Project manageament certificates comparison by PMIT.PL: CAPM, PMP, PgMP, Prince2 Foundation, Prince 2 Practitioner, IPMA Levels: D C B A

Issuer	PMI			APMG		IPMA
Short name	CAPM	PMP	PgMP	PRINCE2 Foundation	Prince2 Practitioner	IPMA-D	IPMA-C	IPMA-B	IPMA-A
Full name	Certified Associate in Project Management	Project Management Professional	Program Management Professional	PRINCE2 Foundation	Prince2 Practitioner	IPMA Level D: Certified Project Management Associate	IPMA Level C: Certified Project Manager	IPMA Level B: Certified Senior Project Manager	IPMA Level A: Certified Projects Director
Career Level	Project Coordinator	Project Manager	Program Manager	Project Coordinator	Project Manager	Project Coordinator	Project Manager	Program Manager	Senior Program Manager
Exam	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Depends on country	No
Number of questions	150	200	170	75	9	Depends on country	Depends on country	Depends on country	Depends on country
Duration	3h	4h	4h	1h	3h	Depends on country / most often consists of 2 parts	Depends on country / most often consists of 2 parts	Depends on country	n/a
Difficulty Level	medium	hard	hard	medium	hard / Open book	medium	hard	hard	n/a
Experience	1500 hours - (1 year of work by project management activities) (or training)	4500 hours of 'leading ad directing project tasks' - 3 years (with higher education)	4 years of projects managing / 4 years of programs managing	Not required	Not required	1 year of job experience	3-5 years of workings on projects	3-7 years of working on projects
Training	23 contact hours of project management training  (or experience)	35 contact hours of project management training	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required
360 degree assessment	No	No	Yes / by 12 persons	No	No	No	Depends on country	Yes	Yes
Interview	No	No	No	No	No	No	Depends on country	Yes	Yes
Skills assessment	No	No	No	No	No	No	Depends on country	Yes	Yes
Age	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	Not required	20 years old	25 years old	30 years old	35 years old
Required certificates	No	No	No	No	PRINCE2 Foundation	No	No	No	No
Recertification	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
How often?	5 years	3 years	3 years	n/a	5 years	n/a	3 years	5 years	5 years
Method	exam	60 PDUs or exam	60 PDUs or exam	n/a	exam	n/a	Recertification application verified by assessors (an additional interview may be required)
Cost	300 USD (225 USD - for PMI members)	555 USD (discount for PMI members)	1800 USD (discount for PMI members)	200 Pounds	370 Pounds	Depends on country	Depends on country	Depends on country	Depends on country
Popularity	Low	Very Popular	Niche	Very Popular	Very Popular	High	Medium	Low	Niche
Number of certified	< 10000	>300000	>100	>200000	>180000	> 50000	> 20000	> 1000	>200
Official Information	CAPM Handbook	PMP Handbook	PgMP Handbook	Prince2 Qualification Scheme		IPMA Certification
Key Publication	PMBOK Guide	PMBOK Guide	The Standard for Program Management	Prince2 Manual	Prince2 Manual	IPMA Competence Baseline	IPMA Competence Baseline	IPMA Competence Baseline	IPMA Competence Baseline