r/Prince2

I took the exam this morning. Here was my method:

I read through the book once. Then I did lots and lots of practice tests. In my opinion, the MPlaza tests are very realistic.

I completed the PeopleCert mock exam and the two free sample tests as well. I kept practicing the MPlaza tests until I consistently scored around 75–80%.

Whenever I got an answer wrong — or even if I had just guessed correctly — I carefully read the explanation.

After about 10 tests, I created my own custom test set using only the questions I struggled with, and I practiced those on the final day.

For me, ChatGPT and Claude were not very helpful because sometimes they gave different answers than the ones marked correct in the tests. When I pointed it out, they apologized and admitted I was right 😃

I didn’t attend any course; I prepared entirely on my own in about one month while working full-time.

Hey everyone

I’ve been working as a Contract Administrator/Contracts & Commercial Analyst for around 4 years in the construction and renewable energy industry in Australia and I’m looking to complete my PRINCE2 certification to help move into more project-focused roles.

There are so many providers out there (PeopleCert, ILX, Knowledge Academy, Lumify, PM Partners etc.) and I’m not sure which one is actually worth it.

I’m mainly looking for:

• A provider that is well recognised in Australia
• Good quality training/materials
• Online/self-paced options
• Strong exam prep/support
• Good value for money

Would love to hear:

• Which provider you used
• Whether you did Foundation only or Foundation + Practitioner
• If it actually helped your career progression/salary
• Any providers to avoid

Many thanks

I passed the PRINCE2 Foundation today with 75%. I wanted to say thank you to everyone who kindly shared their learning recommendations, links to practice questions, sites, videos etc this has been a huge help.

It took me about 2-3 months along side full time working and completing another course so I wasn't in too much of a rush but I did decide last minute yesterday to go ahead and book my exam.

I wanted to recommend an app I used for my revision which I have used for other exam studies and found useful so I thought I would try it for this exam and it was fab. Its called Quizlet and there is a free version and a paid option for about £10 a month. I paid for one month. You can create your own flashcards or use the ones that other users have added and use it to practice exams questions etc. It even gives you the option to create a quiz or learn through game-like features. It worked quite well for me alongside the official People cert manual, manual flash cards and copilot so hopefully it will help other people too.

I'm glad to have passed and will be taking a short break before considering the Practitioner exam.

- im due to sit my practioner exam soon.

- I'm 2/3 through reading the entire book… not sure if this was the best idea as I have been told numerous times to not try and remember everything.

- I have not highlighted or annotated the book or ebook at all. I feel like going back to the start to find things just to highlight may be another waste of time I don't have

- I'm relying heavily on memory and Ctrl F to find the needed parts when required.

- I fear I'm going to be wasting time in the exam…

- chat gpt recommended

Key areas worth tabbing:
• Roles & responsibilities
• Risk responses
• Management products
• Tailoring
• Change theme
• Progress theme
• Process flow diagrams

What is the best advice going into the open book exam regarding prep please? I'm really anxious

I scored 88% in foundation. Never worked in pm before...