” 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)

” 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)

Although I’m unfamiliar with specifics about Prince2, I have come to the position that I never endorse short “boot camps” for any certification.

I had bad experiences with people doing this for the MCSE certification back when it was popular, and I’m seeing the same thing now. These boot camps enable people to memorize enough to pass the test, but their lasting impact and real benefit is greatly diminished when you compare it with a sustained regimen over a period of months.

I’m always interested in other opinions, but I’m skeptical that you will be able to persuade me to change my mind on this issue.

Although I’m unfamiliar with specifics about Prince2, I have come to the position that I never endorse short “boot camps” for any certification.

I had bad experiences with people doing this for the MCSE certification back when it was popular, and I’m seeing the same thing now. These boot camps enable people to memorize enough to pass the test, but their lasting impact and real benefit is greatly diminished when you compare it with a sustained regimen over a period of months.

I’m always interested in other opinions, but I’m skeptical that you will be able to persuade me to change my mind on this issue.

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.

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.