Top 10 Reasons to Get a PRINCE2® Certification

Here’s a List of 10 Oft-quoted Reasons to Do a PRINCE2® Certification

1. Build upon and Improve Your Project Management Skills

The chief reason also confers the most-obvious benefit: a much-improved Project Management skillset. With PRINCE2® training, a professional learns and begins to deploy better, more efficient Project Management skills.

You'll learn the methodology, terminology, framework, common systems, and procedures used by a large number of project managers, and learn all the skills needed to successfully plan, initiate, monitor, manage, and execute projects. PRINCE2® certified professionals generally follow a methodology that is an alternative to PMP, and knowledge of both sets of best practices grants them greater flexibility and versatility.

2. PRINCE2® More a Methodology than an Instruction Manual

Unlike other PMP certification (i.e. PMP, IPMA) PRINCE2® lays greater emphasis upon the set of Project Management principles it encompasses than upon following an instruction book with a rigid set of rules.

As a technical reference guide, it explains all processes and stages of a project and the roles and responsibilities associated with it. It will not tell you how to micromanage the next task in your project but will make sure you really understand all project principles and processes and how to manage them. With this, you will be able to easily tailor all your PRINCE2® projects to suit your needs and closely oversee all the projects you manage.

3. You Can Start Easy

When choosing a certification, the time commitment to study\prepare, the costs involved, and the disruption it introduces into other areas of your professional life are crucially important factors to consider. PRINCE2® offers the unique advantage that you can start by preparing for the PRINCE2® Foundation exam only. This means that you can do a real Project Management certification without committing yourself to a huge amount of training time and high costs.

Also, while doing the PRINCE2® certification, you will get a full overview of what to expect when you decide to continue with the PRINCE2® Practitioner certification and beyond.  This makes the early phase of launching a Project Management certification career significantly easier.

4. You Get a Certificate in Hand Sooner than with Most Other Exams!

Once you have completed the training, all you need to do is take the exam with your training provider or take a public exam. There are no time consuming and complicated registration processes and no audit process of your application is needed, like it is, for example, when applying for the PMP exam.

5. PRINCE2® Certified Professionals Earn the Big Bucks!

PRINCE2® certified project managers earn an average salary of over GBP50,000 and are among the most prized professionals in Europe.

6. Your Certification Carries Global Recognition

Your PRINCE2® certification is globally recognized. Developed in the public IT sector under the supervision of the UK government, PRINCE2® is today the de facto Project Management standard in many parts of the world. Governments, public and private sector companies all over the world are using it today, and its popularity continues to grow around the world, including in the USA, Asia, and Africa.

AXELOS Ltd., which is the body that owns the rights to the PRINCE2® certification, issued a white paper in 2009 called " Using PRINCE2®™ to Manage US Federal Government IT Projects " to support the increasing demand in US organizations. So this certification gives you the option to take on project work internationally.

7. PRINCE2®’s Take on Project Management Sits Better with Many Organizations!

Unlike in other Project Management certifications, the project manager in PRINCE2® is not the sole hero and superstar of the project. Roles and responsibilities in PRINCE2® projects are clearly defined and shared within the project organization. So even if the Project Manager obviously always plays an important role in a projects success or failure he is not the only one to blame if things go wrong within a PRINCE2® project.

Besides, the shared roles and responsibilities in a PRINCE2® project support its success and minimize the chances that a project will fail.

8. With PRINCE2®, You Are Not Limited to Any Single Industry

As PRINCE2® is a Project Management methodology, it is not tied to any specific industry or organization type. You can use it in any type of organization, in any industry and in projects of any scale. This expands your possible areas of project work widely.

9. Proof of Certification Is There for All to See!

With PRINCE2®, it's very easy to demonstrate proof of certification. The register can be checked online by anybody. So during a job application process, for example, there is no need for sending in documents and copies of PRINCE2® certificates.

The online register confirms that you have successfully completed the exam and the date you did that. It can be searched by name and candidate number. 

10. Your PRINCE2® Certification Makes It Easier and Cheaper to Get Other Certifications

PRINCE2® is an independent certification for project management. But getting the certification will qualify you for exemptions when studying for other certifications related to project management and beyond.

Refer to these links for more information and examples of how to go about getting exemptions once you have a PRINCE2® credential:

https://www.axelos.com/professional-development/help-me-advance-my-career/cpd-requirements 

Agree with our list? What other reasons can you think of for getting a PRINCE2® certification? Let us know in the comments below!

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