by Josh
I’m personally not very familiar with the Prince2 exam. I found this video and wanted to share it with you, in case you are interested in some (very basic) information about this particular project management certification.
Bill Duncan and Dr. Paul Giammalvo are regular commenter and contributors to pmStudent.com, and I know they are proponents of the IPMA/asapm credential. Bill and Paul, I’m very interested to get your take on the Prince2 exam. What do you think about it?
I’m obviously very interested in everyone else’s opinion too! Leave a comment!
About the Prince2 Exam
9 Comments
Joanna BurigoJuly 10, 2009 2:20 am
Hi Josh,
Loving the Maven Training video. I’ve just tweeted a link to all our pods and vods – keep an eye on there, soon we’ll be publishing a new one on the PRINCE2:2009 proiject.
Bill DuncanJuly 17, 2009 4:16 pm
This credential is strictly exam based. No experience required. No proof of on-the-job performance. No assessment of qualifications, skills, experience.
If (a) your organization has decided to use PRINCE2 as their project management approach, or (b) you’re thinking of sending out some resumes and you want to increase your chances of being considered by PRINCE2 organizations, it makes a sense to get this certification. But with regards to (b), keep in mind that there is no recertification: you have to take the exam again to maintain your credential, so don’t send in your roughly $400 too quickly.
As to the exam itself, I am ignorant. I don’t know anything about the quality of the questions or the depth of training and studying needed to pass.
I remain committed to developing, improving, and promoting performance-based credentials. When you see someone with an asapm credential, you know exactly what you are getting since the entire process is open and above board.
Duncan
Glen B. Alleman July 18 2009 12:59 pm
Prince2 is a METHOD. The exam assesses knowledge and application of the METHOD.
Possessing a Prince2 credential is a necessary but not sufficient condition for project success. What the users of Prince2 are seeking is staff knowledgeable of the METHOD in a similar way to CMMI-Dev V1.2 shops seeking staff knowledgable of the Process Areas of CMMI-Dev V1.2
That way we don't have to explain the fundmentals of the processes on day one.
Simon Buehring August 27 2009 11:16 am
Hi there
I'm an approved PRINCE2 trainer here in the UK and have been delivering training on PRINCE2 for the last 3 years. For any work these days in the UK in a project management role, then the PRINCE2 Practitioner qualification is a must-have. It is a requirement in almost all PM-related job adverts these days.
Whilst it used to be only used in the public sector, interestingly, it has been adopted by more and more large private sector organisations because they appreciate the benefits of applying a proven framework to their projects. In my humble opinion, PRINCE2 represents the most up to date best practices in project management and in fact, the most recent edition of the PRINCE2 manual, which was only released 2 months ago describes these best practices.
PRINCE2 is different from the PMI's PMBOK in the sense that PRINCE2 focuses on the roles and responsibilities of the level of management above the project manager and one of its core principles is that any project must have continued business justification. This therefore drives the decisions on a project. In my opinion, PMBOK concentrates on the aspects of management performed by the project manager, whereas PRINCE2 puts this work in the context of the control required by senior management. PRINCE2 does not describe in detail how to schedule work, or perform critical path analysis because these aspects of project management are covered by other methods. In essence then, PRINCE2 is a framework with which an organisation may exercise better control over it's projects.
Regarding courses and exams. A 5 day course including exams is standard in the UK. That entails preparation work of 4-5 hours, plus homework of another 2 hours per night. The course is intensive, but the fact is that people wouldn't be prepared to pay for a course longer than 5 days, even though in an ideal world, it would be longer than a week.
John WarouwApril 10, 2010 5:39 pm
With reference to Simon Buehring’s reply:
” In my opinion, PMBOK concentrates on the aspects of management performed by the project manager, whereas PRINCE2 puts this work in the context of the control required by senior management. PRINCE2 does not describe in detail how to schedule work, or perform critical path analysis because these aspects of project management are covered by other methods. In essence then, PRINCE2 is a framework with which an organisation may exercise better control over it’s projects. “,
which I totally agree with; the summary relationship between PMBOK and PRINCE2 is that to be a successful Project or Programme Manager you need both. PRINCE2 for the approach and PMBOK for the technique.
John Warouw – (33 years in large scale Project & Programme Management)
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