Are PRINCE2’s concepts exclusive or complementary to the PMBoK?
PRINCE2 isn’t exclusive, it will work with PMBoK. If you have the mandate and resources, there is no reason why PMBOK and the PRINCE2 methodology cannot be put to effective use on the same project. In fact, a growing number of project managers are doing just that, and showing the value of using PMBOK and PRINCE2 to complement each other. The key to making flexible methodologies like PRINCE2 and frameworks like PMBOK work together is in being flexible yourself. Pick and choose the bits that will provide the most value to your project. The PMBOK has a huge amount of detail that will help you approach your projects in a professional way. Applying them all would be as unhelpful as it is unrealistic. PRINCE2 is the same: there is no point in sticking rigidly to the workflow in the book if it takes you three times as long to get anything done. What are PRINCE2’s strengths? It’s very structured. It’s approach to running a steering group or project board is very clear and there is an emphasis
