Project Management IPMA® Level D, ITIL® Foundation (Version 5) and PRINCE2® Project Management Foundation (Version 7)

The course introduces you to the IT service management library ITIL® and the project management method PRINCE2®. You will also acquire the strategic, technical and social skills required in project management. You will learn how artificial intelligence is used in the profession.
  • Certificates: Certificate "IPMA® Level D - Certified Project Management Associate from PM-ZERT"
  • Additional Certificates: Certificate "ITIL® Foundation (Version 5)"
    Certificate "PRINCE2® Project Management Foundation (Version 7)"
  • Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
    Zertifizierungen durch die PM-ZERT, Zertifizierungsstelle der GPM Deutsche Gesellschaft für Projektmanagement e. V.
    ITIL® Foundation (Version 5) (Prüfungsvoucher im Kurs enthalten)
    PRINCE2® Project Management Foundation (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: 12 Weeks

Project Management IPMA® Level D

Artificial intelligence (AI) in project management (approx. 2 days)

Presentation of specific AI technologies

Recommendations for dealing with AI

Prompting in a professional context


Context skills (approx. 3 days)

Governance, structures and processes

Strategy

Power and interests


Personal and social skills (approx. 1 day)

Personal communication


Technical skills (approx. 14 days)

Project design

Agile project management

Organization, information and documentation

Stakeholders

Opportunities and risks

Requirements and goals

Scope of services and delivery objects

Process and deadlines

Resources

Costs and financing

Planning and control


Personal and social skills (approx. 7 days)

Self-reflection and self-management

Versatility

Relationships and commitment

Personal integrity and reliability

Negotiation skills

Teamwork

Conflicts and crises

Leadership

Focus on results


Context skills (approx. 1 day)

Compliance, standards and regulations

Culture and values


Technical skills (approx. 2 days)

Change and transformation

Procurement

quality


Project work, certification preparations and certification exams in project management (approx. 10 days)

By PM-ZERT, certification body of the GPM Deutsche Gesellschaft für Projektmanagement e. V.

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)



Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.

Initial knowledge of project management is recommended.

You have solid knowledge of project management - strategic, technical, personal and social skills, e.g. in communication, teamwork and feedback.

You also 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.

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®.

Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive the "Certified Project Management Associate (IPMA® Level D)" certificate from PM-ZERT. The certification is based on the ICB® (IPMA Competence Baseline®). This provides a detailed insight into your newly acquired qualifications in the field of project management and thus facilitates your career entry and advancement.

With knowledge of IT service and project management with ITIL® and PRINCE2®, you have an additional qualification that is in high demand, especially in the IT sector.

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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