ITIL v3 or PRINCE v2

wedge1988

Hi all,

I understand what they both are, and that ITIL is mainly IT focused; however, i am unsure as to which one of the two is more beneficial IT wise.

Do they cover the same sort of practices?

any help is appreciated! im a nub'e here lol.

eMeS

wedge1988 wrote: »

Hi all,

I understand what they both are, and that ITIL is mainly IT focused; however, i am unsure as to which one of the two is more beneficial IT wise.

Do they cover the same sort of practices?

any help is appreciated! im a nub'e here lol.

They're really two different things; to give a good answer would require a more specific question than "which is better?". e.g., which is better in terms of looking for a job, which is better in terms of usefulness, etc...

From a job standpoint, ITIL v3 Foundation certification is becoming an expectation in many industries. For example, I've spent quite a bit of time this year conducting these courses for various government contractors here in the US that are being driven by their contracts to ensure that a certain percentage of their people are ITIL v3 Foundation certified. It's also popular in many financial services company, and will probably increase in popularity once Congress comes up with whatever new regulations as a means of preventing a repeat of the current economic condition.

PRINCE2 on the other hand, isn't really big here in the US, and I've yet to see any significant demand for it, nor do I expect there to be any because PMI has the project management market pretty much sown up with the PMBOK. The demand for this might be totally different in Europe. In fact, to even take the PRINCE2 exams in the US is very difficult. I looked into it a while back; it was very difficult to even find what steps needed to be taken, and once I did find out, those steps did not meet my ROI requirements.

MS