Fast Track Your Career | PRINCE2® Certification

The market is flooded with jobseekers yet headhunters are flummoxed with the failure to find the right fitment. The case is no different with Project Managers. We have moved past the times when experience was enough for an audience with the HR, if not an offer. A veteran armed with 20 years of experience is pitted against someone who is at the start of professional leg with 5 years under the belt. It isn’t fair-play? Well, the rules of the game have changed. Experience should have to be backed up with a certification. Take it or leave it. You cannot wallow in self-pity with “I have so many years to my credit.” Fine, show the credential. The most popular project management certifications are PMP®, PRINCE2®. This paper will discuss the prospects of PRINCE2® shaping up your profile as that consummate project management professional.

In UK, PRINCE2® (Projects in Controlled Environments) is considered de facto standard for IT project management. PRINCE2 doesn’t define project as temporary endeavor, rather as a project management method it delivers based on a business case. The progress of the project is measured and monitored through periodical review of the business case so as not to deviate from the business outcome, and thus the situation at the ground level is assessed and addressed with a greater control and clarity. PRINCE2 can be used for any kind of project cutting across culture and setting aside geographic barriers. It is an effective process method, also easy to learn and the ease of use of framework makes it more favorable with newcomers to PRINCE2®

In PRINCE2 methodology, the decision making doesn’t rest with the project manager, rather the functional and financial authority is with the senior executive. The project manager will help in managing and administering he project by directing resources on behalf of the board and primarily the reason why government sector prefer this program due to its standardized approach.

The mind has never been at such a premium and to those talented, corporate are just waiting to tap to make it a win-win. . It’s very mutual. But how does PRINCE2 can turn out to be an asset? Its world class and widely renowned and increasing number want to be certified, especially the PRINCE2 Practitioner. You can go global for opportunities and show you got it what it takes with your PRINCE2 credential. Just check the stats at the top which is a clear indicator in the surge for the demand for qualified and PRINCE2® certified project managers.

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