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		<title>Britse Overheid houdt economie aan de praat met grote projecten.</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In de Telegraaf lees ik net een artikel dat de Britse Overheid van plan is om de economie gaande te houden met behulp van grote projecten. Zo wordt geld gereserveerd voor de huizenmarkt, energie en kleine bedrijven. Alistair Darling, de minister van financiën, gaf ook aan dat deze uitgaven niet gedaan worden door de belastingen [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In de Telegraaf lees ik net een <a title="Darling: overheid bestrijdt crisis met uitgaven.html" href="http://www.telegraaf.nl/dft/nieuws_dft/2230946/__Darling__overheid_bestrijdt_crisis_met_uitgaven__.html" target="_blank">artikel </a>dat de Britse Overheid van plan is om de economie gaande te houden met behulp van grote projecten. Zo wordt geld gereserveerd voor de huizenmarkt, energie en kleine bedrijven. Alistair Darling, de minister van financiën, gaf ook aan dat deze uitgaven niet gedaan worden door de belastingen te verhogen, maar door meer geld te lenen.</p>
<p>Het &#8216;grappige&#8217; is dat nog geen dag later een <a title="KREDIETCRISIS: Londen 12 in gevaar" href="http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/2233704/__KREDIETCRISIS__Londen__12_in_gevaar__.html" target="_blank">artikel </a>in de Wakkere Krant van Nederland staat waarin het volgende vermeld wordt: &#8220;<!-- google_ad_section_start() --> De bouw van Olympische sportlocaties in de Britse hoofdstad Londen moet mogelijk door de overheid gefinancierd worden. De aannemer die de stadions voor 2012 zou bouwen heeft door de recente financiële crisis problemen om het geld bij elkaar te krijgen.&#8221; In het artikel wordt aangegeven dat de Britse Overheid naast de eerder al beschikbaar gestelde 710 miljoen euro nog eens met 1,2 miljard euro over de brug zal komen.</p>
<p>Bovenstaande artikelen geven aan hoe de huidige kredietcrisis aan de ene kant zorgt voor financieringsproblemen, maar aan de andere kant ook weer kansen biedt voor investeringen en innovatie. De huidige crisis op, met name, de financiële markten lijkt nog over onze hoofden heen te gaan, maar begint zijn invloed te krijgen op de niet financiële wereld (zoals de aannemer van de Olympische Spelen).</p>
<p>Het wachten is op de eerste grote Nederlandse projecten die niet meer kunnen worden uitgevoerd omdat de Nederlandse Regering het belastinggeld uitgeeft aan het in de lucht houden van de Nederlandse systeembanken. Zoals de <a title="Miljardensteun voor ING" href="http://www.telegraaf.nl/dft/2230438/__Miljardensteun_voor_ING__.html" target="_blank">miljardensteun voor de ING</a>, de <a title="Fortis in Nederlandse handen" href="http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/2101407/__Fortis_in_Nederlandse_handen__.html?p=28,1" target="_blank">nationalisering van de Fortis bank</a> en het <a title="Kredietcrisis frusteert woningbouw" href="http://www.telegraaf.nl/dft/nieuws_dft/2246316/__Kredietcrisis_frusteert_woningbouw__.html" target="_blank">verruimen van de Nationale hypotheek garantie</a> voor huizeneigenaren om de huizenbouw in gang te houden.</p>
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		<title>Product based planning in Prince2</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my article about the complete Prince2 health check I explained that the main features of PRINCE2 are:

Business Case: Business justification of the project (which benefits contributes the project for the organization, how does the project contribute to the corporate goal).
Product Based Planning: A planning based on the products that should delivered.
