PRINCE2 Agile®

PRINCE2 Agile® integrates the flexibility and responsiveness of Agile with the structured and controlled approach of PRINCE2®. This certification is designed to provide project managers with a versatile approach to managing projects in dynamic and rapidly changing environments.

Course Objectives

The PRINCE2 Agile® course aims to equip participants with:

• An understanding of how to combine PRINCE2®'s structured approach with Agile's flexibility.

• Skills to apply Agile techniques in a PRINCE2® environment to deliver projects efficiently and effectively.

• Knowledge to tailor PRINCE2® processes and themes to Agile environments, ensuring that projects remain aligned with business objectives and deliver value.

Key Benefits

PRINCE2 Agile® helps organizations and individuals achieve:

• Enhanced Project Delivery: By merging PRINCE2®’s robust framework with Agile’s adaptability, you can deliver projects more effectively and respond to changing requirements quickly.

• Improved Collaboration: Encourages better collaboration between teams and stakeholders, promoting a more dynamic and responsive project environment.

• Better Control: Retains PRINCE2®'s emphasis on control, governance, and strategic alignment, while incorporating Agile practices to enhance flexibility and responsiveness.

Course Content

The PRINCE2 Agile® course covers:

• Introduction to PRINCE2 Agile®: Understanding the core principles of PRINCE2® and Agile, and how they integrate.

• Agile Concepts: Key Agile concepts, frameworks, and techniques such as Scrum, Kanban, and Lean.

• PRINCE2® Themes and Processes: How PRINCE2® themes and processes can be adapted for Agile projects.

• Tailoring PRINCE2®: Strategies for tailoring PRINCE2® to fit Agile environments and project needs.

• Agile Delivery: Methods for delivering value through iterative and incremental delivery.

Exam Details

The PRINCE2 Agile® certification involves passing an exam that tests your ability to apply Agile techniques within the PRINCE2® framework. The exam is available in multiple languages and includes both a Foundation and Practitioner level.

Why Earn PRINCE2 Agile® Now?

With organizations increasingly adopting Agile methodologies to enhance project delivery and adapt to change, having PRINCE2 Agile® certification can set you apart by demonstrating your ability to integrate Agile practices within a structured project management framework. This certification helps you:

• Adapt to Change: Manage projects in fast-paced environments with greater flexibility.

• Enhance Career Prospects: Position yourself as a versatile project manager with expertise in both PRINCE2® and Agile.

• Drive Successful Projects: Leverage Agile techniques to improve project outcomes while maintaining control and alignment with business goals.

Who Should Attend?

PRINCE2 Agile® is ideal for:

• Project Managers and Program Managers seeking to enhance their ability to manage projects using Agile practices.

• Team Leaders and Agile Practitioners looking to integrate Agile techniques with PRINCE2®.

• Organizations aiming to improve project delivery and adapt to changing requirements.

Course Outline

1. Understand key concepts relating to projects and PRINCE2

1.1 Recall the PRINCE2 principles:

• Continued business justification

• Learn from experience

• Defined roles and responsibilities

• Manage by stages

• Manage by exception

• Focus on products

• Tailor to suit the project environment

1.2 Explain the purpose of the PRINCE2 themes:

• Business case

• Organization

• Quality

• Plans

• Risk

• Change

• Progress

1.3 Explain the purpose of the PRINCE2 processes:

• Starting up a project

• Initiating a project

• Directing a project

• Controlling a stage

• Managing product delivery

• Managing a stage boundary

• Closing a project

1.4 Explain the purpose of the following PRINCE2 management products:

• Business case

• Checkpoint report

• Highlight report

• Project brief

• Project initiation documentation

• Project product description

• Work package

1.5 Explain the responsibilities of the following PRINCE2 roles:

• Project board

• Executive

• Senior user

• Senior supplier

• Project manager

• Team manager

2. Understand key concepts relating to projects and PRINCE2 Agile

2.1 Explain how PRINCE2 Agile is used in a project context and explain the difference between projects and business as usual (BAU).

2.2 Recall which agile ways of working are suitable for use with PRINCE2 Agile:

• Kanban

• Lean startup

• Scrum

2.3 Describe the need to ‘blend and weave’ PRINCE2 with agile at all levels of a project (project direction, project management and product delivery) including the eight guidance points.

2.4 Describe the roles, responsibilities and competencies of the PRINCE2 Agile delivery team:

• Customer subject matter expert

• Customer representative

• Supplier subject matter expert

• Supplier representative

3. Understand how PRINCE2 principles, themes, processes and management products are tailored and/or applied in an agile context

3.1 Explain how the PRINCE2 principles will be applied in an agile context:

• Continued business justification

• Learn from experience

• Defined roles and responsibilities

• Manage by stages

• Manage by exception

• Focus on products

• Tailor to suit the project environment

3.2 Explain the PRINCE2 Agile behaviours:

• Transparency

• Collaboration

• Rich communication

• Self-organization

• Exploration

3.3 Explain the PRINCE2 Agile guidance for each theme:

• Business case

• Organization

• Quality

• Plans

• Risk

• Change

• Progress

3.4 Explain the PRINCE2 Agile guidance for each process:

• Starting up a project

• Initiating a project

• Directing a project

• Controlling a stage

• Managing product delivery

• Managing a stage boundary

• Closing a project

3.5 Explain the PRINCE2 Agile guidance for tailoring the following PRINCE2 management products:

• Business case

• Checkpoint report

• Highlight report

• Project brief

• Project initiation documentation

• Project product description

• Work package

3.6 Explain what to fix and what to flex, including setting tolerances and the five targets:

• Fix and flex tolerances

• Be on time and hitting deadlines

• Protect the level of quality

• Embrace change

• Keep teams stable

• Accept that the customer doesn’t need everything

4. Understand the agile ways of working, key terms and techniques

4.1 Recall the definition of the following agile terms:

• Backlog (sprint, release & product)

• Benefit (value)

• Epic

• Information radiator

• Spike

• Stand-up meeting

• Timebox (sprint, release)

• Velocity

• Waterfall methodology

4.2 Explain key Agile concepts and techniques:

• Scrum

• Lean Startup (including MVP)

• Retrospectives

• User stories (including definition of ‘ready’ and ‘done’)

• Workshops

• Burn charts

• Agile Estimation (points and T-Shirt sizing)

• Working Agreements

5. Understand the focus areas in an agile context

5.1 Explain the PRINCE2 Agile focus areas:

• Agilometer

• Requirements

• Rich communication

• Frequent releases