PRINCE2® Project Management Certification
The goal of any project manager is to deliver projects on time, to scope and within budget. PRINCE2 guides you through the stages of a project’s lifecycle, bringing structure and a common language to your projects. It represents the “how-to” of project management: it is flexible, scalable, and can be tailored to meet your specific requirements.
PRINCE2 is based upon the tried and tested experience of project management practitioners around the world, and provides the themes, principles, and processes to deliver successful projects of any size and complexity.
Benefits of PRINCE2
- Step-by-step guidance to manage cost, time, quality, scope, benefits, and risk
- Internationally recognized vocational certification that enables success in your role
- Works with DevOps, Lean, and Agile.
PRINCE2 Foundation provides the theoretical knowledge of how to plan, manage and deliver projects from start to finish. A pass at the Foundation level is a prerequisite for the Practitioner certification.
The Foundation Level certification introduces the PRINCE2 method and aims to confirm that you know and understand the PRINCE2 method well enough to be able to work effectively with, or as a member of, a project management team working within an environment supporting PRINCE2.
- Multiple choice questions
- 60 questions per paper
- One hour's duration
- Closed book.
- 33 marks required (out of 60 available) to pass: 55%
PRINCE2 Practitioner extends the knowledge acquired at the Foundation Level to enable you to apply and tailor the method in a live working environment.
PRINCE2 Practitioner certification is suitable for anyone managing projects. This could be as part of a formal project management function or a role which involves project management as part of day-to-day work. The Practitioner certification aims to confirm that you have sufficient knowledge and understanding to apply and tailor the method in a range of different project environments and scenarios.
Attaining your Practitioner qualification is only one part of becoming a successful and effective project manager. It is important to ensure that you supplement this with real-life experience working on projects, in addition to investing in personal professional development and wider training.
- Objective testing
- 68 questions per paper
- 38 marks or more required to pass (out of 68 available): approximately 55%
- Two-and-a-half hours’ (150 minutes) duration, no additional reading time
- Open book. Candidates are permitted to use the official printed hard copy of the Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2® 2017 Edition. The official manual may be annotated and tabulated but no sticky notes and loose leaf papers containing additional notes will be allowed.
Prerequisite
To take the PRINCE2 Practitioner examination you must provide proof of having passed one of the following:
- PRINCE2 5th Edition (Foundation or Practitioner)
- PRINCE2 6th Edition (Foundation)
- Project Management Qualification (PMQ)*
- Project Professional Qualification (PPQ)*
- Project Management Professional (PMP)**
- Project Management Professional (PMP)®**
- Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)**
- IPMA Level A® (Certified Projects Director)***
- IPMA Level B® (Certified Senior Project Manager)***
- IPMA Level C® (Certified Project Manager)***
- IPMA Level D® (Certified Project Management Associate).***
PRINCE2 best practices help you to successfully deliver projects of any size or complexity.
Who Needs to Attend Prince2 Foundation
- Current and aspiring Project Managers
- Professionals who manage projects
- Product Delivery Managers
- Project Assurance Personnel
- Project Support Personnel
- Operational Line Managers or staff
Prerequisite
None: PRINCE2 Foundation is entry-level certification.
PRINCE2 Foundation course duration
3 Days
PRINCE2 Practitioner course duration
2 Days
Who Needs to Attend PRINCE2 Practitioner
- Current and aspiring Project Managers
- Professionals who manage projects
- Product Delivery Managers
- Project Assurance Personnel
- Project Support Personnel
- Operational Line Managers or staff