Organisation: Defined organizational structure for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In my <a title="Behind the scenes: complete prince2 health check explained" href="http://prince2.healthcheck-online.com/2008/05/behind-the-scenes-complete-prince2-health-check-explained/">article </a>about the complete Prince2 health check I explained that the main features of PRINCE2 are:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Business Case</strong>: Business justification of the project (which benefits contributes the project for the organization, how does the project contribute to the corporate goal).</li>
<li><strong>Product Based Planning</strong>: A planning based on the products that should delivered.</li>
<li><strong>Organisation:</strong> Defined organizational structure for the project (project manager, business executive, project board, etc.).</li>
<li><strong>Stages</strong>: controlable and checkable project stages.</li>
<li><strong>Management by Exception</strong>: The project board comes together only when strictly necessary.</li>
</ul>
<p>In this article we&#8217;ll look a little bit further on the Product Based Planning aspects of a project. Not only because I have created two home made templates ( <a title="Template for a Product Breakdown Structure in Visio format." href="http://prince2.healthcheck-online.com/2008/07/template-prince2-product-breakdown-structure-in-vsd-format/">Product Breakdown Structure</a> and <a title="Template for a Product Flow Diagram in Visio format." href="http://prince2.healthcheck-online.com/2008/07/template-prince2-product-flow-diagram-in-vsd-format/">Product Flow Diagram</a> in Visio format) but also because I think that Product Based Planning helps you to keep your focus right while delivering the required results.<span id="more-227"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="alignnone aligncenter" src="http://www.p2ware.com/en/images/sshots/ss01.png" alt="Product Based Planning screenshot from P2ware.com" width="400" /></p>
<p>Surfing over the internet I found the following descriptions about Product Based Planning:</p>
<blockquote><p>Product Based Planning is a key feature of Prince2, providing a focus on the products to be delivered and their quality. It forms an integral part of the Planning process and leads into the use of other generic planning techniques such as network planning and Gantt charts. Plans are produced in the planning process using this technique.</p>
<p>There are three elements to the Product Based Planning approach.</p>
<ol>
<li>The first is the Product Breakdown Structure (PBS). This is a deliverable oriented, hierarchical structure (which is often termed a Work Breakdown Structure in non-Prince2 projects) which seeks to define the entire scope of the project as a set of products.</li>
<li>The second element is the Product Description, which specifies a product in the PBS. This Product Description describes not just the deliverable, but also the quality criteria and method by which it will be accepted. The Product Description is a key feature of the quality approach in a Prince2 project.</li>
<li>The third element, the Product Flow Diagram shows the sequence of development of the Products in the PBS, helping to ensure that all items are identified in the scope and assisting in the development of project, stage and activity plans. (For those not familiar with Prince2, it is an intermediate step between Work Breakdown Structure and Activity Networking in an overall planning process).</li>
</ol>
<p>Source: <a href="http://www.projectperformance.co.uk/tour/prince2_component_13.php">http://www.projectperformance.co.uk/tour/prince2_component_13.php</a></p></blockquote>
<p>The sentence I like most in this description of Projectperformance.co.uk is that Product Based Planning is integral part of the planning process and that it leads to the use of other generic planning techniques. This is so true but what I miss is that Product Based Planning really differs from activity based planning. Most of the project managers I meet know what they must DO to do their job. The biggest problem they have is clearly define what products they must DELIVER in order to meet the customers expectations. If you don&#8217;t understand the difference between the two sentences then your focus is on activity based planning&#8230;..</p>
<p>On crazycolour.com I found the following article:</p>
<blockquote><p>Product Based Planning means thinking of what will be produced rather than how it will be produced. When creating a Product Breakdown Structure, for example, one would not include &#8216;writing a PID&#8217; in the Product Breakdown Structure but rather &#8216;PID&#8217; , neither would it be correct to say &#8216;getting approval of the PID&#8217; but &#8216;approved PID&#8217; is correct. The differences are slight but significant when doing a PRINCE2 exam!</p>
<ul>
<li>Also known as &#8220;Product Led Planning&#8221;</li>
<li>Works closely with PL2 Defining and Analysing Products</li>
</ul>
<p>The sequence is:</p>
<ol>
<li> Creating a Product Breakdown Structure</li>
<li>Defining Product Description</li>
<li>Creating a Product Flow Diagram.</li>
</ol>
<p>Source: <a href="http://www.crazycolour.com/prince2/?title=Product_Based_Planning">http://www.crazycolour.com/prince2/?title=Product_Based_Planning</a></p></blockquote>
<p>As you can imagine I think that this second article describes a little bit better the difference between the traditional way of planning and the Product Based way of Planning. Start getting used to Product Based Planning and you&#8217;ll notice that it will make your project life much more fun and better to manage. Also take a look at my Visio <a title="Overview of Visio templates (Visio and Excel)" href="http://prince2.healthcheck-online.com/category/prince2/templates/">templates</a>, they might help you.</p>
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		<title>Prince2 foundation test: sample exams added from Focusprojects.co.uk!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The list of sample prince2 exams has been extended with 2 new sample exams. You can use these sample exams as a warming up for your real Prince2 foundation or practitioner exam. The sample exams added are:

Prince2 foundation assessment from Focusprojects.co.uk.
