I recently did a webinar for IT Governance about using PRINCE2 for small projects. It seemed to go down well and I gave out several templates and examples of case studies that should be useful.
I have written a description and pieces of advice on how to pass the PRINCE2 Foundation exam. This is free to anyone who would like it. Just reply to this blog or email me at colin@colinbentley.co.uk and I will email a copy to you.
Revised throughout to match the details and requirements of the 2009 PRINCE2 manual and simplified to make it more useful for those who are new to the method, PRINCE2 Revealed, second edition, is the perfect first reference. A readable end-to-end overview of the complex PRINCE2 method that starts from a more accessible level than other detailed manuals, it will ease you into the topic and put the method into a real world context.
How often do we hear the moan, “PRINCE2 is OK, but it’s too bureaucratic”. Recently I even heard a comment that PRINCE2 turned the Project Manager into little more than a scribe for the Project Board. In my opinion, people who say these things don’t really understand the method or are subscribers to the ‘just do it’ school of project management.
The new 2009 PRINCE2 manual is much more tightly written than its predecessors and has made small modifications to a number of areas. It is believed by its authors to be less prescriptive than earlier versions. But there are some readers who think that is a little too bureaucratic in some documents and leaves a few areas less than fully explained.