PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner

PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner Training Overview

PRINCE2 Agile® is a globally recognised framework that enables project managers to adapt Agile practices within the structured environment of PRINCE2®. This training provides in-depth knowledge of Agile techniques such as Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and DevOps, ensuring seamless project execution in dynamic business environments.

By mastering PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner, you will be able to blend Agile delivery with PRINCE2® governance, ensuring projects are delivered efficiently while enhancing collaboration, flexibility, and stakeholder satisfaction.

Prerequisites for PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner Training

To attend the PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner Training, you must have completed one of the following:

• PRINCE2® Foundation Certification
• PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation Certification
• PMP® (Project Management Professional) Certification
• CAPM® (Certified Associate in Project Management) Certification

Who Should Attend PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner Training?

• Project Managers
• Agile Practitioners
• Scrum Masters
• Product Owners
• Business Analysts
• IT Professionals
• Programme Managers

Course Duration

This 2-day training course provides a deep understanding of Agile methodologies within PRINCE2®, ensuring you are fully prepared to apply PRINCE2 Agile® in real-world project scenarios and pass the PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner Certification exam.

PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner Course Outline

Module 1: Understand the Basic Concepts of Common Agile Ways of Working

• Differences Between Projects and BAU (Business as Usual)

• Agile and Its Common Approaches, How and Why Agile Approaches Have Developed and Where They Are Used

• History of Agile, Its Contrast to the Waterfall Way of Working and How the Agile Manifesto Fits In

• Different Levels of Agile Maturity and Well-Known Agile Frameworks

• Behaviours, Concepts and Techniques That Characterize Agile

• PRINCE2 Agile® View of ‘Agile’

• Kanban, the Kanban Method and Its Six General Practices, Including the Use of Cumulative Flow Diagrams (CFDs)

• Core Concepts of Lean Start-up

• Use of Workshops

• How to Transition to Agile

• Scrum Theory and Explain the Nature of the Scrum Team, Scrum Events, Scrum Artifacts and Sprints

Module 2: Purpose and Context for Combining PRINCE2® and the Agile Way of Working

• Complementary Strengths of PRINCE2® and the Agile Way of Working

• Who Can Benefit from Using PRINCE2 Agile® and in What Contexts/Situations

• Make-Up of PRINCE2 Agile®

• Frameworks

• Behaviours

• Concepts

• Techniques

• Focus Areas

• Eight ‘Guidance Points’

• How PRINCE2® Controls and Governance Can Enable Agile to Be Used

• What a Typical PRINCE2® ‘Project Journey’ Looks Like in an Agile Context

Module 3: Be Able to Apply and Evaluate the Focus Areas to a Project in an Agile Context

• Purpose and Use of the Agilometer Throughout a Project

• Six Sliders Used on the Agilometer, Explain Their Significance and How to Improve Them

• Detail Requirements Terminology, Decomposition and Prioritisation, Including MoSCoW and Ordering

• How Requirements Prioritisation Is Used

• Rich Communication Focus Area, Its Importance and Its Key Techniques

• How to Manage Frequent Releases and the Benefits of ‘Failing Fast’

Module 4: Be Able to Fix and Flex the Six Aspects of a Project in an Agile Context

• How to Use the ‘Hexagon’ in Relation to the Six Aspects of Project Performance

• Use of Tolerances in Terms of What to ‘Fix’ and What to ‘Flex’ in Relation to the Six Aspects of Project Performance

• Detail Each of the Five Targets That Underpin the Use of the Hexagon

• Why the ‘Fix and Flex’ Approach Is Good for the Customer

Module 5: Be Able to Apply or Tailor the PRINCE2® Principles, Themes, Processes and Management Products to a Project in an Agile Context

• Detail the Five PRINCE2 Agile® Behaviours

• Agile Incorporation in All PRINCE2® Processes and Themes, with Contextual Variations

• Roles of Scrum Master and Product Owner

• Adjusting Roles and Options for Team Organisation in a Project

• Make-up of a Typical Delivery Team

• Servant Leadership, Its Use and Importance

• Defining Working Agreements

• Quality Setting Techniques: ‘Definition of Done’ and Acceptance Criteria

• Quality Testing, Checking and Management Techniques

• Approaches to Planning and Typical Planning Techniques

• Approaches to Risk and How Agile Concepts Mitigate Typical Risks

• Blending PRINCE2® with Agile to Control and Minimise Change Impact

• Empowered Self-organising Teams Handling Change Within Set Tolerances

• Common Feedback Loops and Their Importance

• Progress Monitoring: ‘Work in Progress’ Boards, Burn Charts, Info Radiators

• Agile Techniques Applicable to PRINCE2® Processes, Including Cynefin

• Flexing the ‘Direct a Project’ Stage and Collaborative Working Benefits

• ‘Manage by Exception’ with Focus on Empowerment and Deliverables

• Why PRINCE2® ‘Stages’ May Not Be Required, with Timeboxes and Scrum of Scrums

• Typical Output Mechanisms in ‘Controlling a Stage’ and ‘Managing a Stage Boundary’