Prince 2 Training Company Recommendations

[ThePRINCE2coach]

Free PRINCE2 Pre-Course Book

Here is a link to the most read book on PRINCE2:2009. It provides an excellent introduction to PRINCE2 and you will be able to answer most of the process questions in both exams after reading this book.

The biggest advantage of this small book is that you will be very well prepared for the classroom training, get a lot more out of it, score higher in the exam and most important, remember more when you get back to the office.

The book also includes about 75 Q&A, so you can test your knowledge.

So enjoy: http://www.mgmtplaza.com/elearn/file...To-PRINCE2.pdf

This is our local user group: Free PRINCE2 ebook + podcast course + CBT

Regards
Frank

[filthy1980]

i used Knowledge academy about 18months ago, no real complaints, they had courses running in loads of locations, tea & coffee on tap, lunch was provided (decent spread), very good tutor, class size was about 16, but that may have been inflated due to a lot of people who had been made redundant had been funded to go on the course, i was the only one that had actually paid for it

and they haven't bombarded me with offers on other courses either

have been looking into doing PMI PMP and companies like firebrand and calling every week pestering me, put me off them

[RichardCranium]

I found Maven Training to be excellent. Got my Foundation and Practitioner with them.

I did my PRINCE2 the first time with Maven and was very happy with the amount of pre-reading material and additional course booklets and the amount of training we got during the week. It was expensive, but good value for that money. When we did the Foundation on the Wednesday, two of us got only one of the questions wrong. The trainer gave both of us a copy of "People Issues and PRINCE2" out of her own pocket as a prize, despite saying she normally has one person get all the questions right.

i used Knowledge academy about 18months ago, no real complaints,

That's good news. I have just booked on a 5 day refresher with Knowledge Academy (my PRINCE2 expired in the summer) and got it ½ price as it starts in 2 weeks.

[cykophysh39]

I used Skillsolve for my P2 practitioner, very good course and good tutors. High pass rate.

+1 Just passed my P2 Foundation + Prac with Skillsolve. Will now also be doing my MSP with them

[filthy1980]

if anyone hear's of any PMI PMP courses on offer please give me a shout

[DeludedAussie]

if anyone hear's of any PMI PMP courses on offer please give me a shout

How useful is this course? I men what can you do with Prince that you cannot without

[TykeMerc]

PMI PMP isn't Prince or Prince2, it's a different PM/PMO related qualification.

It's a simple fact that irrespective of what body offers the qualification, what they call their methodologies and what names and acronyms they use they all boil down to much the same thing. A project has a set of logical phases that require control appropriate to that specific project.
All any of these courses do is to formalise the steps, suggest some document formats that are suitable for various stages and help you to avoid missing bits that will cause problems. The important thing to know about these courses is they won't teach you how to be a PM if you aren't one to begin with.

[filthy1980]

PMI PMP isn't Prince or Prince2, it's a different PM/PMO related qualification.

It's a simple fact that irrespective of what body offers the qualification, what they call their methodologies and what names and acronyms they use they all boil down to much the same thing. A project has a set of logical phases that require control appropriate to that specific project.
All any of these courses do is to formalise the steps, suggest some document formats that are suitable for various stages and help you to avoid missing bits that will cause problems. The important thing to know about these courses is they won't teach you how to be a PM if you aren't one to begin with.

i'm actually working my way through a pmi cbt at the moment and the good thing about it is that it does teach you project management tools and techniques

but i think its an addition to prince2, which is a good framework, but pointless if you don't know how to apply it

[saptastic]

Would anyone be able to recommend a training company for Prince 2 please.

Tks!

Maven are very knowledgable and helpful in my experience.

[Wilmslow]

I'll check them all out. I always think its best to get recommendations for stuff like this, so many thanks

Hi there,

Just wondering which provider you went for in the end?

I have my foundation, wanting to upgrade to Practitioner myself......