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Is PRINCE2 Worth It? 7 PM Certifications Compared

Written by Lewis Warren | May 22, 2026 1:32:28 PM

 

Project management certification market is enormous in 2026 as the industry continues to grow opening up thousands of opportunities annually worldwide. Most of the certifications are often used as a tool to filter candidates by employers and organisations (qualifications still provide immense knowledge on the journey).

In this blog, we’ll discuss about few major project management qualifications out there, what you can learn from each qualification, how employers perceive it and where in the world it matters, which industries lean on it.

Table of contents

  • PMP(Project Management Professional)
  • PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner
  • CAPM (Certified Associate in PM)
  • IPMA Levels A-D
  • APM PMQ and APM suite
  • CSM (Certified Scrum Master)
  • PSM ( Professional Scrum Master)

The central question of this article, 'Is PRINCE2 worth it?' Is answered at the end, but only after you get the full view of what it is competing against.