Prince2 practitioner readiness assessment from Focusprojects.co.uk.

Check the article for an complete overview of the Prince2 foundation [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The list of sample prince2 exams has been extended with 2 new sample exams. You can use these sample exams as a warming up for your real Prince2 foundation or practitioner exam. The sample exams added are:</p>
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<li><a title="Are you ready to take the Foundation exam? Test your skills on typical exam questions - See your score immediately." href="http://www.pma5p2ff.co.uk/">Prince2 foundation assessment </a>from <a title="Focus provides Prince2 courses in 40 UK cities designed to help you work more efficiently on projects. Save time and money by enrolling in a Prince2 course from Focus." href="http://www.focusprojects.co.uk/" target="_blank">Focusprojects.co.uk</a>.</li>
<li><a title="Take the 45-minute Online &quot;Prince2 Practitioner Readiness Assessment&quot; and test your skills on typical multiple selection type questions." href="http://www.focusprojects.co.uk/Prince2-Practitioner-Readiness-Assessment/" target="_blank">Prince2 practitioner readiness assessment</a> from <a title="Focus provides Prince2 courses in 40 UK cities designed to help you work more efficiently on projects. Save time and money by enrolling in a Prince2 course from Focus." href="http://www.focusprojects.co.uk/" target="_blank">Focusprojects.co.uk</a>.</li>
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<p>Check the <a title="Sample prince2 foundation exams on prince2.healthcheck-online.com" href="http://prince2.healthcheck-online.com/2008/09/sample-prince2-foundation-exams/">article</a> for an complete overview of the Prince2 foundation sample exams found on the internet.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Prince2 weblog is growing each day, or better said: each week. The numbers are going up as more and more people are finding this website. A good thing is that the average time people spend on this site is over 7 minutes! Of course I&#8217;m very happy with all of you. As this website [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This Prince2 weblog is growing each day, or better said: each week. The numbers are going up as more and more people are finding this website. A good thing is that the average time people spend on this site is over 7 minutes! Of course I&#8217;m very happy with all of you. As this website is growing I&#8217;m also interested in your opinion. What information and what features should have this website?</p>
<p>Do you have any suggestions like:</p>
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<li>a section on best practices</li>
<li>feeds from other weblogs/websites on Project Management</li>
<li>a list of links for suggested articles</li>
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<p>Just tell me what you are looking for when coming to this site. Your opinion is very much apreciated.</p>
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		<title>New Prince2 foundation sample exams added!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The list of sample prince2 exams has been extended with 2 new sample exams. You can use these sample exams as a warming up for your real Prince2 foundation exam. The sample exams added are:

75 sample questions from http://www.apmg-exams.com, contributed by Niek.
Also available in dutch. (Added 30/9.)
25 sample questions and their answers from afaprojects.com. (Added [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The list of sample prince2 exams has been extended with 2 new sample exams. You can use these sample exams as a warming up for your real Prince2 foundation exam. The sample exams added are:</p>
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<li>75 sample <a title="75 Prince2 foundation sample questions" href="http://www.apmg-exams.com/P2FSSampleInstr.asp" target="_blank">questions</a> from <a href="http://www.apmg-exams.com">http://www.apmg-exams.com</a>, contributed by Niek.<br />
Also available in <a title="75 Prince2 foundation voorbeeldvragen" href="http://www.apmg-exams.com/P2FSSampleInstr.asp?Lcode=NL" target="_blank">dutch</a>. (Added 30/9.)</li>
<li>25 sample <a title="25 Prince2 foundation questions by Afa projects" href="http://www.afaprojects.com/downloads/prince2_questions.pdf" target="_blank">questions</a> and their <a title="Answers to 25 foundation questions of Afa projects." href="http://www.afaprojects.com/downloads/prince2_answers.pdf" target="_blank">answers</a> from <a title="Afa projects" href="http://www.afaprojects.com/" target="_blank">afaprojects.com</a>. (Added 30/9.)</li>
