Urgent - Requirement for Prince 2 training

[Hotlatte]

Hi,

I am looking to take on a Prince 2 crash course. Being close to festive and new year period it will be hard to find someone running a classroom based course.

However, i wont mind self learning or elearning course that i can go through over the holidays. I have worked in Prince 2 environments and have got understanding of it as a pre requisite.

What i am looking for is something very interactive, interesting to read (digestible) and something that hasn't just been lifted off the Prince 2 text book.

Please, recommend i wont mind if its a package with exam/practitioner course etc.

Ta

[Sockpuppet]

What i am looking for is something very interactive, interesting to read (digestible) and something that hasn't just been lifted off the Prince 2 text book.

But that is the whole point of Prince2. Not the learn anything just to memorize the book.

[bernard2008]

I did the Prince 2 with Firebrand.

I've never used it but I've got the nice piece of paper.

[ascender]

What i am looking for is something very interactive, interesting to read (digestible) and something that hasn't just been lifted off the Prince 2 text book.

Good luck with that. Not meaning to sound sarcastic/unhelpful, but the instructor-led courses seem to consist of you using a highlighter pen to mark up the official text book so you can find stuff quickly in the exam. 5 days to get through the book and sit the two exams gives you very little time to actually learn it as you go.

In a past life I'd done various techy certifications from Cisco and not one course-book close to being as difficult to read/digest as the Prince 2 handbook was. If you really need to get the qualification, I'd ring around training companies and see what they have on near you over the next while. You might be surprised at the availability, but remember to haggle.

I'm also confused as to why the cert has become a kind of expected/minimum qualification for project managers in the UK to have when it actually deals with very little of the traditional project management skills required, but that's a whole other topic.

[escapeUK]

In a past life I'd done various techy certifications from Cisco and not one course-book close to being as difficult to read/digest as the Prince 2 handbook was..

Its because its boring and meaningless. Imagine a government best practise methodology on how to implement a project, you just imagined Prince2. Is there any wonder all government IT projects fail and cost millions.

I have sat probably 25 Microsoft Exams in my time and worked through a hell of a lot of books, Prince2 is the only one I couldn't make myself read. Well that and ITIL actually.

[northernladuk]

Good luck with that. Not meaning to sound sarcastic/unhelpful, but the instructor-led courses seem to consist of you using a highlighter pen to mark up the official text book so you can find stuff quickly in the exam. 5 days to get through the book and sit the two exams gives you very little time to actually learn it as you go.

In a past life I'd done various techy certifications from Cisco and not one course-book close to being as difficult to read/digest as the Prince 2 handbook was. If you really need to get the qualification, I'd ring around training companies and see what they have on near you over the next while. You might be surprised at the availability, but remember to haggle.

I'm also confused as to why the cert has become a kind of expected/minimum qualification for project managers in the UK to have when it actually deals with very little of the traditional project management skills required, but that's a whole other topic.

WHS. I passed both ITIL and Prince Foundations by reading past papers and memorising the answers. It is unbelievable how many times the questions are recycled. I didn't open a single book passing both. That was a year or two ago so not sure if they have changed but it was embarrassing how easy it was.

I can't remember the pass rate either, was it 50% or 60%? How the hell are these courses supposed to be industry standards when you can pass by only knowing roughly half of it. Utterly ridiculous.

[RichardCranium]

I am looking to take on a PRINCE2 crash course.

That's the only kind there is. Well, there's two. The Foundation crash course and the Practitioner crash course.

Being close to festive and new year period it will be hard to find someone running a classroom based course.

Eh? I did a PRINCE2 Practitioner 13th-17th Dec; there were a few running that week in the UK. Google, squire, Google!

However, I won't mind self learning or elearning course that I can go through over the holidays. I have worked in PRINCE2 environments and have got understanding of it as a pre requisite.

What I am looking for is something very interactive, interesting to read (digestible)

Then you'll have to write it.

and something that hasn't just been lifted off the PRINCE2 text book.

But that's what you have to learn to pass.

I'd ring around training companies and see what they have on near you over the next while. You might be surprised at the availability, but remember to haggle.

WHS. 50% off is common if you can fill a seat next Monday.

WHS. I passed both ITIL and Prince Foundations by reading past papers and memorising the answers. It is unbelievable how many times the questions are recycled. I didn't open a single book passing both. That was a year or two ago so not sure if they have changed but it was embarrassing how easy it was.

I can't remember the pass rate either, was it 50% or 60%? How the hell are these courses supposed to be industry standards when you can pass by only knowing roughly half of it. Utterly ridiculous.

I cannot see how anyone in IT development with a year's experience and half a brain cannot scrape through the Foundation first time.

The Practitioner is another matter...

[Old Greg]

Am in a similar situation to the OP. Just want to sit the Foundation exam. Any ideas for providers who do this and don't charge £300+ just to sit a 1 hour multiple choice?

Cheers, OG

[RichardCranium]

Am in a similar situation to the OP. Just want to sit the Foundation exam. Any ideas for providers who do this and don't charge £300+ just to sit a 1 hour multiple choice?

Edit edit: here: http://www.apmg-international.com/AP...ntre_Exams.asp


Edit: follow the link to the 'public exams' from this page: http://www.prince2.com/prince2-exams.asp

Link:

PRINCE2 Foundation Exam Dates and Locations - ILX Group

Info & trial exams:
Start the PRINCE2 Foundation Exam

PRINCE2 Foundation Exam, PRINCE 2 Foundation Questions, PRINCE2 Past Exams, Hints and Tips - ILX Group

[Old Greg]

Edit edit: here: http://www.apmg-international.com/AP...ntre_Exams.asp


Edit: follow the link to the 'public exams' from this page: http://www.prince2.com/prince2-exams.asp

Link:

PRINCE2 Foundation Exam Dates and Locations - ILX Group

Info & trial exams:
Start the PRINCE2 Foundation Exam

PRINCE2 Foundation Exam, PRINCE 2 Foundation Questions, PRINCE2 Past Exams, Hints and Tips - ILX Group

Cheers. ILX no longer offer exam only and the APMG open exams aren't available that soon. Ho hum.