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There are 2 levels of Exam in PRINCE2 in order to be a PRINCE2 Practitioner:

Extracted from APGM Site

PRINCE2 Foundation Examination

The Foundation is the first of the two PRINCE2 Examinations you are required to pass to become a PRINCE2 Practitioner.

This level is aiming to measure whether a candidate would be able to act as an informed member of a project management
 team using the PRINCE2 method within a project environment supporting PRINCE2. To this end they need to show they
 understand the principles and terminology of the method, specifically, candidates must be able to:

bulletDescribe the purpose and major content of all roles, the seven themes, the seven processes and the
sub-processes, and the techniques
bulletState which management products are input to, and output from the seven processes
bulletState the main purpose, and key contents, of the major management products
bulletState the relationships between processes, deliverables, roles and the management dimensions of a project.

PRINCE2 Qualification Scheme - Foundation Examination Format

bulletMultiple choice format
bullet75 questions per paper
bullet5 questions to be trial and not counted in scores
bullet35 marks required (out of 70 available) to pass - 50%

PRINCE2 Practitioner Examination

This level is aiming to measure whether a candidate could apply PRINCE2 to the running and managing of a non-complex
project within an environment supporting PRINCE2. To this end they need to exhibit the competence required for the
Foundation qualification, and show that they can apply and tailor PRINCE2 to address the needs and problems of a
given project scenario.

Specifically:

bulletKnow or comment on detailed explanations of all processes, themes and principles, and worked examples of
all PRINCE2 management products as they might be applied to address the particular circumstances of a
given project scenario
bulletDemonstrate that they understand the relationships between processes, themes, principles and PRINCE2
management products and can apply this understanding
bulletDemonstrate that they understand the reasons behind the processes, themes and principles of PRINCE2
bulletDemonstrate their ability to the tailor PRINCE2 to different project environments.

The PRINCE2 Practitioner exam is in the "Objective Testing" format, a style of complex multiple-choice examination.

PRINCE2 Qualification Scheme - Practitioner Examination Format

bullet9 questions per paper with 12 marks available per question
bullet59 marks required (out of 108 available) to pass - 55%
bullet2.5 hours allowed (no extra reading time)
bulletOpen-book examination (only the PRINCE2 Manual is allowed).

Important Note on the Pass Mark: As of July 6th 2009 the pass mark for the Practitioner exam has changed from 50% to 55%.

 

Recommended text for PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner Exam

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Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 (the PRINCE2 manual) 2009 Edition by OGC

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Directing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 2009 Edition Manual (Prince 2) by OGC

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Passing The Prince2 Examinations

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Prince 2, Second Edition :
A Practical Handbook (Computer Weekly Professional) (Paperback) by Colin Bentley

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Project Management Based on Prince2: An Introduction (Best Practice)
(Paperback) by Bert Hedeman, Hans Frederiksz, Gabor Vis van Heemst

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PRINCE2 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) by Nick Graham
 

 
















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