What Are The Commonalities and Differences in the middle of Prince2 and Pmbok?

As the most base standards in the world for the discipline of scheme Management, what are the commonalities and differences in the middle of the scheme administration Institute's "Project administration Body of Knowledge" (Pmbok) and the British government's "Projects in Controlled Environments" (Prince2)?

Prince2 is a series of Processes, Components and Techniques suitable for any size or field of project. Agreeing to some, it describes what a scheme owner should do. I would think that a Prince2 practitioner must possess knowledge in order to execute on the specified actions! Prince2 is most prevalent in the Uk, but does have an full, and growing worldwide following.

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The Pmbok is a range of knowledge areas and process groups. Agreeing to some, it describes what a scheme owner should know. I would think that, in order to be effective, a scheme owner would make this knowledge actionable! The Pmi has the largest following - more than Prince2 - and is very much worldwide, although more prevalent in the Untied states.

It would seem that a perfect scheme owner should have knowledge of both. It would also seem that Pmps (the scheme administration expert certification of the Pmi) can earn Pdus by completing Prince2 Training. Prince2 practitioners do not need to perfect the equivalent of Pdus, but do need to take a re-certification exam every 5 years, and are encouraged to way chronic scheme administration information on pm4success.com site, which is accessible only to Prince2 practitioners.

There are some thought-provoking studies out there on the topic of how Prince2 and Pmbok fit together. The can be found at advantage Learning, and after registering go to the Member Downloads page. There are 3 white papers comparing Prince2 and Pmi / Pmbok available, including:

Implementing Prince2 in a Pmbok environment How Prince2 can complement Pmbok and your Pmp The Getronics Prince2 - Pmi / Pmbok compound Case Study.

What Are The Commonalities and Differences in the middle of Prince2 and Pmbok?