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Project Management Professional / PRINCE2 Syllabus
PRINCE2 is the UK government-originated structured project management certification widely used across public and private sectors.. The complete Project Management Professional / PRINCE2 outline — 6 subjects, 19 chapters and 70 topics — laid out so you can see exactly what has to be covered and tick each item off as you go.
Project Management Professional / PRINCE2 subjects
Each subject below has its own page with the full chapter → topic → sub-topic tree and a set of real exam-style flashcards.
3 chapters · 12 topics · 28 sub-topics
The Seven Principles3 chapters · 9 topics · 23 sub-topics
The Practice Themes (Part 1): Business Case, Organization and Quality3 chapters · 13 topics · 29 sub-topics
The Practice Themes (Part 2): Plans, Risk, Change and Progress4 chapters · 16 topics · 37 sub-topics
The Seven Processes3 chapters · 9 topics · 26 sub-topics
Management Products, Roles and Exam Technique3 chapters · 11 topics · 23 sub-topics
Project Management Professional / PRINCE2 flashcard decks
314 question-and-answer cards across 6 decks, written against this syllabus. Preview any deck free.
- PRINCE2 Foundations, Overview and the Project Environment — 51 cards
- The Seven Principles — 50 cards
- The Practice Themes (Part 1): Business Case, Organization and Quality — 51 cards
- The Practice Themes (Part 2): Plans, Risk, Change and Progress — 60 cards
- The Seven Processes — 51 cards
- Management Products, Roles and Exam Technique — 51 cards
How to work through the Project Management Professional / PRINCE2 syllabus
The outline on this page is arranged the way the syllabus itself is: subject, then chapter, then topic, then sub-topic. That last level is what most study plans skip, and it is where coverage actually goes wrong — a chapter marked "done" often has three sub-topics inside it that were never touched.
Weight your plan accordingly: The Practice Themes (Part 2): Plans, Risk, Change and Progress carries 16 topics while The Seven Processes carries 9. Giving both the same number of weeks is the most common planning mistake for Project Management Professional / PRINCE2.
The ~85 hour estimate above is a first pass only: roughly 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic. Revision cycles, past papers and mocks sit on top of that number.
Project Management Professional / PRINCE2 syllabus FAQ
What subjects are in the Project Management Professional / PRINCE2 syllabus?
Project Management Professional / PRINCE2 covers 6 subjects: PRINCE2 Foundations, Overview and the Project Environment, The Seven Principles, The Practice Themes (Part 1): Business Case, Organization and Quality, The Practice Themes (Part 2): Plans, Risk, Change and Progress, The Seven Processes and Management Products, Roles and Exam Technique. Together they contain 19 chapters and 70 named topics.
How much do you have to study for Project Management Professional / PRINCE2?
The full Project Management Professional / PRINCE2 outline breaks down into 19 chapters, 70 topics and 166 sub-topics. The Practice Themes (Part 2): Plans, Risk, Change and Progress is the largest single subject with 16 topics across 4 chapters.
How long does it take to cover the whole Project Management Professional / PRINCE2 syllabus?
Roughly 85 hours for one full pass. That estimate allows about 45 minutes per topic plus 12 minutes per sub-topic, so it is first-pass coverage — revision, past papers and mock tests sit on top of it. At 3 hours a day that is about 4 weeks.
Are there Project Management Professional / PRINCE2 flashcards?
Yes — 314 question-and-answer flashcards across 6 decks, one per subject, written against this syllabus. A sample of every deck is readable on this site for free, and the complete decks are in the Examius app.
Is this Project Management Professional / PRINCE2 syllabus free to use?
Yes. Every page here is free to read, and importing the Project Management Professional / PRINCE2 syllabus into the Examius app to tick off topics as you finish them is free too, in United Kingdom and everywhere else. No account is needed to start.
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