PRINCE2 Practitioner Training
The PRINCE2 Practitioner training course comprises of the following elements:
- Review and revision sessions of key elements of the PRINCE2 project management methodology
- Sample PRINCE2 Practitioner exam questions, combined with answer and discussion review sessions, with exam technique guidance led by the trainer
Certification Exam
The aim of the PRINCE2 Practitioner certification exam is to assess a participant’s ability to apply PRINCE2 on a given scenario.
The exam is a 2.5-hour scenario-based exam. It is an open book exam where participants are permitted to access during the exam an official copy of the PRINCE2 manual: PRINCE2 Managing Successful Projects. The Practitioner exam comprises of 70 questions, where 42 or more correct answers are required to achieve PRINCE2 Practitioner certification.
- 70 questions
- 60% passing score
- 2.5 hours
- Scenario-based exam
- Open book (PRINCE2 official manual only)
The PRINCE2 Practitioner certification exam is completed as an online exam. Candidates select their exam date and time based on available slots. Exams are taken online from the candidate’s own location using a webcam exam proctor, where an invigilator will be observing them take the exam.
When completing Foundation & Practitioner in-person training, both exams can be taken after the Practitioner training course.
Exam questions aim to assess understanding on how to apply:
PRINCE2’s principles in context:
- Ensure continued business justification
- Learn from experience
- Define roles, responsibilities and relationships
- Manage by stages
- Manage by exception
- Focus on products
- Tailor to suit the project
People management in successful projects:
- Leadership and management of teams
- Leadership and management of change
- Communications and the communication approach
- People and the PRINCE2 method
- The change management approach
PRINCE2’s practices in context:
- Business case
- Organizing
- Plans
- Quality
- Risk
- Issues
- Progress
PRINCE2’s processes in context:
- Starting up a project
- Directing a project
- Initiating a project
- Controlling a stage
- Managing product delivery
- Managing a stage boundary
- Closing a project
Practitioner exam pre-requisites
The PRINCE2 Foundation certification is a pre-requisite to completing the PRINCE2 Practitioner certification exam.
Other accepted PRINCE2 Practitioner pre-requisite qualifications:
- PRINCE2® 6th Edition (Foundation or Practitioner)
- PRINCE2® 7 Foundation
- Project Management Qualification (PMQ)
- Project Management Professional Qualification (PPQ)
- 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)
Who should attend this course?
Target Audience
- Project managers
- Project assurance members
- Project team members
- Change managers
- Portfolio, programme and project office members
Training approach
The PRINCE2 Practitioner program includes review and revision sessions of the PRINCE2 methodology and completion of sample exam questions.
Throughout the Practitioner program, the trainer will guide the class with detailed explanations for sample exam questions together with guidance on how to approach the PRINCE2 certification exam.
