Prince2 Foundation Practitioner Training Course
December Mumbai - 4days
January Bangalore - 4 days
January Delhi - 4 days
PMP Preparation Program - PMBOK edition 4
December Delhi - 4 days
January Delhi - 4 days
February Mumbai - 2 days
Microsoft Project Fundamentals 2007
December Delhi - 3 days
January Hyderabad - 3 days
January Chennai - 3 days
Project Management
Mumbai - 4 days
Pune - 4 days
PMP Workshop - Chennai
Fun and Energetic Project Manager with lot of hands on experience which he overlaid extremely well on the PMP course to help me understand the PM concepts and of course, crack the exam.
Hemanth Panyam,
AthenaHealth India (NYSE:ATHN)
Summary on PRINCE2
- Provides a complete step-by-step methodology on how to set-up and run a project
- Guidance on Pre-project activities and Post project activities
- Emphasis on Business Case and Benefits
- Management by Exception
- Detailed description of responsibilities of the project management team
- Description / Templates of project management products
- Offers the depth in project management practices
- Knowledge is organized around Principles, Processes, Themes & Governance
- Tailoring guidelines
- Emphasis on Business case and Benefits
- Managed by Stages i.e. only one stage is committed at a time
- Focus on Products
- Detailed description on developing project plans
- Trainings and Exams are over in 5 days
- Specialist aspects are not covered
- Detailed techniques not provided to plan and carry out project management activities
- Leadership and People management skills are not coded in the method
- No flexibility offered on adapting the best practices as it is more sort of a method
- Not much emphasis on guidance or development Project Manager's Skill sets
Summary on PMBOK
- Provides the all round guidance on project management
- Lists the tools and techniques that can be used in a specific process
- Guidance organized by Process groups & Knowledge areas
- Knowledge on specific aspects of the project such as Contract management, Quality management
- Provides guidance on leadership, motivational skills and other interpersonal skills
- Guidance on Reporting techniques such as Earned Value Management for effective reporting
- Guidance on the professional code of conduct of a project manager
- No guidance on project management team responsibilities
- No guidance on tailoring
- Not much details on how exactly to proceed / step by step approach
- Whilst outputs for every process are described the guidance on their contents is not provided
- No knowledge covered on the post project activity of ensuring the project was successful from benefits point of view
- Not enough details on the contents of plan and how they should be developed at varying levels of detail and by whom
Conclusion
PMP & PRINCE2 are both recognized and respected across the world. Doing PMP helps in developing the project management skills whereas PRINCE2 helps in understanding more from the project point of view. Whilst PMP is recognized more in the US and US dominant countries, PRINCE2 is recognized in the British and their influenced countries. Having both definitely compliments and improves the marketability of a project manager!
Knowledge & Guidance
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Criteria
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PMP®
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PRINCE2®
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Recognition
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Worldwide
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Worldwide
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Popularity
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North America, Canada, Asia
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UK, Western Europe, Australia
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Reference Book
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PMBOK
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PRINCE2 Manual
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What is it?
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A Best Practice Guidance that can be tailored and modified
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A methodology that defines the step-by-step approach on managing projects
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Architecture
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5 Process Groups
9 Knowledge Areas
42 processes
Input / Tool / Output for each process
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7 Principles
7 Processes
7 Themes
Guidance on Tailoring
Templates
Roles & Responsibilities
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Differentiator
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Descriptive
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Prescriptive
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Defined Responsibilities
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Only for the Project Manager
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For the entire Project Management Team including Executive, Assurance, Team Managers, Project Manager, Supplier, User, Support
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Techniques
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Described what techniques can be used and when
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Techniques are left to the users to decide
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Scalable
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Yes
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Yes
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People Management
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Yes, Guidance on Managing Project Team
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No, Left to the User
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Contract Management
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Yes, Guidance on What Contracts are good for which type of projects
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Not covered
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Templates & Contents of the Project Management Deliverables
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No
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Yes, Templates are provided
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Direction & Guidance from the Sponsors / Management
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Some guidance in the beginning in the form of Project Charter
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One entire process is dedicated to Direction and Ad-hoc guidance and approvals – Directing a Project
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Tailoring Guidelines
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Not provided
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Provided in the Manual
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Specialist Aspects such as Requirements Gathering, Costing, Reporting, Quality Techniques
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Covered
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Not Covered
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Pre-Project
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Techniques on Project Selection
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Detailed description on how to start up a Project in a controlled way before committing to it
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Post-Project
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No such guidance
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Creates the Benefits Review Plan
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Accreditation
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Criteria
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PMP®
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PRINCE2®
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Governing Body
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PMI, USA
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APMG, UK
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Authorised Training Organization
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R.E.P.
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ATO
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Accredited Trainer
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No
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Yes
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Entry Level Qualification
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CAPM
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PRINCE2 Foundation
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Expert Qualification
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PMP
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PRINCE2 Practitioner
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Eligibility – Entry Level
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23 hours of Contact Training
1500 hours of experience
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None
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Eligibility – Expert Level
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35 hours of Contact Training
4500 hours of Project Management Experience
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None – although Experience is Recommended
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Prerequisites
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PMI application approval
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Foundation certified
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Open Book
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No
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Yes
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Exam Format
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Online – Computer based
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Paper based
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Exam Conducted By
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Prometric
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ATO on the last day of Training
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Duration
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4 hours
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2.5 hours
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Pattern
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Multiple Choice Objective Type
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Multiple Choice Objective Type
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Number of Questions
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200
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Foundation 75
Practitioner 9
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Passing Percentage
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62.5%
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Practitioner 55%
Foundation 50%
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Result Declaration
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Immediate
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Foundation Immediate
Practitioner approx 4 weeks
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Re-Certification
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60 PDU’s in 3 years
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Re-exam after 5 years
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Official Information
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PMP Handbook
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PRINCE2 Qualifications Scheme
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Official Exam Reference
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PMBOK Edition Four
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Managing Successful Projects PRINCE2 2009 Edition
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Official Website
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www.pmi.org
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www.apmgroup.co.uk
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