What is the difference between PRINCE2 6 and 7?
There are several differences between the 6th edition of PRINCE2 and the 7th edition released by PeopleCert in September 2023.
These can be summarised as:
- The introduction of a 'People' element to complement the 4 previous elements of: principles, processes, themes, and tailoring.
- The renaming of themes to practices. The new practices are: business case, organizing, quality, risk, plans, issues, and progress.
- The addition of 3 new management approaches for: data and digital management, commercial management, and sustainability management.
- The incorporation of change management concepts.
- Small changes to the number of exam questions, and an increase in the exam pass mark to 60%.
- Minor changes to the activities within each of the 7 processes.
- Minor changes to names and terminology.
The core method however hasn't changed. The 7 principles are the same, and apart from the few changes to activities, the 7 processes remain unchanged.
Overall, PRINCE2 7th edition represents the latest evolution of modern project management best practices, and should help project managers deliver better outcomes from projects.
