Friday, May 10, 2002

 
Posted by Mike Tarrani 4:18 PM
PRINCE2. Because I believe in the superiority of PRINCE2 over the PMI approach discussed in my last entry I want to provide a few links to educate readers who are not familiar with the UK standard for project management. As mentioned in my last entry, Linda and I reviewed a book titled Prince 2: A Practical Handbook in which we both discussed how PRINCE2 compares to the PMBOK.

In addition to the official source of PRINCE2 and the PRINCE2 user group given in the last entry, the following are resources which will reveal the inner workings of the method:

• APM Group's PRINCE2 Pages
• PRINCE2 Study Resources (be sure to download the color map)
• SPOCE

The last resource has many interesting documents, including an excellent PRINCE2 Briefing Document available for free download, and a clear description of PRINCE2. You can also purchase Understanding PRINCE2 by Ken Bradley, which is one of the best books I've read on the subject.

A quick overview of PRINCE2 is shown in the following illustrations:

• PRINCE2 macro view
• Process elements
• Organizational Structure
• Risk management methods

You'll also find information about PRINCE2 on the old Project Management Newsletter page that we haven't updated in ages, but keep around because of the traffic it receives.