PRINCE2 courses

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Now I do not wish to get into a debate about whether PRINCE2 is as relevant as it once was, but I am looking to expand my knowledge base and having done a lot of project work in my time, I think it is time to get something on paper.

There is a company offering both the foundation and practitioner course in my town with exams, all to be done in five days.

There is some pre-course reading which I have been told can be done in a couple of days.

Pass rate is 95% (or so they say).

Has anyone done PRINCE2 and passed it on one of these types of courses or are they in reality a waste of time. I say this as packing it all into a week might give you a certificate, but surely one should spend more hours in looking at it all more deeply?

Took the full course, completed the pre-course materials and just scraped through the foundation exam.

Didn't take the practitioner exam as this would have cost extra. Only wanted an insight into Project Management so wasn't too fussed about the certificate.

 

[GSXRMovistar]

I'd say go for it but combine it with some sort of Agile PM. When I worked for Hewlett Packard we dropped PRINCE2 in favor of AgilePM some time around March 2013.

Agile PM'img, isn't that what you call it when there's been no pre work, process, documentation, and you're making it up as you go along.

I'm spending a huge amount of time working with HP PMs and yes it's very agile.

 

[V4NT0M]

There is a deal on Amazon Local for Prince2 Foundation for £89 with ITOnlineLearning.

Has anyone used them before and is that a decent price for what is essentially an online e-learning module?

Exam costs are separate, so will need to find out how much they cost.

 

[GSXRMovistar]

There are plenty of websites that provide enough information to pass the foundation without having to pay, I'd only consider paying for Foundation if it also included the exam and worked out cost effective compare to exam only.

However I can't think of any roles where the requirements were strict enough that you had to have the foundation but not practitioner. If paying for Prince2 then do the lot otherwise just read up and list 'Project Management following Prince2 practitioner methodologies' on your CV, that will be sufficient to get yourpicked up by the auto searches.