How to Write PRINCE2 Examinations

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1 How to Write PRINCE2 Examinations A Guide for the PRINCE2 Examination Candidates Business Beam Copyrights (c) Business Beam. All rights reserved unless otherwise stated. ITIL, and IT Infrastructure Library and PRINCE2 are Registered Trade Marks of AXELOS. The Swirl logo is a Registered Trade Mark of AXELOS.

2 How to Write PRINCE2 Examination Content Section 1: Overview of PRINCE2 Qualification Scheme Section 2: How to Write Foundation Examination Section 3: How to Write Practitioner Examination Section 4: Disclaimer Copyrights (c) Business Beam. All rights reserved unless otherwise stated. 2

3 Section 1: Overview of PRINCE2 Qualification Scheme How to Write PRINCE2 Examinations? Copyrights (c) Business Beam. All rights reserved unless otherwise stated. 3

4 Section 1: PRINCE2 Qualification Scheme Overview Professional Practitioner Foundation 2 ½ day residential Assessment Centre Group activities and exercises Based on a fictional project case study Assessment is against 19 individual performance criteria Objective testing format 8 questions per paper with 10 marks available per question 2.5 hours allowed Open book exam (manual only) 44 /80 marks (55%) required to pass Multiple choice format 75 questions per paper 5 questions to be trial and not counted in scores 35/70 marks (50%) required to pass Closed book Based on AXELOS PRINCE2 material. Reproduced under licence from AXELOS. Copyrights (c) Business Beam. All rights reserved unless otherwise stated. 4

5 Section 2: Writing PRINCE2 Foundation Examination How to Write PRINCE2 Examinations? Copyrights (c) Business Beam. All rights reserved unless otherwise stated. 5

6 Section 2: Writing PRINCE2 Foundation Examination Exam Type PRINCE2 Foundation Exam Type: Online (web-based) Exam Format 1 hour duration Multiple choice format 75 questions per paper 5 questions to be trial and not counted in scores 50%, i.e. 35 out of 70 marks are required to pass Closed book Notes are not allowed No negative marking Copyrights (c) Business Beam. All rights reserved unless otherwise stated. 6

7 Section 2: Writing PRINCE2 Foundation Examination Available Options Candidates may write PRINCE2 Foundation examinations at following locations. Business Bea s Offi e Any Prometric Center Any Pearson VUE Center Own home or office (using web proctor) Copyrights (c) Business Beam. All rights reserved unless otherwise stated. 7

8 Section 2: Writing PRINCE2 Foundation Examination Location: Business Beam Office Business Beam is an Accredited Training Organization (ATO). Candidates may write examination at Business Beam Office. The process is as follows: Download E a i atio Registration For fro Fill-up the required information, including exam date, time, etc., and the form at training@businessbeam.com, Pay the examination fee ($220) through cheque, cash or bank transfer, Registers in the exam session using the exam session ID provided by Business Beam, Ensure that the candidates have a laptop with latest version of IE, Chrome, Acrobat PDF reader and Flash plugin, Visit Busi ess Bea s offi e ith your own the laptop, and write the exam. Our authorized representative will proctor the examination. Copyrights (c) Business Beam. All rights reserved unless otherwise stated. 8

9 Section 2: Writing PRINCE2 Foundation Examination Location: Prometric Centers PRINCE2 Foundation examination is available at Prometric centers - Multiple Examination Institutes (EIs) offer this exam at Prometric centers. Only AXELOS develops the examination. Therefore the difficulty level is same across all EIs. Select any of the following EIs for examination: Examination Institute Exam Code Fee EXIN EX0-002 $198 PeopleCert PC0-004 $219 Copyrights (c) Business Beam.All rights reserved unless otherwise stated. 9

10 Section 2: Writing PRINCE2 Foundation Examination Location: Pearson VUE Centers PRINCE2 Foundation examination is available at Pearson VUE centers Multiple Examination Institutes (EIs) are available at Pearson VUE centers. Only AXELOS develops the examination. Therefore the difficulty level is same across all EIs. Select any of the following EIs for examination: Examination Institute Fee EXIN $198 PeopleCert $219 Copyrights (c) Business Beam. All rights reserved unless otherwise stated. 10

