Reply to: IT qualifications

[daviejones]

.. and Barclays don't actually use Prince 2 either. Apart from that, spot on.

I believe they do....

[NickNick]

I thought the OP said that he was a BA? In which case, the ISEB qualification in Business Analysis would be better as a starting point rather than PRINCE2. Of course it's Just a shade uinder £2k (or it was when I last looked) so a bit more than the practitioners exam.

[Alf W]

Barclays are not IB

.. and Barclays don't actually use Prince 2 either. Apart from that, spot on.

[Jubber]

And as chef said - a winning personality and a drive to get things done goes a long way too.

and big knockers

[TykeMerc]

Prince 2 is often asked for but the vast majority of companies will take an experienced non qualified PM over a newbie PM with Prince 2 and little or no experience.

PRINCE 2 does not guarantee project success is just guarantees your ass is covered if it goes wrong!

And as chef said - a winning personality and a drive to get things done goes a long way too.

I heartily agree with your first and third points, but Prince2 doesn't guarantee anything, least of all covering your ass.

Experience >>>>>> Qualifications in any scenario I can think of.

[original PM]

Prince 2 is often asked for but the vast majority of companies will take an experienced non qualified PM over a newbie PM with Prince 2 and little or no experience.

PRINCE 2 does not guarantee project success is just guarantees your ass is covered if it goes wrong!

And as chef said - a winning personality and a drive to get things done goes a long way too.

[daviejones]

Barclays are not IB

I know...my point is that large financial institutions do use it.

[SandyDown]

Barclays etc are very big on it...

Boring it may be, but that is a different point altogether.

Barclays are not IB

[chris79]

I don't think it's boring. It depends on the project being run, the people involved, and I do actually think it serves a good purpose. The world is a better place having PRINCE2.

[daviejones]

Maybe I've been working in IBs too long, none seem to use it.

Also noones yet mentioned the fact that PRINCE2 is just plain *boring*.

Barclays etc are very big on it...

Boring it may be, but that is a different point altogether.

[TykeMerc]

Prince2 isn't an IT qualification, it's a Project Management methodology that can be applied in running any type of project.

[ratewhore]

Also noones yet mentioned the fact that PRINCE2 is just plain *boring*.

Erm, I'm sure you'll find no PM methodology rocks...

[moorfield]

You may not rate it, but it is the one that employers seek, either as an essential skill, or a nice to have.

Maybe I've been working in IBs too long, none seem to use it.

Also noones yet mentioned the fact that PRINCE2 is just plain *boring*.

[Bob Dalek]

If starting out, then qualifications are important - how else can an employer judge you? Once you have a few years' worth of destroying entire systems, faking your own death a few times to dodge Hector, learned the sacred art of blaming offshore colleagues for one's own gargantuan mistakes, then, and only then, are qualifications deemed moot. HTH.

[chris79]

WTH?? why would anyone compare project management methodologies to information security qualifications???

I think the comparison being made is between the choice of which one to study, not which is more useful. But then again it will depend on the individual and their own aspirations.