data-based and AI-supported analysis tools

Application and evaluation in the project scenario


Applying PRINCE2® processes in context (approx. 1.5 days)

Starting a project

Steering a project

Initiating a project

Controlling a phase

Managing product delivery

Managing a phase transition

Closing a project


Application of PRINCE2® in practice (approx. 1.5 days)

Adapting PRINCE2® to different projects

Dealing with deviations and risk management

Practical application of topics, principles and processes using digital analysis and decision-making tools


Project work, certification preparation and certification examination (approx. 1.5 days)



Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.

You understand the central concepts of managing digital products and services according to ITIL® Foundation (version 5). You are familiar with the ITIL product and service lifecycle, the ITIL Value System, value streams, value creation and service relationships as well as modern concepts such as AI, automation and continuous improvement and can classify these in an organizational context. You will also be able to work on PRINCE2® projects and be familiar with their processes and terminology. You will also be able to plan and implement IT projects and measure their success.

You will also gain a comprehensive understanding of the PRINCE2 methodology. You will learn all the important principles, topics and processes that you need to apply PRINCE2 in real projects. Through practical examples and a structured approach, you will learn how to apply PRINCE2 flexibly to different project situations.

This course is aimed at prospective specialists and managers in IT, digitalization, service management and project management who would like to expand their knowledge of ITIL® and PRINCE2® methods. Above all, people from the IT sector and network administration such as managing directors, consultants, organizational developers and IT managers benefit from an additional qualification in IT service and project management with ITIL® and PRINCE2®.

With knowledge of ITIL® and PRINCE2®, you will be able to work as a project manager or project team member. In the IT sector in particular, your career prospects will increase, for example in IT management or as a project manager.

The original "ITIL® Foundation" and "PRINCE2® Foundation Level" certificates provide meaningful proof of your newly acquired knowledge.

Your PRINCE2 Practitioner certificate also proves that you can apply the methodology practically and responsibly in complex projects.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

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