PRINCE2 Agile® is a solution combining the flexibility and responsiveness of Agile with the clearly defined framework of PRINCE2®. PRINCE2 Agile® framework covers a wide range of agile concepts, including Scrum, Kanban, and Lean Startup. The PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner certification teaches you to blend structure, governance and control with agile methods, techniques, and approaches.
The strength of PRINCE2 lies in the areas of project direction and project management, whereas Agile has a very strong focus on product delivery. When PRINCE2 and agile are combined, project direction, project management, and project delivery are optimized to create a complete project management solution.
PRINCE2 Agile is an extension module tailored for forward-thinking organizations and individuals already benefiting from PRINCE2. It provides further guidance on how to apply agile methods to the world’s most recognized project management method. The purpose of the Practitioner qualification is to demonstrate that you can apply and tailor PRINCE2 Agile in a scenario situation.
Benefits
- Agile methods allow organizations to realize the benefits of products and potentially an earlier return on investment while products are being developed and improved.
- Improved communication through the use of common terminology across PRINCE2 and agile disciplines.
- Develop a clear definition of how agile can govern a project’s delivery, while PRINCE2 governs projects as a whole.
- Seamless integration: PRINCE2 Agile will complement the PMBOK® Guide and APM Body of Knowledge® just as PRINCE2 does currently. It will also be of interest for Program Managers with MSP® who need to understand how projects relate to the delivery mechanism.
- The most up-to-date and relevant view of Agile project management methodologies, PRINCE2 Agile® references the “flow-based” working featured in Kanban in addition to other agile concepts not covered in other qualifications.
Prerequisites:
- Pre-course work
- Traditional Classroom: Approximately three hours of study on the first evening will be required by those who wish to pass the exam
- Virtual Classroom: Approximately one hour of study between each of the first three sessions will be required by those who wish to pass the exam
- To take the PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner examination you must provide proof of having passed one of the following:
- PRINCE2® Agile Foundation
- PRINCE2® Foundation (or higher)
- Project Management Professional (PMP)*
- Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)*
- IPMA Level A®, B®, C® or D®
Who Should Attend
- Project Managers
- Program Managers
- Project Administrators
- Project Coordinators
- Project Management Support Professionals
- Product Managers
What You Will Learn
- Understand the basic concepts of common agile ways of working
- Understand the purpose and context for combining PRINCE2® and the agile way of working
- Apply and evaluate the focus areas to a project in an agile context
- Fix and flex the 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
- Prepare for the PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner exam
Overview
Introduction – Getting Started
- Projects and BAU
- An overview of agile
- Blending PRINCE2 and agile together
- Assumptions
- The Hexagon (incl. MoSCoW prioritisation)
- Starting Up a Project, initiating a Project (including the Business Case, value assessment and Cynefin approach)
- Requirements and User Stories
- Organization
- Servant Leadership
- Principles and behaviours
- The Agilometer and the Risk Theme
- Managing Product Delivery (incl. Scrum, Plans and Progress, estimation, burn charts, IRs and Work Packages)
- Quality (Incl. DoD)
- Controlling a Stage and Managing a Stage Boundary (Incl. Frequent Releases and Retrospectives)
- Directing a Project
- Agile Contracts
- Closing a Project
- Management Products
- Communication (Incl. workshops)
- Kanban
- Lean Start-up
- General guidance (Incl. Health Check, Transitioning, PM tips)
- Recap
- Examination preparation
- Examination
This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.
Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.
School Notes: Note: International Institute for Learning may reach out to you directly for additional information prior to your class starting date.
