Originally posted by Alf W
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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.
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Originally posted by original PM View PostPrince 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.
Experience >>>>>> Qualifications in any scenario I can think of.
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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.
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Originally posted by SandyDown View PostBarclays are not IB
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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.
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Originally posted by moorfield View PostMaybe 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*.
Boring it may be, but that is a different point altogether.
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Prince2 isn't an IT qualification, it's a Project Management methodology that can be applied in running any type of project.
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Originally posted by daviejones View PostYou may not rate it, but it is the one that employers seek, either as an essential skill, or a nice to have.
Also noones yet mentioned the fact that PRINCE2 is just plain *boring*.
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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.
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Originally posted by SandyDown View PostWTH?? why would anyone compare project management methodologies to information security qualifications???
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