How difficult is Prince2 Practitioner compared with Foundation?

[Lavendar01]

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How difficult did you find Prince2 practitioner, in comparison to the Prince foundation?

My DH is really struggling to find a job in this crazy market right now. He completed Prince foundation a couple of years ago, did a retake as wasn't serious about it first time round. Now that he's looking for new job, theres a big requirment for Prince2 practitioner but my husband's confidence is quite low at the moment and doesn't think he'll pass it. Retake alone is a few hundred pounds.

So yeah, all advice welcome. Also am I allowed to ask where did you purchase the course from?

Thanks so much

I did mine a few years ago and found it quite hard. I did a course online which was expensive and not much use. I passed using the PRINCE2 for dummies book. The whole thing is a bit of a con imho. It uses a language of its own.

I did it a few years ago and to be honest, found it easy.

I was told on the Friday I was starting the course on the Monday and hadn’t had any of the material to do the required pre-course reading. I went into the course not caring if I passed or failed, as I wasn’t and never wanted to be a PM. I’ve delivered hundreds of large software implementations from a technical consultancy perspective, so if you know how to deliver a project, Prince 2 is common sense.

Mine was a 5 day classroom course delivered by QA Training. The instructor was very good. Did the foundation exam on the Wednesday afternoon and then Practitioner on the Friday morning.

Yes, I've read it's quite difficult, is the book actually called PRINCE2 For Dummies?

Yes I've read people that attended classes, found the learning aspect, easier.

It really depends on how much experience you have with taking exams and learning for that purpose. I’ve taken loads of exams and found PRINCE2 easy. In person course where I hadn’t read anything on Monday morning and passed the practitioner by the Friday. But I’d recently left university and had lots of experience cramming information into my brain for the purpose of an exam.
Several years later I might find it harder because I’m out of the exam game!

Pracautioned is a lot harder than Foundation. I persuaded an employer to pay for it about 20 years ago because I thought it would look good on my CV. I was an experienced project manager and I’ve never used anything I learnt on the training and never applied for a job where it was needed. I thought it had fallen out of favour and that employers were more interested in agile these days

I thought it had fallen out of favour and that employers were more interested in agile these days
Absolutely this.

Yes my DH has been out of the exams game good 10 years now, but last exam was foundation 2 yrs ago

Oh okay, would be interesting to see more thoughts on agile by others, as I thought Prince2 was more favored by employers

Thanks both

@Lavendar01Yep, PRINCE2 for dummies. I borrowed it from our library.

A few of my colleagues have done project management with Microsoft copilot by linkedin learning. It is project management and a.i. I think it's free.

I did the Foundation exam and passed. The Practitioner course was a different kettle of fish altogether! I took an in-person 5-day course about 12 years ago and everyone on the course struggled. At least half the class failed the exam.

I’ve managed many projects before and since and had no problems getting work completed. The approach made zero sense to me. It just highlighted why IT projects never go to plan!

I have never needed it, used it or been asked about it, thank goodness! I think your brain either works ‘that way’ or it doesn’t. Mine doesn’t. I’m a ‘get it done’ person. To me, Prince 2 is just about layers of unnecessary bureaucracy 🤣😜