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<p>Check the <a title="Sample prince2 foundation exams on prince2.healthcheck-online.com" href="http://prince2.healthcheck-online.com/2008/09/sample-prince2-foundation-exams/">article</a> for an complete overview of the Prince2 foundation sample exams found on the internet.</p>
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		<title>Artikel Serendipi-tijd: Prince2 de ultieme projectbeheersing?</title>
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Inleiding op de website
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Via mijn mailbox werd ik geattendeerd op een artikel op <a href="http://www.serendipi-tijd.nl">http://www.serendipi-tijd.nl</a>. Het artikel is geschreven door Bert Hedeman van <a title="Insights International" href="http://www.insights-int.nl/" target="_blank">Insights International</a>. In deze &#8216;post&#8217; een korte samenvatting. Mocht je geïnteresseerd zijn in het <a title="Prince2 de ultieme projectbeheersing?" href="http://www.serendipi-tijd.nl/artikel/prince2-de-ultieme-projectbeheersing" target="_blank">artikel</a>, registreer je dan bij Serendipi-tijd en klik op deze <a title="Prince2 de ultieme projectbeheersing?" href="http://www.serendipi-tijd.nl/artikel/prince2-de-ultieme-projectbeheersing" target="_blank">link</a>.</p>
<h3>Inleiding op de website</h3>
<blockquote><p>De relatie PRINCE2 en projectbeheersing wordt niet altijd gezien als positief.</p>
<p>Bij PRINCE2 wordt al snel gedacht aan de ultieme projectbeheersing, namelijk de algehele verstarring of verstikking van het project. Als je het project al wilt begraven voordat het resultaat is opgeleverd, zet dan PRINCE2 ‘full monti’ in.</p>
<p>De methodiek biedt hiervoor een schitterende set van maar liefst 36 templates die ieder op zich honderden bladzijden papier kunnen genereren. Prachtig dus. Wijs de projectmanager er op dat je staat op volledige toepassing van PRINCE2 en het project is al begraven voordat het eigenlijk begonnen is en voordat het slachtoffer het zelf in de gaten heeft. Mooier kan niet. Of …,</p></blockquote>
<h3>Beknopte samenvatting</h3>
<blockquote><p>Met behulp van de 36 templates van Prince2 kan al snel honderden pagina&#8217;s papier opleveren. Wijs de projectmanager erop dat je staat op de volledige toepassing van Prince2 en het project is al begraven. Of kan je er misschien toch iets mee? Bert hedeman geeft antwoorden aan de hand van de context, de basisprincipes, kenmerken en de toegevoegde waarde van Prince2.</p>
<p>Context: Prince2 is geschreven om toegevoegde waarde te leveren voor de klant en niet bedoeld om zoveel mogelijk uren te genereren. Prince2 gaat uit van een gecontroleerde omgeving waar oude projectmanagement methoden uitgaan van een bevroren omgeving.</p>
<p>Basisprincipes:</p>
<ul>
<li>Projecten zijn succesvol als alle partijen tevreden zijn;</li>
<li>Samenwerking leidt tot meer succesvolle projecten;</li>
<li>Succesvolle projecten zijn &#8216;business driven&#8217;.</li>
</ul>
<p>Kenmerken Prince2:</p>
<ul>
<li>Inrichten van een stuurgroep;</li>
<li>Een beheerste start;</li>
<li>Opstellen van een business case;</li>
<li>Productgericht plannen, kwaliteitsbeoordelingen en aanpak wijzigingsbeheer;</li>
<li>Management by exception.</li>
</ul>
<p>Toegevoegde waarde:</p>
<ul>
<li>De gebruiker is betrokken gedurende de hele levenscyclus van het project.</li>
<li>De opdrachtgever heeft een duidelijke set van afspraken waarmee hij met minimale inzet, maximaal kan sturen. Het project heeft draagvlak omdat de gebruikers zijn betrokken.</li>
<li>De projectmanager heeft een eenduidige opdracht waarbij duidelijk is wat de klant wil bereiken met het project en wat de toegevoegde waarde is voor de organisatie. Tevens heeft hij duidelijke kaders en afspraken waarbinnen hij het project moet uitvoeren dan wel moet gaan communiceren.</li>
</ul>
<p>Papierberg voorkomen: Voer de Prince2 templates alleen in als ze voldoende toegevoegde waarde leveren. Het kan namelijk ook een middel worden voor projectmanagers om zich achter het papier te verschuilen en door te gaan met PINO (Prince In Name Only).<br />
Een project kan pas succesvol zijn als alle betrokken partijen tevreden zijn met het eindresultaat. De gebruikers zijn daarbij de belangrijkste factor.</p></blockquote>
<h3>Healthcheck-online.com aanvulling</h3>
<p>In bovenstaande beknopte samenvatting heb ik getracht de essentie van het artikel te beschrijven. Het artikel zelf is goed te lezen en ik denk dat Bert Hedeman de spijker op zijn kop slaat met dit artikel over Prince2. In de afsluiting van het artikel mis ik een antwoord op de vraag die in de inleiding gesteld is (Of kan je er misschien toch iets mee?), maar het hele artikel moet gezien worden als het antwoord op die vraag.</p>
