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Hello all,
A lot of project management Jobs seem to want PRINCE2 as a door-opener. I've found an online course (without exams) I'm presuming I can do the course and take the exams separately?
Do I need to do the foundation first or can I risk it and jump straight to practitioner?
What are people's opinions of PRINCE2? The impression I get is it's a bit of a box-ticking exercise.
A lot of project management Jobs seem to want PRINCE2 as a door-opener. I've found an online course (without exams) I'm presuming I can do the course and take the exams separately?
Do I need to do the foundation first or can I risk it and jump straight to practitioner?
What are people's opinions of PRINCE2? The impression I get is it's a bit of a box-ticking exercise.
You need to do the foundation and practitioner, although you can usually do a course that covers both.
The problem with PRINCE2 is that it's a methodology, and unless you're applying at a company that uses the methodology, it's not going to be very helpful. I believe it's most widely used in the public sector but it doesn't stop pretty much every PM role asking for it!
The problem with PRINCE2 is that it's a methodology, and unless you're applying at a company that uses the methodology, it's not going to be very helpful. I believe it's most widely used in the public sector but it doesn't stop pretty much every PM role asking for it!
Prince2 is useful if you've never done Project Management before; but then so would any other PM methodology.
Like most other methodologies milage may vary on how well the organisation has implemented it.
It's fairly pointless if the company senior management are not engaged with the way Prince 2 works.
Like most other methodologies milage may vary on how well the organisation has implemented it.
It's fairly pointless if the company senior management are not engaged with the way Prince 2 works.
If the majority of the roles you are looking at state Prince2 is required, then go-ahead and get certified otherwise the reviewers will just knock back your application on the absence of a Prince2 certification.
If you want to learn about project management and not just one methodology 'Prince2' then I would highly recommend APMP also now known as PMQ. I have completed both within the past 10 years, on the Prince2 course there were personal trainers, estate agents, university graduates, publishing managers, IT support staff who all were looking for a job in project management, having completed Prince2 does not give you the underlying principles, techniques and tools and does not make you a PM.
The APMP course was a lot more beneficial in terms of learning some of the project management fundamentals, if you know the fundamentals then going on to learn specific waterfall and agile methodologies is what will tick the boxes for the recruiters as well. The exam is a 3 hour written exam whereas Prince2 is all multiple choice, if we have a candidate come for interview who has completed APMP that comes with a lot more respect.
Depending on what industry and PM role you are planning to go into, I would also consider whether an Agile PM course maybe better suited.
If you want to learn about project management and not just one methodology 'Prince2' then I would highly recommend APMP also now known as PMQ. I have completed both within the past 10 years, on the Prince2 course there were personal trainers, estate agents, university graduates, publishing managers, IT support staff who all were looking for a job in project management, having completed Prince2 does not give you the underlying principles, techniques and tools and does not make you a PM.
The APMP course was a lot more beneficial in terms of learning some of the project management fundamentals, if you know the fundamentals then going on to learn specific waterfall and agile methodologies is what will tick the boxes for the recruiters as well. The exam is a 3 hour written exam whereas Prince2 is all multiple choice, if we have a candidate come for interview who has completed APMP that comes with a lot more respect.
Depending on what industry and PM role you are planning to go into, I would also consider whether an Agile PM course maybe better suited.
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