This PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner course will prepare you for certification success. Learn to combine the flexibility and responsiveness of Agile with the effective governance and control of PRINCE2. Through practice exam questions, workshops, and overnight study, this course provides the knowledge to achieve the PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner certification and the experience to create an environment focused on management and delivery.
PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner Course Delivery Methods
PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner Course Information
In this PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner Training, you will:
- Configure and tune PRINCE2 to utilise Agile frameworks
- Implement PRINCE2 for its project direction and management
- Apply an Agile framework for product delivery
- Combine management control with delivery flexibility
PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner Training Prerequisites
Prior to the course, we recommend reviewing the PRINCE2® Agile manual you received when you enrolled in Course 1177, PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation.
This PRINCE2 Agile course can be taken if you hold any of the following certifications: PRINCE2 Foundation, PRINCE2 Practitioner, Project Management Professional® (PMP), Certified Associate in Project Management® (CAPM), and IMPA Levels A, B, C, and D® (Certified Projects Director)
Prior to the course, we recommend 20-30 hours of study of the following materials that will be sent to you three weeks before the course:
- PRINCE2 Agile® manual
- Study guide to help structure your reading of the manual
Evening study on day one will be required
PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner Training Exam Information
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PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner Course Outline
- Establishing the rationale of PRINCE2 Agile
- Identifying who can use it
Introducing PRINCE2 Agile
- Comparing projects to business as usual
- Positioning PRINCE2 Agile for projects only
Characterising the meaning of Agile
- Establishing the basics
- Summarising the most well-known agile frameworks
- Introducing behaviours, concepts, and techniques
Blending PRINCE2 and Agile
- Supporting the PRINCE2 community
- Identifying the benefits of PRINCE2 Agile
- Establishing when and where to apply PRINCE2 Agile
Applying Agile to the PRINCE2 journey
- Reviewing the constituent parts of PRINCE2
- Clarifying the tailoring appropriate to agile working
- Visualising the pre-project and the initiation stage
- Enhancing the delivery stages
- Simplifying the final delivery stage
Flexing and fixing
- Focusing on flexing what is to be delivered
- Fixing time and cost
- Defining the five targets; the reasons that underpin the thinking
Getting started with PRINCE2 Agile
- Applying the PRINCE2 principles
- Introducing Agile behaviours
Applying the 7 PRINCE2 themes
- Establishing which themes are most prominent
- Developing the Business Case theme
- Extending the Organisation theme
- Clarifying the application of the Quality theme
- Combining Agile concepts into the Plans and Progress themes
- Maintaining the Risk and Change themes
Tailoring the 7 PRINCE2 processes
- Incorporating Sprints and flow-based timeboxes
- Maintaining clear project justification and addressing emergent thinking
- Tailoring Controlling a Stage to an Agile environment
- Managing the interface between Project Management and Product Delivery
- Ensuring that Agile concepts guide the delivery
- Confirming viability of the project with stage boundaries
- Closing the project appropriately
Integrating Agile concepts and techniques into PRINCE2
- Assessing project complexity with the Cynefin framework
- Utilising Scrum and Kanban to help with product delivery
- Enhancing learning and managing uncertainty using the Lean Startup method
- Applying Lean Startup to PRINCE2
Assessing Agile suitability with the Agilometer
- Pinpointing 6 key areas of agile suitability
- Determining the agile environment of a project
- Tailoring PRINCE2 based upon feedback on the 6 key areas
Defining requirements and user stories
- Developing requirements so they are conducive to agile working
- Reviewing approaches for prioritising requirements
- Defining product descriptions with the right level of detail
Communicating effectively
- Developing rich communication
- Shifting the emphasis to enable agile working
Releasing early and frequently
- Realising the benefits of frequent releases
- Planning the project on features and requirements
- Employing product-based planning
Creating contracts when using Agile
- Collaborating to create a contract based on outcomes
- Driving the right behaviours
- Structuring a contract to align with agile working
- The contract as a safety net