<p>Uit mijn eigen ervaring merk ik op dat de invoering van Prince2 in organisaties meestal begint met het kopiëren van de templates, het toevoegen van het bedrijfslogo en het roepen dat Prince2 verplicht is. Aan de essentie van Prince2 wordt echter voorbijgegaan, zoals Bert Hedeman dat treffend beschrijft. Hou vast aan de basisprincipes en kenmerken zoals beschreven in het artikel en stel vast wat écht belangrijk is voor uw organisatie. Alleen op deze wijze zal projectmangement volgens Prince2 landen in uw organisatie.</p>
<p>Al met al een prettig artikel dat de kern van Prince2 in organisaties raakt. Een goed begin van de maandag en hopelijk een bron van inspiratie voor velen. Dank je wel Bert!</p>
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		<title>Sample Prince2 foundation exams</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check these free Prince2 foundation exam samples - So you&#8217;ve prepared yourself for your Prince2 foundation exam. All you need to do now is find some Prince2 foundation questions to practise the Foundation exam. Ofcourse you can go to a Prince2 ATO pay a couple of hundred euro&#8217;s for exam training. But another option is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Check these free Prince2 foundation exam samples</em> - So you&#8217;ve prepared yourself for your Prince2 foundation exam. All you need to do now is find some Prince2 foundation questions to practise the Foundation exam. Ofcourse you can go to a Prince2 ATO pay a couple of hundred euro&#8217;s for exam training. But another option is to test yourself with the following free samples of the Prince2 foundation exam:</p>
<ul>
<li>The Prince2 foundation and practitioner database on the <a title="Prince2 foundation and practitioner sample questions" href="http://www.prince2.lagant.nl/" target="_blank">Lagant website</a> if your ATO has a contract with Lagant;</li>
<li>30 <a title="30 sample questions from Ringbourne Management" href="http://www.ringbourne.net/prince2/prince2foundationquestions.php" target="_blank">sample questions</a> from <a title="Ringbourne Management" href="http://www.ringbourne.net" target="_blank">Ringbourne Management</a>;</li>
<li>75 foundation <a title="Prince2 foundation 75 sample questions" href="http://www.pm4success.com/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.asp?lID=1395&amp;sID=534" target="_blank">questions </a>and their <a title="Answers to the questions" href="http://www.pm4success.com/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.asp?lID=1396&amp;sID=534" target="_blank">answers </a>from <a href="http://pm4success.com">http://pm4success.com</a>;</li>
<li>Another 75 sample <a title="Another 75 Prince2 foundation questions" href="http://www.pm4success.com/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.asp?lID=1400&amp;sID=534" target="_blank">questions </a>and their <a title="Answer to the questions" href="http://www.pm4success.com/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.asp?lID=1401&amp;sID=534" target="_blank">answers </a>from <a href="http://pm4success.com">http://pm4success.com</a>;</li>
<li>9 <a title="9 Quizes on Crazycolour.com" href="http://www.crazycolour.com/prince2/?title=Main_Page" target="_blank">Quizes </a>on the website of <a href="http://Crazycolour.com">http://Crazycolour.com</a>;</li>
<li>75 sample <a title="75 Prince2 foundation sample questions" href="http://www.apmg-exams.com/P2FSSampleInstr.asp" target="_blank">questions </a>from <a href="http://www.apmg-exams.com">http://www.apmg-exams.com</a>, contributed by Niek. (Added 30/9)</li>
<li>25 sample <a title="25 Prince2 foundation questions by Afa projects" href="http://www.afaprojects.com/downloads/prince2_questions.pdf" target="_blank">questions </a>and their <a title="Answers to 25 foundation questions of Afa projects." href="http://www.afaprojects.com/downloads/prince2_answers.pdf" target="_blank">answers </a>from <a title="Afa projects" href="http://www.afaprojects.com/" target="_blank">afaprojects.com</a>. (Added 30/9)</li>
<li><a title="Are you ready to take the Foundation exam? Test your skills on typical exam questions - See your score immediately." href="http://www.pma5p2ff.co.uk/">Prince2 foundation assessment </a>from <a title="Focus provides Prince2 courses in 40 UK cities designed to help you work more efficiently on projects. Save time and money by enrolling in a Prince2 course from Focus." href="http://www.focusprojects.co.uk/" target="_blank">Focusprojects.co.uk</a>. (Added 13/10)</li>
