PRINCE2® Foundation Examination

From the 6th July 2009 until 2nd April 2010, candidates can undertake either the PRINCE2® 2005 Qualification Scheme or the PRINCE2: 2009 Qualification Scheme. After the 2nd April 2010, the PRINCE2 2005 exams will no longer be available. Find out more about the PRINCE2: 2009 Refresh.

Syllabus

The Foundation is the first of the two PRINCE2 Examinations you are required to pass to become a 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 eight components, the eight processes and the sub-processes, and the techniques
• State which management products are input to, and output from the eight 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.

PRINCE2: 2009 Qualification Scheme - Foundation Examination Format

• Multiple choice format
• One hour duration
• Closed-book
• 75 questions per paper - 5 questions to be trial and not counted in scores
• 35 marks required (out of 70 available) to pass.

PRINCE2 2005 Qualification Scheme - Foundation Examination Format

• Multiple choice format
• One hour duration
• Closed-book
• 75 questions per paper
• 38 correct answers are required to pass.