11 Section 2: Writing PRINCE2 Foundation Examination Location: Own Home or Office Candidates can also write examination at their home, office or at any other convenient place. This e a is We Pro tored, i.e., pro tor ill at h-over the candidate through webcam. Candidates must have a desktop or laptop with webcam, microphone and speakers/headphone; very good and stable internet connection, and an interruption-free environment, It is expected that all candidates will carefully review and understand the respective policies and procedures of the Examination Institute (EI) in detail, Web-proctored examination can be ordered from any of the EIs, as follows: 1. PeopleCert 4. EXIN 2. Loyalist Certification Services 5. CSME 3. APMG 6. BCS / ISEB Copyrights (c) Business Beam. All rights reserved unless otherwise stated. 11

12 Section 3: Writing PRINCE2 Practitioner Examinations How to Write PRINCE2 Examinations? Copyrights (c) Business Beam. All rights reserved unless otherwise stated. 12

13 Section 3: Writing PRINCE2 Practitioner Examination Exam Type PRINCE2 Practitioner Exam Type: Online (web-based) Exam Format Objective testing Two-and-a-half hours (150 minutes) duration, no additional reading time 8 questions - 10 question items per question, each worth one mark 55%, i.e. 44 out of 80 marks are required to pass Open book exam (official PRINCE2 manual only). Notes are not allowed No negative marking Copyrights (c) Business Beam. All rights reserved unless otherwise stated. 13

14 Section 3: Writing PRINCE2 Practitioner Examination Available Options Candidates may write PRINCE2 Foundation examinations at following locations. Business Bea s Offi e Own home or office (using web proctor) A other ATO s pre ises Note: These exams are not available at Prometric or VUE centers. Copyrights (c) Business Beam. All rights reserved unless otherwise stated. 14

15 Section 3: Writing PRINCE2 Practitioner Examination Location: Business Beam Office Business Beam is an Accredited Training Organization (ATO). Candidates may write examination at Business Beam Office. The process is as follows: Do load E a i atio egistratio For fro Fill-up the required information, including exam date, time, etc., and the form at training@businessbeam.com, Pay the examination fee ($310) through cheque, cash or bank transfer, Registers in the exam session using the exam session ID provided by Business Beam, Ensure that the candidates have a laptop with latest version of IE, Chrome, Acrobat PDF reader and Flash plugin, Visit Busi ess Bea s offi e ith our o the laptop, a d rite the e a. Our authorized representative will proctor the examination. Copyrights (c) Business Beam. All rights reserved unless otherwise stated. 15

16 Section 3: Writing PRINCE2 Practitioner Examination Location: Own Home or Office Candidates can also write examination at their home, office or at any other convenient place. This e a is We Pro tored, i.e., pro tor ill watch-over the candidate through webcam. Candidates must have a desktop or laptop with webcam, microphone and speakers/headphone; very good and stable internet connection, and an interruptionfree environment, It is expected that all candidates will carefully review and understand the respective policies and procedures of the Examination Institute (EI) in detail, Ca didates MU T pro ide Busi ess Bea s trai i g ertifi ate to s hedule examination, Web-proctored examination can be ordered from any of the EIs, as follows: 1. PeopleCert 4. EXIN 2. Loyalist Certification Services 5. CSME 3. APMG 6. BCS / ISEB Copyrights (c) Business Beam. All rights reserved unless otherwise stated. 16

17 Section 3: Writing PRINCE2 Practitioner Examination Location: Any Other ATO s Office Several Accredited Training Organizations (ATO), like Business Beam, offer PRINCE2 training and examination services globally. Candidates can visit any ATO operating nearer to their location and schedule PRINCE2 Intermediate examination. Candidates MUST present Training Certificate provided by Business Beam to schedule any intermediate-level examination. It is expected that all candidates will carefully review and understand the respective policies and procedures of the selected ATOs in detail. Copyrights (c) Business Beam. All rights reserved unless otherwise stated. 17

18 Section 4: Disclaimer How to Write PRINCE2 Examinations? Copyrights (c) Business Beam. All rights reserved unless otherwise stated. 18

19 Section 4: Disclaimer Business Beam published this document to facilitate our training participants who wants to write PRINCE2 examinations. The information mentioned in this document (exam pricing, availability, etc.) is copied from various websites. Business Beam is not the owner of this information. The respective information owner may change the information without any notice. Business Beam does not take any responsibility or liability of the examination results of any candidate. It is expected that all candidates will carefully understand the respective policies and procedures of Business Beam, Prometric, Pearson VUE, respective Examination Institute, or selected ATO before writing any examination. Copyrights (c) Business Beam. All rights reserved unless otherwise stated. 19

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