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Prince2 is a project management framework that's popular in government. This 11-hour course claims to be able to get you through the exam.

I've had a (quick) look at the course material, and it's taught by an actual training company, and seems no worse than some of the paid courses I've attended. It's getting decent ratings in the comments too.

I've also searched on Ozbargain, and I don't think it's been posted before. There's a Learn the basics of Prince2 course in WNK's monster Free 200 Online Courses post, but it's a different course.

We need a "search by vendor" option in the advanced search on OzBargain, to make searching for dupes easier. Searching "prince" gets EB's Prince of Persia sale, etc.; being able to scope it to a URL would help.

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  • cyssero on 12/07/2013 - 14:23
    +1

    Highly doubt anyone could use this (or any other guide for that matter) and pass after 11 hours. Of course, that's not what anyone sitting the exam will expect anyway.

    It will probably be handy as a study guide and certainly deserves a +1. Anything on PMBOK would be great too!

    • jv on 12/07/2013 - 14:30
      +3

      Highly doubt anyone could use this (or any other guide for that matter) and pass after 11 hours.

      That depends on your background…

      Anyway, you still have to pay for the exam…

    • jong on 12/07/2013 - 14:40
      +6

      Prince2 Foundation's a three-day course; the last day is (I believe) just revision and the exam.

      I don't think 11 hours of lectures + reading (i.e. this course) is going to be that different to 2 x 6 hours in a classroom.

      • tanoshiiki on 12/07/2013 - 14:46
        +1

        Depends on learning style and self-discipline.

        I did an in-person training course last year and the last day is revision and then the exam.

  • shaybisc on 12/07/2013 - 14:33
    +1

    A course a day keeps the doctor away. This reminds me of uni. I used to like tracking down all the books and articles necessary for the writing of a brilliant essay- used to get that done quick smart. It was the reading them and writing the essay part that I was slow on- very slow.

  • [Deactivated] on 12/07/2013 - 14:34
    +1

    PRINCE2 is one of the worst certifications I have seen.
    It's very easy to pass.

    • jv on 12/07/2013 - 16:08

      It's very easy to pass.

      Most people that do the course would already know most of the material…

      passing the exam just gives a more 'objective' way to show this to others…

    • mini2 on 12/07/2013 - 16:32

      Foundation, yes. It's just a test of memory and semantics.

      Practitioner…not sure, will report back in 2 weeks when I sit for mine.

  • [Deactivated] on 12/07/2013 - 14:35
    +1

    PRINCE2 is one of the worst certifications I have seen.
    It's very easy to pass. I wonder why so many recruiters put it as a requirement…

    • braddsey on 12/07/2013 - 22:06
      +1

      one more way to filter candidates and quantify skills, plus it makes it easier to sell a resource. that's pretty much the only reason for professional business certifications.

      In terms of knowledge/experience, they're not worth the paper they're printed on.
      I got a SAP certification having never worked on SAP before, but went and did the 4 weeks academy course. At the end of it I knew a very small amount about SAP, but zero about how to apply it in the real world.
      I got a second SAP certification after working for about 4 years on project rollouts. This one I got without any study, after 4 weeks vacation.

      I think they're worthless, but look good on a consultant profile.

  • mini2 on 12/07/2013 - 14:58
    +1

    The public exams alone are $1300 worth for both Foundation and Practitioner and another $100 or so for the Managing Successful Projects textbook from OGC or whatever they're called now…one of the training providers had a deal back in June $1870 for a 5 days course inclusive of exam fees and textbook. If you work it out this way, you get 5x free feed from the provider plus someone spoonfed you the info to pass the course all for $470, less if it becomes a tax deduction.

  • The Hobo on 12/07/2013 - 14:59
    +1

    Would be great to find one on PMBOK

  • nadan on 12/07/2013 - 15:05

    Great for those who manage small project as part of their job, I am one of those and very keen to learn it.

  • GreenHornet on 12/07/2013 - 15:10

    +1 "We need a "search by vendor" option in the advanced search on OzBargain, to make searching for dupes easier. Searching "prince" gets EB's Prince of Persia sale, etc.; being able to scope it to a URL would help."

    +1

  • EarthMan on 12/07/2013 - 15:57
    +1

    A lot of companies nowadays are opting out of Prince 2 style management and going Agile so it's a bit of old school for most. But still a +1 for sure.

    • mini2 on 12/07/2013 - 16:35
      +1

      Depends - the animal oriented telco is a P2 shop, same applies to most state (in particular Queensland) and govco depts or other organisations have roots in the UK. Some P2 proponents will tell you P2 compliments Agile…not sure how but they're both created by the same bunch of folks.

    • jong on 12/07/2013 - 19:48

      Agile's common in software projects, because it's so easy to add extra functionality to software, which lines up with Agile's short iterations.

      I don't know that anyone's ever outfitted a factory or built a hospital with Agile; I'm pretty sure they have with Prince2.

  • arend on 12/07/2013 - 16:04

    If you click on any deal from the vendor, at the bottom of the post before comments is the yellow box titled "Related Store:[vendor]"
    The first link underneath is "Deals and coupons" and clicking this will give you all the deals from the vendor

    Or just include Udemy in your search?

  • bargainhuntaa on 12/07/2013 - 16:48
    +1

    Its showed as free when I searched for it. Do we still need to put the code somewhere?

    Thanks.

    • jong on 12/07/2013 - 19:50
      +1

      No - I've embedded the code in the link. You should just be able to click the "Start Learning Now" button.

  • gimme on 12/07/2013 - 17:15

    Foundation - Mostly Common sense (If you've done some basic PM work)

    (As a complete novice may be, but if you have any PM experience there's no need to spend 11hrs to pass the above. I didn't even read the book and got 95%)

    Practitioner - Needs more effort and some practice as the questions can be tricky.

    • jv on 12/07/2013 - 19:48

      Practitioner - Needs more effort and some practice as the questions can be tricky.

      At least it's open book… :)

      • edisonAU on 12/07/2013 - 20:04

        Well you wouldn't have too much time reading the manual anyway. Practitioner questions are much trickier and you do need to understand it rather than just reading books. Prince2 foundation itself doesn't get much recognition.

        Ironically I just passed my Prince2 Practitioner reregistration exam last week. I never expect to see it in Oz bargain.

        For PMBOK, you better buy those 'How to pass PMP exams' books if you want to get PMP certification. Otherwise, you just read the PMBOK manual for learning purposes.

  • ozbargained on 12/07/2013 - 23:14

    Are they any expiration dates on these courses?

    Or do i have access forever?

    • jong on 12/07/2013 - 23:20

      Forever.

  • ozbargained on 13/07/2013 - 00:19

    We should have more of these Udemy stuff.

  • BhanuL on 13/07/2013 - 09:25

    Thanks Jong!

    • jong on 13/07/2013 - 23:18

      It was my pleasure!

  • bb_hunter on 13/07/2013 - 15:03

    didn't need the code, clicked on the link and it was then added to my profile.

  • BlueMM on 19/07/2013 - 22:59
    +2

    This seems to have now expired.

  • jee on 28/07/2013 - 12:57

    is this expired now?

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