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Rescuing People from PRINCE2

Published May 24, 2009 5S , CI , Change , Continuous Improvement , Culture , Darzi , Healthcare , Improvement , Leadership , Lean , Lean Healthcare , Patient Safety , Quality Improvement , RIE , Rapid Improvement , Service Improvement , Service Redesign , Six Dimensions of Quality , Transformation , VSA , VSE 2 Comments
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Have you experienced going on a PRINCE2 training programme only to find that when you get back to the office it doesn’t actually help you to manage day to day projects?

Over the last two years Amnis has been running a successful programme called ‘People Based Project Management’ which is designed to provide all project managers (and not just those who have been on PRINCE2) with the essential skills required to engage others, manage projects successfully, communicate effectively and create structure with flexibility.

To find out more can Ruth Bodman on 0870-446-1002 or visit our dedicated Project & Programme Management website at http://www.amnis.uk.com/project-programme-management.

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1 scottspence May 25, 2009 at 12:41 pm

Hi Ruth,

I think you are correct – often people feel this way. PRINCE2 training is pretty homogeneous, following the same syllabus issued by the APMG so attending a different certified course might not help this situation.

Taking a different tact however and looking at why this problem exists brings up some interesting solutions. This is what I have seen:

1. the organisation does not support the method. In particular senior management are not interested in managing by exception, issuing tolerances or anything like doing things differently. I suggest you go slow and bite off small chunks!

2. the training was not appropriate to the individual. PRINCE2 ‘out of the can’ is for large projects, not small projects. Rather than a full Practitioner or Foundation certification course many (accidental) project managers would be better off with a slimmed down version.

3. The individual is doing tasks, not project management. Variant of above. Putting a layer of bureaucracy on a task is sure to make the whole experience unpleasant and who would blame that person for thinking it was PRINCE2.

4. Expectations are misaligned. PRINCE2 training does not ‘make’ a project manager. It is just a method, just as having a recipe does not make someone a chef. You need practise (lots of it) and to learn a few techniques from a seasoned pro (yes, if not on the job, often on a training course!)

Those are the main ones that spring to mind. I’d be interested to hear more from you Ruth.

Cheers

Scott

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- 2 markeaton May 25, 2009 at 1:01 pm
  
  Hi Scott,
  
  Thanks for the comment. The Project Management aspects of what we do is controlled by Davinder Virdi and Mark Eaton and it would be best to email them for more details (davindervirdi@amnis.uk.com & markeaton@amnis.uk.com).
  
  Thanks again,
  
  Sam
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