PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation - Including Exam

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.

After you complete this course you will be able to:

• Prepare for the PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation 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
• Apply the PRINCE2® principles and tailor the themes, processes and management products to a project in an agile context
• Incorporate the areas that can support a PRINCE2 Agile® implementation

Introduction

Part 1

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

Part 2

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

Part 3

Focus Areas

• Agilometer
• Requirements
• Rich Communication
• Workshops
• Frequent releases
  

Attendees should meet the following prerequsites:

• There are no prerequisites for this certification.

Recommended preparation for exam(s):

• PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation Certification

This course includes an exam voucher, this will have a validity of 12 months. You will need to schedule your exam within this time frame.

Exam format:

• 1 hour exam
• Closed book
• 50 questions, each worth 1 mark
• Pass mark is 28 out of 50, or 55%
• Question types: Standard, Negative, List

The following courses are recommended for further study:

• PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner (P2A)

PRINCE2 Agile® is a registered trademark of the PeopleCert group. Used under licence from PeopleCert. All rights reserved.

All students will be provided with fully digital kit: Student eKit, digital PRINCE2 core guide, exam voucher