PRINCE2® 7 Agile Foundation

The PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation certificate is designed to help professionals deliver agile projects by tailoring PRINCE2 management controls with a broad toolset of agile delivery techniques and frameworks.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course, participants should be able to:

Understand PRINCE2 governance requirements clearly and comprehensively.
Gain a broad range of knowledge of agile concepts and techniques including Scrum, Kanban, Lean Start-up and Cynefin.
Explore the interface between PRINCE2 and agile ways of working.

Examination Details:

Consist of 50 Questions
Duration: 60 Minutes

The exam voucher is included in the course package.

Duration

3 Days

Certificate

PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation

Governing Body

PeopleCert

Module 1: Key Concepts Relating to Projects and PRINCE2

PRINCE2 principles.
PRINCE2 themes.
PRINCE2 processes.
PRINCE2 management products.
Responsibilities of PRINCE2 roles.

Module 2: Key Concepts Relating to Projects and PRINCE2 Agile

The difference between projects and business as usual (BAU).
Agile ways of working; Kanban, Lean Start up, Scrum.
‘Blend and Weave’ PRINCE2 with agile.
The roles, responsibilities and competencies of the PRINCE2 Agile delivery team:
Customer subject matter expert.
Customer representative.
Supplier subject matter expert.
Supplier representative.

Module 3: PRINCE2 Principles, Themes, Processes and Management Products in an Agile Context

PRINCE2 principles 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.
PRINCE2 Agile behaviours:
Transparency.
Collaboration.
Rich communication.
Self-organization.
Exploration
PRINCE2 Agile guidance for each theme:
Business case.
Organization.
Quality.
Plans.
Risk.
Change.
Progress.
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.
PRINCE2 Agile guidance for PRINCE2 management products:
Business case.
Checkpoint report.
Highlight report.
Project brief.
Project initiation documentation.
Project product description.
Work package.
Fix and Flex.
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.

Module 4: Agile Ways of Working, Key Terms and Techniques

Agile Terms:
Backlog (sprint, release & product).
Benefit (value).
Epic.
Information radiator.
Spike.
Stand up meeting.
Timebox (sprint, release).
Velocity.
Waterfall methodology.
Key Agile Concepts and Technique.
Scrum.
Lean Start up (incl. MVP).
Retrospectives.
User stories (incl. Definition of ‘ready’ and ‘done’).
Workshops.
Burn charts.
Agile Estimation (points and T-Shirt sizing).
Working Agreements Key concepts related to organization

Module 5: Focus Areas on An Agile Context

PRINCE2 Agile focus areas:
Kilometre.
Requirements.
Rich communication.
Frequent releases.

Agile professionals, project managers and aspiring project managers who want to be able to combine PRINCE2® and Agile in the most effective way when using PRINCE2®, Agile behaviors, concepts, frameworks and techniques.
Key delivery team staff, including product owners, Scrum Masters and developers.
Business professionals with an interest in iterative and incremental project delivery through collaborative working.
Anyone who delivers projects, large or small, in an agile context.