Managing Successful Projects With Prince2 (Prince Guidance) [Paperback]

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Product Details

• Paperback: 423 pages
• Publisher: Stationery Office Books; 3rd edition (March 31, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0113308914
• ISBN-13: 978-0113308910
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,755,386 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars The definitive article, May 27, 2009

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This review is from: Managing Successful Projects With Prince2 (Prince Guidance) (Paperback)

As this book is the acknowledged "bible" of PRINCE2, it is expected to cover the method and all of the individual components in detail. A word of warning however, make sure that if you are using it for preparation, revision or as a reference book for the Practitioner exam that you buy a stack of "post it" page markers and use them wisely.

The order of description of the components/processes can be quite frustrating if you haven't got a mental (or physical) picture of the overall method to hand, hence the need to index the book yourself otherwise searching for that vital item can take a you more time than you have planned - not nice when the clock is ticking.

That said, this is a great reference manual once you are up and running and need to remember the details of a step or process. As a seasoned (and battle-scarred) senior IT manager with many years of controlling projects under my belt, I will just leave you with the reminder that this is a framework and you don't need to use every component on every project (unless you really want to make even the smallest initiative into a bureaucratic monster).