<li><a title="Take the 45-minute Online &quot;Prince2 Practitioner Readiness Assessment&quot; and test your skills on typical multiple selection type questions." href="http://www.focusprojects.co.uk/Prince2-Practitioner-Readiness-Assessment/" target="_blank">Prince2 practitioner readiness assessment</a> from <a title="Focus provides Prince2 courses in 40 UK cities designed to help you work more efficiently on projects. Save time and money by enrolling in a Prince2 course from Focus." href="http://www.focusprojects.co.uk/" target="_blank">Focusprojects.co.uk</a>. (Added 13/10)<br />
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<p>If you have any additions to this list then please leave a comment. I hope this article helps with your preparations of your Prince2 exam.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Overzicht van gratis Prince2 voorbeeld examens. Als je je aan het voorbereiden bent op je Prince2 foundation examen dan wil je natuurlijk wel even oefenen. Als je via je opleidingsinstituut geen toegang hebt tot de Lagant Prince2 Foundation Examen Site dan wil je natuurlijk wel wat anders.
Uiteraard kun je je voorbeeldexamens kopen bij Exin.
Maar je [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><strong>Overzicht van gratis Prince2 voorbeeld examens.</strong></em> Als je je aan het voorbereiden bent op je Prince2 foundation examen dan wil je natuurlijk wel even oefenen. Als je via je opleidingsinstituut geen toegang hebt tot de <a title="Lagant Prince2 Foundation examen site" href="http://www.prince2.lagant.nl/" target="_blank">Lagant Prince2 Foundation Examen Site</a> dan wil je natuurlijk wel wat anders.</p>
<p>Uiteraard kun je je voorbeeldexamens kopen bij <a title="Exin Bookshop" href="http://www.exinbookshop.com" target="_blank">Exin</a>.</p>
<p>Maar je kunt natuurlijk ook op zoek gaan naar voorbeeldexamens op het internet. Bijvoorbeeld door deze links te volgen:</p>
<ul>
<li><a title="75 voorbeeldvragen Prince2 foundation" href="http://www.abkm.nl/images/108_024_Prince2_beeldexamen.pdf" target="_blank">75 voorbeeldvragen Prince2 foundation</a> (PDF);</li>
<li><a title="56 voorbeeldvragen PUGN.NL" href="http://www.pugnl.nl/index.php?menu=45" target="_blank">56 voorbeeldvragen bij PUGNL.nl</a> (online);</li>
<li><a title="10 Prince2 voorbeeldvragen op projectmanagementacademie.nl" href="http://www.projectmanagementacademie.nl/voorbeeldprince2.html" target="_blank">10 voorbeeldvragen van projectmanagementacademie.nl</a> (online);</li>
<li>75 vragen in PDF bestand op <a title="Prince2 topic op examen-forum.nl" href="http://www.examen-forum.nl/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=51&amp;t=338" target="_blank">examen-forum.nl</a> met <a title="PDF bestand op examen-forum.nl" href="http://www.examen-forum.nl/phpBB3/download/file.php?id=13" target="_blank">vragen </a>en <a title="Prince2 foundation antwoorden op examen-forum.nl" href="http://www.examen-forum.nl/phpBB3/download/file.php?id=14" target="_blank">antwoorden</a> (english);</li>
<li>75 vragen in het <a title="Modelexamen 1 Prince2 compact" href="http://www.pearsoneducation.nl/Janssen/pdf/Modelexamen_1.pdf" target="_blank">Modelexamen 1</a> van het boek Prince2 Compact en de bijbehorende <a title="Antwoorden op modelexamen1" href="http://www.pearsoneducation.nl/Janssen/pdf/Antwoorden_op_modelexamen_1.pdf" target="_blank">antwoorden</a>(PDF)</li>
<li>75 vragen in het <a title="Modelexamen2 Prince2 compact" href="http://www.pearsoneducation.nl/Janssen/pdf/Modelexamen_2.pdf" target="_blank">Modelexamen 2</a> van het boek Prince2 Compact en de bijbehorende <a title="Antwoorden op modelexamen2" href="http://www.pearsoneducation.nl/Janssen/pdf/Antwoorden_op_modelexamen_2.pdf" target="_blank">antwoorden</a>(PDF)</li>
<li>75 vragen in het <a title="75 Prince2 foundation voorbeeldvragen" href="http://www.apmg-exams.com/P2FSSampleInstr.asp?Lcode=NL" target="_blank">Prince2 proefexamen</a> van http://www.apmg-exams.com (Toegevoegd 30/9, Niek)</li>
<li>75 vragen in het <a title="Prince2 proefvragen in PDF format" href="http://www.markmaathuis.nl/files/found_exam.pdf" target="_blank">proefexamen</a> van http://www.markmaathuis.nl (toegevoegd 15/10).</li>
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<p>Ik hoop dat ik je op weg geholpen heb met je voorbereiding op je examen. Mocht je nog een site met voorbeeldvragen weten laat dan een reactie achter.</p>
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		<title>How to: Preparation for the Prince2 foundation exam (part 2: books)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the previous article on how to prepare for the Prince2 foundation exam I told you what chapter you have to study in order to pass the exam. In this article I&#8217;ll try to explain what books can help with the preparation.
