PRINCE2 IN 40

MINUTES
PRINCE2 in numbers

+150 19 +1 85%
countries million find it useful
different
languages Practitioners to role and
career*

*PRINCE2 2016 Research Report published by AXELOS

What is PRINCE2?

The Method Certification Membership

The Method

7 THEMES
7 PRINCIPLES
7 PROCESSES
The Themes

Business
Case

Progress Organization

Change Quality

Planning Risk
The Principles

Defined roles and

responsibilities

Focus on Manage by
products stages

Continued business
justification Manage by
exception

Tailoring Learn from

experience
The Processes
Introducing
PRINCE Agile
 Certification as of 2017 update
FOUNDATION at a glance
PRINCE2 Foundation will confirm you have
sufficient knowledge and understanding of
the PRINCE2 method to be able to work
effectively with (or as a member of) a
project management team working within
an environment supporting PRINCE2.
EXAMINATION in more detail
Multiple choice examination questions
60 questions per paper
Pass: 30 marks required (out of 60
available) 50%
Closed book.
PRACTITIONER at a glance
The purpose of the Practitioner qualification
is to confirm whether the candidate has
achieved sufficient understanding of how to
apply and tailor PRINCE2 in a scenario
situation.
EXAMINATION in more detail
Multiple choice examination questions
All parts of PRINCE2 examined on; a total of 75
marks
Pass mark to be set after standard setting
Two-and-a-half hours (150 minutes) duration, no
additional reading time (under review)
Open book exam (official PRINCE2 manual only).
PRINCE2 Membership
What is AXELOS Membership?
AXELOS Membership is designed to provide ITSM and PPM professionals with a wide range
of content, templates, toolkits, online resources and best practice guidance to support them in
their role. Members are also provided with access to a CPD recording tool and if they meet
the CPD criteria they are able to apply for a digital badge which can be used to validate their
certifications.

How can PRINCE2 Practitioners maintain their Practitioner status

(registration) with AXELOS Membership?
Subscribe to AXELOS Membership within 3 months of passing their exam
Claim their digital badge
Renew their membership each year
Maintain their digital badge by logging 20 CPD points each year.
At the 3 year point if a candidate has a current membership and a digital
badge of 3 years duration they will be issued with a new certificate that
is valid for a further 3 years.

For more information, please visit:

www.axelos.com/professional-development
The Benefits of using PRINCE2

Improved Improved
effectiveness communication

Improved cost Improved

control alignment

Improved focus Improved trust

Influence
Unite teams
the organizational
and processes
culture
 Who uses PRINCE2?

WHAT INDUSTRIES ADOPT WHAT JOB FUNCTIONS ADOPT

PRINCE2 PRINCE2

Healthcare Product Management

Engineering Business Development
Telecommunications
Engineering
Business and support
Operations
Teaching and education
Senior Management
Public services and admin
Other
Financial services
Professional services IT

Other Consultant

Information technology Project/Programme/Portfoli

0 200 400 0 100 200 300 400 500 600

What size organizations use PRINCE2?

1500+
SIZE OF ORGANIZATION

500-1499 all
sizes!
100-499

0-99

2.00 2.10 2.20 2.30 2.40 2.50 2.60 2.70

LEVEL OF ADOPTION OF PRINCE2

The project governance was one of
the key factors for the success of the
project.
After three-and-a-half years of hard
work, the seawall closure is a
milestone in Dutch history.
Hans Smit
CEO Port of Rotterdam

Contributing to the success of organizations

 From our perspective,
PRINCE2 Agile has allowed us
to better manage the change
being delivered to the
customer.
Camilla Brown
Project Manager,
Sony Professional Europe

Contributing to the success of organizations

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