How PRINCE2 Certification Works
An independent orientation to PRINCE2 certification: the method and its history, PeopleCert and the PRINCE2 family, the Foundation and Practitioner exams, an overview of the principles, practices, processes, people and project context, comparisons with the PMP and agile in Canadian practice, costs, three-year renewal and a personal study plan.
PRIN-101 12 lessons · 5 h 30 min
Offered by HSM University · PRINCE2 Prep
This is the Canadian version of this course. See the American version.
What you'll learn
- Explain what PRINCE2 is, how it defines a project and what a PRINCE2 certificate does and does not show
- Trace the history of PRINCE2 from PROMPT II to PRINCE2 7 and the 2026 renaming, and recognize out-of-date study material
- Describe the roles of PeopleCert, accredited training organizations and PeopleCert Plus, and the products in the PRINCE2 family
- Describe the Foundation exam format and apply pass-mark, guessing and pacing arithmetic
- Identify Practitioner prerequisites, prepare the open-book manual and budget time per mark
- State the seven principles and explain why all seven must be applied on every PRINCE2 project
- Summarize the seven practices and the seven performance targets, and test forecasts against tolerances
- Describe the seven processes and the decisions made at stage boundaries and in exceptions
- Explain the people and project context elements and tailor the method without abandoning the principles
- Compare PRINCE2 with the PMBOK Guide and PMP, agile approaches, PRINCE2 Agile and other standards in Canadian and US settings
- Estimate the full cost of certification routes, evaluate retake insurance and plan renewal under PeopleCert's current policy
- Build a personal PRINCE2 study and certification plan with readiness checks, a budget and a renewal route
Course content
12 lessons · 5 h 30 min total · final exam
- 1 What PRINCE2 is and who uses it 27 min · quiz
- 2 A short history of PRINCE2 and its editions 26 min · quiz
- 3 PeopleCert, training providers and the PRINCE2 family 28 min · quiz
- 4 The Foundation exam: format, rules and scoring 28 min · quiz
- 5 The Practitioner exam: prerequisites, open book and scenarios 28 min · quiz
- 6 The seven principles: an overview 26 min · quiz
- 7 The seven practices: an overview 26 min · quiz
- 8 The seven processes and the project journey 26 min · quiz
- 9 People, the project context and tailoring 29 min · quiz
- 10 PRINCE2 compared with the PMP, agile and other approaches 26 min · quiz
- 11 Costs, renewal and choosing a route 32 min · quiz
- 12 Study strategy and your personal PRINCE2 plan 28 min · quiz
- E Final exam 20 questions
Description
An independent orientation to PRINCE2 certification: the method and its history, PeopleCert and the PRINCE2 family, the Foundation and Practitioner exams, an overview of the principles, practices, processes, people and project context, comparisons with the PMP and agile in Canadian practice, costs, three-year renewal and a personal study plan.