First of all I must explain that I&#8217;m dutch and living in the Netherlands. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On the previous article on how to prepare for the Prince2 foundation exam I told you what chapter you have to study in order to pass the exam. In this article I&#8217;ll try to explain what books can help with the preparation.</p>
<p>First of all I must explain that I&#8217;m dutch and living in the Netherlands. This makes me a little biased. Since I prefer Dutch books over English books my advice also tends to go into that direction. Knowing that I hope my tips will help you in pointing a direction, reed the reviews in your country to check if the readers share my opinion.</p>
<p>The books I suggest for Prince2 are:</p>
<ul>
<li>Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2, Author: Office of Government Commerce, Publisher: The Stationery Office, ISBN: 9780113309467;</li>
<li>Projectmanagement on basis of Prince2, Author: B. Hedeman, G. Vis van Heemst &amp; Freddriksz, H., Publisher: Van Haren Publishing, ISBN: 9789077212837</li>
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<p>The MSP bible comes in various languages. Although my training company provided me the dutch version, I prefer the english version.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the 11th of july I had the Prince2 Practicioner exam new style. I must say I was a little bit nervous before doing the exam. After having done the exam I was not sure if I had passed the exam or not. There are just too many questions to get an idea which one [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On the 11th of july I had the Prince2 Practicioner exam new style. I must say I was a little bit nervous before doing the exam. After having done the exam I was not sure if I had passed the exam or not. There are just too many questions to get an idea which one I answered correct or which one not. After the exam I just confided in myself and the preparation towards the exam and wished for the best.</p>
<p>During my holidays I received an email with the good news: PASSED!</p>
<p>After this result I can write down shortly what I did in order to pass the exam:</p>
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<li>I did my foundation exam in 2002. After passing the exam I gained a lot of project management experience AND Prince2 experience between 2002 and 2008.</li>
<li>I implemented project management according to Prince2 in 2 departments and supported many project managers doing their projects.</li>
<li>I selected a well known (for its quality) Prince2 trainer: &#8216;t Ruysdael. And fortunately I had a good trainer: Ruud Wouters.</li>
<li>During the course I rehearsed the foundation exam online, with the website provided by &#8216;t Ruysdael. Doing the foundation exam I got a clue about my weak spots in theory.</li>
<li>I started studying on my weak spots.</li>
<li>I practised the practicioner exam online with the website provided by &#8216;t Ruysdael. I also took the exam preparation course in order to get used to the type of questions and the way to analyse/answer them.</li>
<li>A good night of sleep before the exam.</li>
<li>Do the exam with good time management.</li>
</ol>
<p>Well that&#8217;s all folks. I must say that I was very critical selecting the right training company. Some offer a Prince2 course in 3 days and I selected one with a little bit more of time. I didn&#8217;t want to get rushed and feel obligated to study too much besides my current job. That&#8217;s why the combined foundation/practicioner fast track from &#8216;t Ruysdael seemed ideal for me. After all it worked out fine.</p>
<p>I wish everybody good luck with their Prince2 exam, I&#8217;m very interested in your experience so why not leave a comment with your approach/result of the Prince2 training/exam. My next stop will be the MSP intermediate exam.</p>
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