Following the PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner examinations, which assess a candidate’s knowledge and understanding of the method, many candidates ask the question: “What next?”. The PRINCE2 Professional certification is the next level for PRINCE2 Practitioners. This level will test your ability to manage a non-complex PRINCE2 project across all aspects of the project lifecycle.
The Concept
The PRINCE2 Professional qualification tests, through a two day residential Assessment Centre, a candidate’s ability to manage a non-complex PRINCE2 project across all aspects of the project lifecycle. In order to test this, the PRINCE2 Professional qualification moves outside the boundaries of the PRINCE2 method and syllabus, and includes globally recognized project management competencies.
Through
observation of group activities and
exercises, Evaluators
assess a candidate against pre-defined performance criteria to determine competence
in managing a PRINCE2
project, as well as broader competencies of a project
manager.
What is assessed?
Each
candidate is assessed against pre-defined performance criteria
including:
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Preparing and refining the business case
■ Designing the
project management team structure
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Planning the project and preparing key
project documentation
■ Performing
product-based planning
■
Applying risk management, communication
and issue/change control
procedures
■ Planning and
conducting project closure
■ Managing own
and team performance
Assessment centres are made up of a minimum of
six and maximum of 16
candidates, with at least two approved Evaluators and an assessment centre
Moderator. Candidates are observed discussing and solving
problems relating to a project case study, and interviewed by
their Moderator(s) on an individual basis. A rating scale is
used for Evaluators to determine a candidate’s
performance against each individual performance
criteria.
Pre-requisites
Suitable candidates will have experience of
managing non-complex
projects or will have been a team member of a more complex project. Candidates must also
be a PRINCE2
Practitioner
Examination
Format
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Two-and-a-half day residential Assessment Centre
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Group activities and exercises
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Based on a fictional project case study
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Assessment is against 19 individual performance criteria (there is
no written examination).