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by topbanana
Wed 24 Aug 2016 8:04 pm
Forum: General Project Management
Topic: PRINCE2 - Studying and Preparing for Practitioner Exam
Replies: 27
Views: 112928

Re: PRINCE2 - Studying and Preparing for Practitioner Exam

Joined a large government based organisation and now find myself in a project environment. PRINCE2 is a good tool but APMP is the tool used, so next stop is APMP. Learned a lot about critical path analysis and the two are very similar in terms of language but written exams are a sticky point with m...
by topbanana
Tue 21 Jun 2016 9:35 pm
Forum: General Project Management
Topic: PRINCE2 - Studying and Preparing for Practitioner Exam
Replies: 27
Views: 112928

Re: PRINCE2 - Studying and Preparing for Practitioner Exam

Joined a large government based organisation and now find myself in a project environment. PRINCE2 is a good tool but APMP is the tool used, so next stop is APMP. Learned a lot about critical path analysis and the two are very similar in terms of language but written exams are a sticky point with me.
by topbanana
Sun 09 Aug 2015 9:22 pm
Forum: General Project Management
Topic: PRINCE2 - Studying and Preparing for Practitioner Exam
Replies: 27
Views: 112928

Re: PRINCE2 - Studying and Preparing for Practitioner Exam

Congratulations Topbanana. Did you manage to find those practice exams by any chance? They were the best prep of all for me. Take a look at APMP too. From initial experience this exam covers quite a lot of what Prince2 doesn't cover. I was looking at APMP and would still like to do it, there just s...
by topbanana
Sun 09 Aug 2015 9:17 pm
Forum: General Project Management
Topic: PRINCE2 - Studying and Preparing for Practitioner Exam
Replies: 27
Views: 112928

Re: PRINCE2 - Studying and Preparing for Practitioner Exam

I used the David Hinde book which had plenty of practice questions at the end of each chapter, well worth the money. For anyone looking to do an intensive course I would consider a break between Foundation and Practitiner, it's a lot to take in and a couple of weeks between the two IMO is a better o...
by topbanana
Thu 06 Aug 2015 1:32 pm
Forum: General Project Management
Topic: PRINCE2 - Studying and Preparing for Practitioner Exam
Replies: 27
Views: 112928

Re: PRINCE2 - Studying and Preparing for Practitioner Exam

Thanks for the reply, I'm looking to find a course provider in the South West, probably sooner rather than later whilst the Prince2 knowledge is still fresh. Happy to receive any training provider recommendations.
by topbanana
Tue 04 Aug 2015 9:52 pm
Forum: General Project Management
Topic: PRINCE2 - Studying and Preparing for Practitioner Exam
Replies: 27
Views: 112928

Re: PRINCE2 - Studying and Preparing for Practitioner Exam

Passed it, I don't know who was more surprised! Looking to follow on now whilst I have an opportunity to use some time, I'm thinking about Agile as it is appearing more often in job specs.
by topbanana
Fri 17 Jul 2015 5:56 pm
Forum: General Project Management
Topic: PRINCE2 - Studying and Preparing for Practitioner Exam
Replies: 27
Views: 112928

Re: PRINCE2 - Studying and Preparing for Practitioner Exam

Are there any other mock papers out there for the Practitioner, paid for or free? I think I know the subject enough to pass, what I find difficult is understanding the questions in amongst the clutter and picking out the key components of the question. It's getting frustrating as I think I may well ...