I suppose that the change makes the Practitioner exam a lot easier to mark, when I did mine it was a 3 hour written exam with essay answers. However the exam I took was more scenario and application of theory based and not so much pure theory.
I'm not convinced this is a change for the better, but when I come to renew mine in a year or two I'll be able to reach a clear conclusion.
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Originally posted by chris79 View PostHi Flashman,
Thanks for that, yeah I just found on the PRINCE2 website that it has indeed become multiple choice.
It says there are 9 questions in total, I presume this isn't just 9 multiple choice questions to tick? Do the 9 questions have sub questions etc?
I would advise to get some practice questions and read through them.
Prince 2 is just like learning to drive, you're learning to pass your exam and get that piece of paper. you can then apply the theory any which way you like in the real world.
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Hi Flashman,
Thanks for that, yeah I just found on the PRINCE2 website that it has indeed become multiple choice.
It says there are 9 questions in total, I presume this isn't just 9 multiple choice questions to tick? Do the 9 questions have sub questions etc?
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Originally posted by chris79 View PostJust out of interest has anyone here passed or failed the Practitioner exam? If so what was your experience or reasons (if failed)?...
I'm told it's an open book exam with the PRINCE2 manual, so do they just give you a fictional project and you have to demonstrate the processes and components and use the book as a reference to help you explain this in the exam?
3 hours seems a long time, but I can imagine it's maybe not for getting everything covered and checking it all.
Passed PRINCE2 last year. The Practitioner exam is pretty much as you described above. It is open book, however it is no longer a written paper but now multi-choice.
Sounds easier but you've still got to know the subject matter backwards. There really isn't time to go through the book!
Good luck
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the practitioner exam is now all multiple guess. its also open book but there are a lot of questions in the 3 hours - you need to know the process/book pretty well before you sit it as there isnt time to research the answers as you sit it. passing it doesnt make you a project manager either - it just gives you a tick in the box for certain employers - particularly govie type jobs.
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I found it quite easy as exams go. However passing the exam doesn’t make a good practitioner nor does it mean that the qualified person will follow the procedures. The only reason for P2 popularity is because its open source.
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Done the foundation practice exams, those seem fairly straight forward and can be answered just by doing a bit study..
It's more the 3 hour written I'm trying to get info on (from those who have actually done it for real).
Thanks for all replies anyway.
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Does it cover the entire PRINCE2 structure, like all 8 processes and all 8 components during the exam? Or do you just apply what is appropriate to the size of the project (and maybe justify why)?
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From what I remember, the questions consist of a variety of briefly outlined scenarios for which you're required to create various Prince2 deliverables such as risk/issue logs, PIDs etc.
The 3 hours passed in a flash. I had sore fingers afterwards from the writing .
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PRINCE2 - again (sorry)...
Just out of interest has anyone here passed or failed the Practitioner exam? If so what was your experience or reasons (if failed)?...
I'm told it's an open book exam with the PRINCE2 manual, so do they just give you a fictional project and you have to demonstrate the processes and components and use the book as a reference to help you explain this in the exam?
3 hours seems a long time, but I can imagine it's maybe not for getting everything covered and checking it all.Tags: None
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