Training, exams and certification
Training, exams and certification
A hundred questions in seventy-five minutes, closed book, seventy to pass. PM² Foundation has the highest bar of any foundation exam we offer — and the guide it is based on is free.
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The APMG PM² Foundation certificate checks that you know the PM² methodology developed by the European Commission: its governance, lifecycle, processes, artefacts and mindsets.
| Questions | 100, multiple choice, one mark each, no negative marking |
|---|---|
| Question styles | Classic (four options) and missing word |
| Pass mark | 70% — 70 correct answers out of 100 |
| Duration | 75 minutes |
| Materials | Closed book |
| Languages | English, Polish, French and Italian |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Validity | The certificate does not expire |
| Typical course | Two days |
Most foundation exams pass at 50% or 65%. PM² asks for 70%: thirty mistakes is the whole margin. The questions are at the knowledge and comprehension level, so the difficulty is breadth, not depth.
| Lifecycle | Initiating, Planning, Executing and Closing, with Monitor & Control running throughout |
|---|---|
| Phase gates | Ready for Planning, Ready for Executing, Ready for Closing |
| Governance | Appropriate Governance Body, Project Steering Committee, Project Owner, Solution Provider, Business Manager, Business Implementation Group, Project Manager, Project Core Team, Project Support Office |
| Artefacts | Project Initiation Request, Business Case, Project Charter, Project Handbook, Project Work Plan and the management plans |
| Mindsets | The attitudes and behaviours PM² expects from project teams |
The PM² Guide is published by the European Commission and can be downloaded at no cost. Everything the exam asks is in it, which makes self-study possible — and makes a high pass mark fair.
Learn the governance roles and which side they sit on — business or provider — and the artefacts of each phase. Then practise with full sets of a hundred: the length of the exam is part of the test.
One hundred multiple-choice questions.
Seventy out of a hundred — 70%.
Seventy-five minutes, closed book.
The European Commission, which publishes the PM² Guide openly.
English, Polish, French and Italian.
No. APMG states that the PM² certificate does not expire.
Sources. Every figure on this page comes from APMG International’s published certification pages and candidate guidance, and from accredited training material, and from the PM² Foundation syllabus published by Van Haren, checked in October 2026.
We run it as a two-day in-company course with an APMG-accredited trainer, the exam at your premises or by voucher. From €640 per participant, exam included, minimum four.
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