Tag: PRINCE2
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Why am I stuck at the same project management level?
If you’ve been a project manager for five, eight, ten years and you’re still on the same band, the same job title, or the same salary range, it’s almost never because you’re not working hard enough. It’s because the people who promote you have quietly categorised you as the person who keeps things running, not…
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How to Write a PRINCE2 Business Case That Actually Gets Approved
INTRODUCTION Most business cases fail before they are even read. Not because the project is a bad idea. Not because the numbers do not stack up. But because the document does not give the people who need to approve it the information they need to say yes. This post gives you the practical guide to…
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What Is a Stage Gate and Why Does It Matter
INTRODUCTION Most project managers have heard the term stage gate. Fewer can explain what it actually is, why it exists and what should happen at one. This post gives you the honest practical answer. Based on two decades of delivering projects and programmes across central government, civil service, police and space agencies. WHAT IS A…
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PRINCE2 vs PMP. Which Project Management Certification is Right for You?
INTRODUCTION Two certifications dominate the project management profession. PRINCE2 and PMP. Both are globally recognised. Both are respected by employers. Both demonstrate that you understand how projects are supposed to be managed. But they are not the same qualification. They test different things. They suit different people. And they are more valuable in different parts…
