Difference between PMP® and PRINCE2®

• Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification exam and PRINCE2® are completely different approaches to looking at Project Management
• They are both complementary to each other and there is NO OVERLAP
• Process News recommends that a leader needs to undergo PMP® credential as well as PRINCE2® credential to become a complete Project Manager

PMP® Credential	PRINCE2® Credentials
PMP® credential is a bottom-up focus	PRINCE2® is the top-down focus
PMP® exam focuses on Project Manager mainly and his role and responsibility	PRINCE2® believes that it is not just the Project Manager who is responsible for project success. Other entities such as Vendors, Executives, Business analysts, Client Partners, Supplier Teams are also covered in detail
PMP® credential is Tools and Techniques focused You will learn approximately 300 tools and techniques	PRINCE2® is an end-to-end project management methodology You will learn an end to end methodology
PMP® certification answers the questions “How do you do things”	PRINCE2® answers the question “What and when to do things”
PMP® certification deals with tools and techniques. No recommendations on the document formats	Covers Document formats and recommendations on how to write various documents practically
PMP® certificate recognizes PRINCE2®. One who attends PRINCE2® course is awarded 36 contact hours towards maintaining PMP® credential	PRINCE2® recognizes PMP®. Anyone who is PMP® certified is exempted from appearing for PRINCE2® foundation examination
PMP® examination is conducted by Project Management Institute (PMI)®	PRINCE2® is by Cabinet Office, UK
The tools and techniques are known worldwide	PRINCE2® methodology is used widely in Europe, UK and common wealth countries. The methodology is generic and used with different usage of terms and terminologies in USA and other countries