Get certified for the PRINCE2® Agile certification exam with the PRINCE2 Agile course. The PRINCE2 Agile training covers the certification exam objectives and is designed to help professionals tailor management controls when working in an agile environment. The course will help you to understand PRINCE2 governance requirements, agile concepts and techniques, and the interface between them. As a PRINCE2® Agile Accredited Training Organization of PeopleCert, all students attending this training will be provided with the exam voucher as a part of delivery.

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Learning Objectives

The PRINCE2 Agile certification contains two exams:
PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation: The certification is designed to help professionals deliver agile projects by tailoring PRINCE2 management controls with a broad toolset of agile delivery techniques and frameworks. The certified candidates will gain a broad range of knowledge of agile concepts and techniques including Scrum, Kanban, Lean Start-up, and Cynefin.
PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner: The certification combines agile concepts with the world’s most popular approach to project management. The PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner certification teaches you to blend structure, governance, and control with agile methods, techniques, and approaches.

1

  • Introduction

  • What is Prince2 Agile?
    PRINCE2 Agile is for Projects only
2

  • An overview of Agile

  • Introduction
    Agile basics
    Acknowledgements and Further Research
3

  • The rationale for blending PRINCE2 and Agile

  • Who is PRINCE2 Agile for?
    Which communities will benefit from PRINCE2 Agile?
    When and where can I apply PRINCE2 Agile?
    Course of action for each community in each situation
    What does PRINCE2 Agile consist of?
    Important points about PRINCE2 Agile and this manual
    Beware of prejudice!
4

  • The PRINCE2 journey when using agile

  • Pre-project and the initiation stage
    Subsequent stages
    Final stage
    Post-project
5

  • An overview of PRINCE2

  • The structure of PRINCE2
    The Principles
    The Themes
    The Processes
    The Project Environment
6

  • What to fix and what to flex?

  • The concept of flexing what is delivered
    Why is there a need to work this way?
    The rationale behind flexing what is being delivered
    The five targets in more detail
    Lesson summary
7

  • Agile and the PRINCE2 principles

  • The PRINCE2 principles
    The agile view of the PRINCE2 principles
    Guidance on applying the PRINCE2 principles
    PRINCE2 Agile behaviors
    PRINCE2 principles summary
8

  • Agile and the PRINCE2 themes

  • The PRINCE2 themes
    Some themes are more prominent than others
    Summary of tailoring guidance for the PRINCE2 themes
9

  • Business case theme

  • The PRINCE2 approach to the business case theme
    The agile view of the business case theme
    PRINCE2 Agile guidance for the business case theme
    Agile concepts and techniques
    Business case theme summary
10

  • Organization theme

  • The PRINCE2 approach to the organization theme
    The agile view of the organization theme
    PRINCE2 Agile guidance for the organization theme
    Different concepts regarding roles between PRINCE2 and agile
    Agile concepts and techniques
    Organization theme summary
    Acknowledgements and further research
11

  • Quality theme

  • The PRINCE2 approach to the quality theme
    The agile view of the quality theme
    PRINCE2 Agile guidance for the quality theme
    Agile concepts and techniques
    Quality theme summary
    Acknowledgements and further research
12

  • Plans theme

  • The PRINCE2 approach to the plans theme
    The agile view of the plans theme
    PRINCE2 Agile guidance for the plans theme
    Agile concepts and techniques
    Plans theme summary
    Acknowledgements and further research
13

  • Risk theme

  • The PRINCE2 approach to the risk theme
    The agile view of the risk theme
    PRINCE2 Agile guidance for the risk theme
    Agile concepts and techniques
    Risk theme summary
14

  • Change theme

  • The PRINCE2 approach to the change theme
    The agile view of the change theme
    PRINCE2 Agile guidance for the change theme
    Agile concepts and techniques
    Change theme summary
15

  • Progress theme

  • The PRINCE2 approach to the progress theme
    The agile view of the progress theme
    PRINCE2 Agile guidance for the progress theme
    Agile concepts and techniques
    Progress theme summary
    Acknowledgements and further research
16

  • Agile and the PRINCE2 processes

  • The PRINCE2 processes
    Tailoring guidance for the PRINCE2 processes
17

  • Starting up a project; initiating a project

  • PRINCE2 guidance on starting up a project and initiating a project
    Agile ways of working that may already exist
    PRINCE2 Agile guidance on starting up a project and initiating a project
    Agile concepts and techniques
    Summary
    Acknowledgements and further research
18

