| PRINCE2™ | | | | - With University - 4500 hours over at least 36 months |
| PRINCE2™ is a project management method | | | | - With High School - 7500 hours over at least 60 |
| sponsored by the UK government via the Office of | | | | months |
| Government Commerce. It focuses on describing the | | | | The fastest growth area for the PMP is in Asia. |
| processes, products and responsibilities required to | | | | APM |
| manage a project in a controlled environment. Its roots | | | | The UK APM has introductory (IC), foundation (APMP) |
| are in government contracts and if provides a | | | | and practitioner qualifications (PQ) qualification. These |
| consistent approach to the implementation of major | | | | are based on the APM BoK. Unlike the PMI the APM |
| projects. Some have criticised it for not being fully | | | | body of knowledge provides a summary of the |
| scalable for smaller projects. | | | | project management topic areas. The qualification is |
| With its background in the UK, PRINCE2™ is | | | | strongest in the UK with little recognition outside the |
| increasingly recognised across the world with over | | | | UK. The APM has applied the for a Royal Charter so |
| 400,000 project managers holding the qualification. The | | | | that it can award Chartered status to its members. It is |
| qualification has no prerequisites. | | | | strongest in the rail, construction and IT sectors in the |
| PMI PMP | | | | UK. |
| This is the most widely recognised project | | | | How to decide on the best project management |
| management qualification in the world with over half a | | | | qualification? |
| million holders of the qualification around the globe. It is | | | | Questions to ask are: |
| based on the comprehensive PMI body of knowledge. | | | | 1) Are you interested in a global career in |
| This combines both processes and a tools and | | | | project management? PMP |
| techniques. While comprehensive the PM BoK is a little | | | | 2) Do you work for an organisation (or client) |
| over complex for smaller projects. | | | | working to a PRINC2 method? PRINCE |
| The PMI PMP has detailed pre-requisites including | | | | 3) Are you based in a non UK PRINCE2 |
| - 35 hours of directed study | | | | organisation? |
| - Project management experience of : | | | | |