AgilePgM manual tabs

HWP Consulting received the ATO and trainer accreditation to give AgilePgM training classes. AgilePgM will be part of our Agile Programme Management training where we blend AgilePgM and Leadership into one training (There are still some open positions for the March 10-11, 2020 class I give together with Björn Prevaas (In Dutch. See: https://www.hwptraining.nl/index.php/agilepgm).

I am happy to announce that as of now, AgilePgM candidates can make use of a simple aid to quickly find your way in the official AgilePgM manual during e.g. studying for your exam (there is no AgilePgM Practitioner examination yet). These tabs (place marks) are developed in line with the successful tabs I developed for the PRINCE2 manual.

To download: Agile PgM Manual tabs 2014 v1

PRINCE2 SmartTabs versus Portman’s PRINCE2 tabs

In 2010 I developed a first set of tabs as an aid to pass your PRINCE2 Practioner exam. As of that moment I developed these tabs for many other methods like MSP, MoP, P3O, AgilePM, PRINCE2 Agile et cetera.

If I compare these SmartTabs with the one I developed is see similarities and differences:

• Both have been create to help users to find and access relevant key sections of Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2® quickly while studying Foundation and in the open book Practitioner examinations.
• Both deliver tabs to access sections for principles, themes and processes
• In addition, Portman’s PRINCE2 tabs delivers tabs to access individual management products and individual roles and responsibilities
• In addition, PRINCE2® Smart Tabs have QR codes which, when scanned, link users to further online resources which closely align to the core guidance for learning and exam preparation. These resources can be videos, the PRINCE2 Wiki, blogs, tutorials, et cetera.

PRINCE2 SmartTabsPortman’s PRINCE2 tabs

Conclusion both will work but I am somewhat biased if I look at my own tabs, so you have to judge for yourself too. To accomodate your study the SmartTabs are a better fit, to support you during your practitioner exam I prefer my own tabs.

To download (and print on sticker paper) or order (die-cut stickers): Portman’s PRINCE2 tabs (€3.50)

To order: PRINCE2 SmartTabs (£15.00)

PRINCE2 Update 2017: manual supporting tabs

Now the new PRINCE2 Update 2017 manual is available (click to to order PRINCE2 Update 2017), I updated the PRINCE2 manual supporting tabs as well.

The Dutch Best Practice User Group (BPUG) will offer pre-punched papers with stickers representing the colored tabs. I hope it will help you to pass the exam.

 To download a printable version (and print on a sticker paper): PRINCE2_update_2017_UK_v2

I received a question how to stick/position the tabs into the manual. If you look at the picture of the manual (bottom/middle of the A4 sticker page) you see some colored bars. These bars represent the tabs and gives the position. There are several colored groups:

• Appendices D, E, Glossary: Gray (place on pages 369 – 349); At the right side of the pages, start from bottom to top
• roles and responsibilities: orange (place on pages 347 – 339); At the right side of the pages, start from bottom to top before Appendix D
• Appendix B Standards alignment: gray (place on 333); At the right side of the pages, before roles
• the management products: green (place on pages 331 – 293); At the right side of the pages, start from bottom to top
• Considerations for organizational adoption: gray (place on page 271); right side of the page, at the top
• the processes: blue (place on pages 259 – 157); At to top side of the pages, start right from the black tab and then to the left
• the themes: yellow (place on pages 147 – 45); At to top side of the pages, start from right till left
• tailoring and adopting PRINCE2: black (place on page 29); left from the themes
• the principles: red (place on page 19); left from tailoring and adopting

Nederlandse versie Managen van Succesvolle projecten met PRINCE2

Ondertussen heb ik ook de vraag gekregen om voor de Nederlandse uitgave de tabs te vervaardigen.

Bestellen: Managen van Succesvolle projecten met PRINCE2

De tabs kunnen via Best Practice User Group (BPUG) besteld worden of zelf afgedrukt worden op sticker-papier en met een schaar worden uitgeknipt.

Downloaden: PRINCE2_update_2017_NL

 

 

PRINCE2 Agile manual supporting tabs, a helping aid to pass your PRINCE2 Agile practitioner exam

I am happy to announce that as of now, PRINCE2 Agile practitioner candidates can make use of a simple aid to quickly find your way in the official PRINCE2 Agile manual during e.g. your exam. These tabs (place marks) are developed in line with the successful tabs I developed for the PRINCE2 manual.

To download:  PRINCE2_Agile_Manual_tabs_2015 v1.0

(text in black: PRINCE2_Agile_Manual_tabs_2015 (black) v1.0)

Please let me know if you miss specific topics which needs to be addressed by their own tab.

