Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 (PRINCE Guidance) (Paperback)

by Great Britain. Office of Government Commerce (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 423 pages
• Publisher: Stationery Office Books; 3rd edition (March 2002)
• 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.com Sales Rank: #1,430,393 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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

By	Richard Baxter "Richard" (Bedford, UK) - See all my reviews

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).