  • Directing a project

  • PRINCE2 guidance on directing a project
    Agile ways of working that may already exist
    PRINCE2 Agile guidance on directing a project
    Summary
19

  • Controlling a stage

  • PRINCE2 guidance on controlling a stage
    Agile ways of working that may already exist
    PRINCE2 Agile guidance on controlling a stage
    Agile concepts and techniques
    Summary
    Acknowledgements and further research
20

  • Managing product delivery

  • PRINCE2 guidance on managing product delivery
    Agile ways of working that may already exist
    PRINCE2 Agile guidance for managing product delivery
    Agile concepts and techniques
    Summary
    Acknowledgements and further research
21

  • Managing a stage boundary

  • PRINCE2 guidance on managing a stage boundary
    Agile ways of working that may already exist
    PRINCE2 Agile guidance on managing a stage boundary
    Summary
22

  • Closing a project

  • PRINCE2 guidance on closing a project
    Agile ways of working that may already exist
    PRINCE2 Agile guidance on closing a project
    Agile concepts and techniques
    Summary
23

  • Summary of tailoring guidance for the PRINCE2 products

  • Baseline products
    Record products
    Report products
24

  • The Agilometer

  • Purpose
    When to assess suitability
    How suitability is assessed (the Agilometer)
    Responding to the assessment
    Monitoring the assessment
    Evolving the Agilometer
    The Agilometer slider definitions
25

  • Requirements

  • Purpose
    Requirements definition
    Defining product descriptions
    Requirements decomposition and granularity
    Requirements prioritization
    Agile concepts and techniques
    Acknowledgements and further research
26

  • Rich communication

  • Purpose
    Forms of communication
    The PRINCE2 Agile approach to communication
    Agile concepts and techniques
    Acknowledgements and further research
27

  • Frequent releases

  • Purpose
    Releasing early and frequently
    Summary
28

  • Creating contracts when using Agile

  • Traditional contracts
    Primary considerations when structuring an agile contract
    Guidance on how to structure an agile contract
    The role of the supplier in an outcome-based contract
    Summary
    Acknowledgements and further research
29

  • Appendix A: Product description outlines

  • A.1 Benefits management approach
    A.2 Business case
    A.3 Change control approach
    A.4 Checkpoint report
    A.5 Communication management approach
    A.6 Configuration item record
    A.7 Daily log
    A.8 End project report
    A.9 End stage report
    A.10 Exception report
    A.11 Highlight report
    A.12 Issue register
    A.13 Issue report
    A.14 Lessons log
    A.15 Lessons report
    A.16 Plan
    A.17 Product description
    A.18 Product status account
    A.19 Project brief
    A.20 Project initiation documentation (PID)
    A.21 Project product description
    A.22 Quality management approach
    A.23 Quality register
    A.24 Risk management approach
    A.25 Risk register
    A.26 Work package
30

  • Appendix B: Roles and responsibilities

  • Appendix B: Roles and responsibilities
31

  • Appendix C: Health check – PRINCE2 Agile version

  • C.1 Is the following happening?
32

  • Appendix D: Product-Based Planning Example

  • D.1 Scenario
    D.2 Product examples
33

  • Appendix E: The Fundamental Values and Principles of Agile (Including Agile Manifesto)

  • E.1 The Agile Manifesto (the Manifesto for Agile Software Development)
    E.2 Scrum theory
    E.3 The five values of eXtreme Programming (XP)
    E.4 The four core values of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) v3.0
    E.6 The eight principles of the Dynamic Systems Development Method
    E.7 The Kanban method
    E.8 The principles of Lean thinking
    E.9 The five principles of Lean Startup
34

  • Appendix F: Transitioning to Agile, and What Constitutes Success?

  • F.1 Different forms of success
    Further research
35

  • Appendix G: Advice for a Project Manager Using Agile

  • G.1 Collaboration and self-organization
    G.2 Transparency, communication and exploration
    G.3 Environment
    G.4 Plan, monitor and control
36

  • Appendix H: The Definitive Guide to Scrum

  • Appendix H: The Definitive Guide to Scrum

Audience

Experienced project managers will benefit from this course.

Language

English

Prerequisites

While there are no prerequisites for this course, please ensure you have the right level of experience to be successful in this training.

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