This five-day course is a combination of the PRINCE2 Agile Foundation and PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner courses and provides both exams. It provides delegates with a thorough understanding of the PRINCE2 Agile® methodology.
Course overview:
During the course we introduce the PRINCE2® methodology and concepts of common agile ways of working, discuss how to blend PRINCE2® with Agile, the purpose and context for blending PRINCE2® and the agile way of working, evaluate the focus areas to a project in an agile context, fix and flex the six aspects of a project in an agile context and be able to apply or tailor the PRINCE2® for a project in an agile context.
All relevant course materials are provided, including the official publication PRINCE2 Agile® and both web proctored exam vouchers.
The introduction of PRINCE2 Agile Foundation will enable everyone to benefit from guidance on delivering, managing or working within agile projects and project teams, without the need for any prior knowledge of PRINCE2®.
PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner covers the qualification from AXELOS which represents an extension to PRINCE2®. The course is equally divided between practical exercises and theory as it examines how to use PRINCE2® in an agile context.
Course objectives:
After you complete this course you will be able to:
• Prepare for the PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation Exam
• Prepare for the PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner Exam
• Understand the key aspects of PRINCE2®
• Understand basic concepts behind common agile ways of working
• Demonstrate the purpose of combining PRINCE2® with agile
• Be able to fix and flex the six aspects of a project in an agile context
• Incorporate the areas that can support a PRINCE2 Agile® implementation
• Blend, apply and weave the principles, processes and themes of PRINCE2® with many of the common ways of working in an agile way.
• Configure PRINCE2® when in different situations and to incorporate the agile frameworks, behaviours, concepts and techniques in the best way possible to increase the chances of successful project delivery.
Course content:
Foundation Contents
Overview of PRINCE2®
• PRINCE2® Principles
• PRINCE2® Processes and Themes
• PRINCE2® Management Products
• PRINCE2® Journey with Agile
An Introduction to Agile
• Agile Manifesto
• Waterfall vs Agile
• Agile basics and framework
• Agile behaviours, concepts and techniques
Blending PRINCE2® and Agile
• What PRINCE2 Agile comprises of
• Eight PRINCE2 Agile® Guidance Points
What to fix and what to flex
• Performance targets and tolerance
• The “Hexagon”
• The five targets
Agile Behaviours and the PRINCE2® Principles
• Applying PRINCE2® principles
• PRINCE2 Agile® behaviours
Agile and the PRINCE2® Themes
• Tailoring the PRINCE2® Themes
• Tracking progress with burn charts
Agile and the PRINCE2® Processes
• Relating agile processes to PRINCE2® processes
• Tailoring starting up a project and initiating a project
• Tailoring controlling a stage and managing product delivery processes
• Scrum overview and Lean Startup
• Tailoring managing a stage boundary process
• Tailoring closing a project process
• Tailoring directing a project
Focus Areas
• Agilometer
• Requirements
• Rich Communication
• Workshops
• Frequent releases
Practitioner Contents
• Fundamentals
• Projects and BAU
• What is Agile?
• The PRINCE2 Agile® Journey
• The PRINCE2 Agile® Hexagon – what to fix and what to flex?
• Starting Up a Project and Initiating a Project
• Assessing value, Cynefin
• Requirements and User Stories
• Prioritisation (including MoSCoW)
• Change (including the feedback loop)
• Organisation
• Servant Leadership
• Principles and behaviours
• The Agilometer and Risk
• Managing Product Delivery
• The Scrum Framework
• Plans and Progress
• Estimation, Burn charts and Information Radiators
• Work Packages
• Quality (including the definition of 'Done')
• Controlling a Stage and Managing a Stage Boundary
• Frequest releases and Retrospectives
• Directing a Project
Target audience:
This course is aimed at candidates who are new to PRINCE2® and are working in or around an agile project environment. The course covers an overview of PRINCE2®, an introduction to agile, and how to apply the two together.
PRINCE2 Agile® has been developed for anyone who delivers projects, large or small, in an agile context. It is a valuable training and certification scheme for anyone working within an agile project environment, whether they be a project manager, project support or part of the wider project team.
PRINCE2 Agile® equips practitioners and organizations with the ability to deliver agile projects by tailoring the PRINCE2® project management method with a broad toolset of agile delivery techniques and frameworks. In this way, practitioners will leverage the benefits of agile ways of working such as iterative and incremental delivery while maintaining a structure of project governance.
Prerequisites:
There are no formal prerequisites for this course, but learners would benefit from some experience of working in projects prior to attendance.