- Two complete APMG official Foundation papers (150 questions in total)
- Hundreds of extra foundation style questions
- Two complete APMG official Practitioner papers with scenarios and answer rationales
- A free bonus 'Who does what' quiz with hundreds of questions
- A guide to the format of the examinations
- An official APMG Examination Syllabus
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About the examinations:
The Foundation is the first of the two PRINCE2 Examinations you are required to pass to become a Registered 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:
- Describe the purpose and major content of all roles, the seven themes, the seven processes and the sub-processes, and the techniques
- State which management products are input to, and output from the seven processes
- State the main purpose, and key contents, of the major management products
- State the relationships between processes, deliverables, roles and the management dimensions of a project.
Foundation Examination Format
- Multiple choice format
- 75 questions per paper
- 5 questions to be trial and not counted in scores
- 35 marks required (out of 70 available) to pass - 50%
The Practitioner 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:
- Know 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
- Demonstrate that they understand the relationships between processes, themes, principles and PRINCE2 management products and can apply this understanding
- Demonstrate that they understand the reasons behind the processes, themes and principles of PRINCE2
- Demonstrate 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
- 9 questions per paper with 12 marks available per question
- 59 marks required (out of 108 available) to pass - 55%
- 2.5 hours allowed (no extra reading time)
- Open-book examination (only the PRINCE2 Manual is allowed).

