PRINCE2 is born out of the UK public sector and is a de facto UK Standard for project management. It’s adoption is especially popular in Europe and Australia, but its usage is all over the world. Its focus on the continuous business case justification and products gives it widespread appeal to any business that is first concerned with the pragmatics of projects and not just the activities that achieve them. PRINCE2 is flexible; organizations can apply PRINCE2 to any type of project, any scale and to any industry.

Many recommend to achieve certifications and/or experience in both PRINCE2 and PMP, even in the North American market, which is primarily focused on the latter. Advocates of PRINCE2 are impressed by its more prescriptive approach than PMP and its constant focus on the Business Case which is reviewed throughout the lifecycle. This and its orientation around product-based planning and quality have made it an enduring and increasingly successful project management system worldwide.

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The Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a credential offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Eligibility Criteria for PMP Certification

To complete the PMP Certification process, candidates should satisfy the following criteria.

• A Bachelor’s or “global equivalent university degree”
• 4,500 hours of project management experience in which the last three calendar years experience in project management must be documented.
• Document at least 35 contact hours of formal training in project management.
• Thirty-five credit hours of project management education covering subjects like project quality, scope, time, human resources, communications, risk, procurement, and integration management
  Pass the PMP Certification Exam.

If there is no degree then Candidate should have

• 7500 hours of project management experience in which the last five calendar years experience in project management must be documented.
  Thirty-five credit hours of project management education covering the same subjects as an applicant with a college degree.

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Project Management Professional (PMP) is a credential offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI).

The PMP exam is based on the PMP Examination Specification, which describes tasks out of six Performance Domains:

1. Initiating the Project (11%)
2. Planning the Project (23%)
3. Executing the Project (27%)
4. Monitoring and Controlling the Project (21%)
5. Closing the Project (9%)
6. Professional and Social Responsibility (9%)

The exam consists of 200 multiple choice questions written against this specification. The numbers in parentheses describe the percentage of questions for each domain.

If you are in the preparing for PMP Certification , make sure you practice out this excellent PMP Certification Practice Test by Amit.