Founder of PMguru.com launches PRINCE2® in France…

With over 15 years Project Management experience, and some years being an assessor and examinor for the method, John Higham has now also become an approved PRINCE2 trainer.

Many thanks to CUPE Ltd ATO (Accredited Training Organisation) for sponsoring him to become an approved trainer and many many special thanks to Sheila Roberts for her moral support, motivation and encouragements.

In fact, John Higham is now the first approved PRINCE2 trainer based in France where he will spend whole his energy bringing the methodology into the french marketplace.

John Higham is currently finalising a couple of books on the method, mainly aimed at those who are registered practitioners and who want to improve their experience and use of the method in a real project environment.

PRINCE2® is a Registered Trade Mark of the OGC in the United Kingdom and other countries.

PRINCE2 and its use – or non-use – in Government Projects

PRINCE2 is owned by the British government (i.e. it is owned by The Office of Government Commerce, part of the Treasury Department). It is part of its recommended ‘Best Practice’ for all types of project. So why are there government projects that either fail or could have been performed much more efficiently and effectively?

First, one has to realize that PRINCE2 is recommended, not mandated. There is an English saying that ‘you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink’. Similarly, although PRINCE2 is available to them, not all government projects make use of it. When we look at establishments which either have or had close ties to government, such as police departments, public utilities (water, electricity, railways), we find PRINCE2 adopted and many very successful projects being the result. But in government there are many departments that don’t currently use the method.

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