PMP vs PRINCE2? WHATS THE DIFFERENCE

Following on from Vincent's precise reply - here is a little more:

I must say, that the blurb provided by PRINCE2 oweners Axelos, does not help the reader to zone in on the differences between PMP and PRINCE2 - yet both are compolimentary AND different!

Let me deal first with PRINCE2. It is a process-based approach that defines the roles for not just the project manager but for the entire team and everyone involved in the project.

In short, PRINCE2 is a FRAMEWORK for projects - for any insdustry, and is intened to be tailored to suit each project. Such tailoring includes changing from a traditional waterfall project to an Agile one. In fact anything from a small, low risk, low cost, short project to the converse!

PRINCE2 describes such tailoring and gives examples.

I am sure you all understand PMI's PMP Certification, and that it is a professional Project Management Certification.

There are some commonalities between both. For instance, the PMBOK Knowledge Areas of risk and human resources are detailed in what PRINCE2 calls Themes: Business Case, Organization, Quality, Plans, Risk, Change and Progress.

So do you need both qualifications? My answer would be yes, since PMP, despite its 49 Processes, does not explixitly provide a project framework for success (including the various roles in addition to the project manager)

If you want to dig a little deeper, check out more details here: https://www.projex.com/prince2 and https://www.projex.com/pmp

PMP is base on PMBOK a certification base on a knowledge
PRINCE2 is a methodology

I think PMP is more widely use and PRINCE2 stronger in UK influence country.

I suspect you meant PRINCE2 Practitioner certification versus PMI PMP certification?
(There is also a PRINCE2 Foundation and a PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner certification.)

The PRINCE2 Practitioner certification has no education or experience pre-requisite, like the PMP. The only pre-requisite to taking the Practitioner certification exam is having one of the following certifications:

PRINCE2 Foundation
PMP
CAPM
IPMA Level A
IPMA Level B
IPMA Level C
IPMA Level D