I received a question how to stick/position the tabs into the manual. If you look at the picture of the manual (bottom/middle of the A4 sticker page) you see some colored bars. These bars represent the tabs and gives the position. There are several colored groups:

• Appendices B, C, D, E, F, G, H, Glossary, Index: gold ochre (place on pages 337 – 276); At the right side of the pages, start from bottom (Index) to top (B: Roles Responsibilities)
• Appendix A Product description outlines: green (place on pages 275 – 257); At the right side of the pages, start from bottom to top
• Techniques and focus areas: red (right-side bar); (place on pages 247, 241, 232, 219, 211, 203, 184, 181, 177, 149); At the right side of the pages, start from bottom (contracts) to top (Cynefin framework)
• the processes: blue (place on pages 195 – 141); At to top side of the pages, start right (Closing a project) to the left (Starting a project)
• the themes: yellow (place on pages 125 – 61); At to top side of the pages, start from right (Progress) till left (Business Case)
• PRINCE2 introduction and guidance: red (top bar); (place on pages 85, 47, 37, 31, 23); At to top side of the pages, start from right (Servant leadership) till left (PRINCE2 journey using agile).

Agile PM manual supporting tabs, a helping aid to pass your Agile PM practitioner exam

I am happy to announce that as of now, Agile PM practitioner candidates can make use of a simple aid to quickly find your way in the official Agile PM (version 1.1) manual during e.g. your exam. These tabs (place marks) are developed in line with the successful tabs I developed for the PRINCE2 and MSP manuals. I am discussing with the Best Practices User Group if they want to be the publisher of this aid.

Please have a look and give me your comments or references you would like to include. If you want to use it right now you have to print it on a sticker A4 paper. To download: Agile PM Manual tabs 2012 v1.1

For AgilePM v2 users I updated the tabs.

 To download: Agile PM Manual tabs 2014 v2

P3O manual (2013) supporting tabs, a helping aid to pass your P3O practitioner exam

I just went through the new P3O manual and I adjusted the corresponding manual supporting tabs. P3O practitioner candidates can make use of this simple aid to quickly find your way in the official P3O manual during e.g. your exam. These tabs (place marks) are developed in line with the successful tabs I developed for the PRINCE2 and MSP manuals. I will discus with the Best Practices User Group if they want to be the publisher of this aid.

Please have a look and give me your comments or references you would like to include. If you want to use it right now you have to print it on a sticker A4 paper.

to download: P3O (tabs_2013_EN, 131021) v2.0

MB manual supporting tabs, a helping aid to pass your MB practitioner exam

I am happy to announce that as of now, Managing Benefits (MB) practitioner candidates can make use of a simple aid to quickly find your way in the official MB manual during e.g. your exam. These tabs (place marks) are developed in line with the successful tabs I developed for the PRINCE2 and MSP manuals. I am discussing with the Best Practices User Group if they want to be the publisher of this aid.

Please have a look and give me your comments or references you would like to include. If you want to use it right now you have to print it on a sticker A4 paper. MB (tabs_2012_EN, 130704) v0.1

MoP manual supporting tabs, a helping aid to pass your MoP practitioner exam

I am happy to announce that as of now, MoP practitioner candidates can make use of a simple aid to quickly find your way in the official MoP manual during e.g. your exam. These tabs (place marks) are developed in line with the successful tabs I developed for the PRINCE2 and MSP manuals. I am discussing with the Best Practices User Group if they want to be the publisher of this aid.

Please have a look and give me your comments or references you would like to include. If you want to use it right now you have to print it on a sticker A4 paper.MoP (tabs_2011_EN, 130215) v0.2

P3O manual supporting tabs, a helping aid to pass your P3O practitioner exam

I am happy to announce that as of now, P3O practitioner candidates can make use of a simple aid to quickly find your way in the official P3O manual during e.g. your exam. These tabs (place marks) are developed in line with the successful tabs I developed for the PRINCE2 and MSP manuals. I am discussing with the Best Practices User Group if they want to be the publisher of this aid.

Please have a look and give me your comments or references you would like to include. If you want to use it right now you have to print it on a sticker A4 paper.

P3O (tabs_2008_EN, 121221) v0.1

MSP manual supporting tabs, a helping aid to pass your MSP practitioner exam

I am happy to announce that as of now, MSP practitioner candidates can make use of a simple aid to quickly find your way in the official MSP manual during e.g. your exam. These tabs (place marks) are developed in line with the successful tabs I developed for the PRINCE2 manual. The Best Practices User Group is the publisher of this aid.

You can order your copy at MSP manual suporting tabs

Due to the success of the PRINCE2 tabs the BPUG had already re-printed the PRINCE2 version and I am already aware of the first copycat.

I am looking forward to your reactions and of course a lot of success when you are studying for the MSP Practitioner exams