PSM I vs PRINCE2 7
Agile delivery or structured project management?
Short answer
They describe opposite responses to uncertainty. Pick the one that matches your work.
PRINCE2 assumes a project can be defined, staged and governed against a business case. Scrum assumes the requirement will change as you learn, so it fixes time and quality and flexes scope.
Neither is a better method in the abstract. PRINCE2 suits work where scope is genuinely knowable and governance is the binding constraint — regulated delivery, construction, procurement-heavy programmes. Scrum suits work where the answer emerges.
The exams reflect this. PRINCE2 Foundation is largely recall of a defined method: 60 questions, 60 minutes, 60% to pass, closed book. PSM I is 80 questions in 60 minutes at 85%, and rewards understanding over memorisation.
Many organisations use both, running agile delivery inside a PRINCE2 governance wrapper. Holding both is a genuinely useful combination for anyone working at that boundary.
Side by side
PSM I
Professional Scrum Master I
- Awarding body
- Scrum.org
- Level
- Foundation
- Questions
- 80
- Time
- 60 min
- Pass mark
- 85% (68)
- Per question
- 45s
- Format
- Open book
- Cost
- $200
- Prerequisite
- None
- Practice questions
- 342
PRINCE2 7
PRINCE2 7 Foundation
- Awarding body
- PeopleCert
- Level
- Foundation
- Questions
- 60
- Time
- 60 min
- Pass mark
- 60% (36)
- Per question
- 60s
- Format
- Closed book
- Cost
- ~£350
- Prerequisite
- None
- Practice questions
- 241
Who each one is for
PSM I
Scrum Masters, developers and managers working on or alongside a Scrum Team who want a recognised, evidence-based credential.
Practise PSM I free →PRINCE2 7
Project managers, project support staff, and anyone working in an organisation that runs projects under PRINCE2.
Practise PRINCE2 7 free →