Chapter 1

Understanding the PRINCE2 Exams

In This Chapter

Understanding the background to the exams – a brief history

Keys to success

The format of the exams: Foundation, Practitioner and Re-registration

Tackling exam nerves

Handling special requirements and problems on the day

Good news! You’ve probably bought this book to give yourself the best chance of passing either or both of the PRINCE2 exams. Well, the good news is that the exams are passable and although good preparation won’t guarantee success, it will give you a very good chance. Most people who understand the method well and who have prepared thoroughly pass. It’s great for me in the ‘trainer’ part of my job to have an exam sitting with a 100 per cent pass rate. With a recent series of four large in-house courses with a prestigious client – actually a royal institute – in London, two had 100 per cent pass at Practitioner in the exam sittings, and only a couple of people missed in the other two, and one only narrowly. I hope that the high pass rate reflects the quality of my training, but what it also reflects is the candidates’ determination and very hard work.