PRINCE2

So – all this week I was learning about PRoject management IN Controlled Environments (PRINCE2)… it was certainly stretching! Most of the people on the course were seasoned project managers and I felt pretty out of my debth!

There were two parts to the course – the first was a theory exam (which I passed).. the second was a practical exam where you are assessed on your application of the process to a scenario. Hard to tell how it went – and honestly it doesn’t matter too much…

I certainly learned quite a lot. PRINCE2 is the UK Government standard and it’s pretty rigorous. In fact the UN is about to move to the PRINCE2 system.. so who knows – maybe I can get a job there eventually.

The focus of PRINCE2 is around the business case – and putting the customer in control. So the customer basically runs the project – has to define what they want – and ensure that the project is progressing as it should. This differs from what usually happens; where the customer says they want something – and then gets the supplier to define it – and run the whole show.

Anyways.. we’ll see.. Boyd on the left – and Scott (our trainer from crazy colour) on the right. Scott’s a pretty impressive guy – a young guy who has started up a pretty impressive training company that’s going from strength to strength. He is kiwi, but moved from the UK to Brisbane for lifestyle reasons…. good place the Southern Hemisphere.

Interestingly, Scott’s uncle was in Mad Max.