Duration: 3 Days
Course Overview
This course covers the qualification from AXELOS which represents an extension to PRINCE2®. The course is equally divided between practical exercises and theory as it examines how to use PRINCE2® in an agile context. Included in the cost for this class is a web proctored exam voucher that allows you to achieve PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner status.
How can I attend my course?
COURSE OBJECTIVES
After you complete this course you will be able to:
• Tailor PRINCE2® to work in the best way possible in an agile context.
• Blend and weave the principles, processes and themes of PRINCE2® with many of the common ways of working in an agile way.
• Configure PRINCE2® when in different situations and to incorporate the agile frameworks, behaviours, concepts and techniques in the best way possible to increase the chances of successful project delivery.
Course Content
The PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner course will cover the following topics:
• Fundamentals
• Projects and BAU
• What is Agile?
• The PRINCE2 Agile® Journey
• The PRINCE2 Agile® Hexagon – what to fix and what to flex?
• Starting Up a Project and Initiating a Project
• Assessing value, Cynefin
• Requirements and User Stories
• Prioritisation (including MoSCoW)
• Change (including the feedback loop)
• Organisation
• Servant Leadership
• Principles and behaviours
• The Agilometer and Risk
• Managing Product Delivery
• The Scrum Framework
• Plans and Progress
• Estimation, Burn charts and Information Radiators
• Work Packages
• Quality (including the definition of ‘Done’)
• Controlling a Stage and Managing a Stage Boundary
• Frequest releases and Retrospectives
• Directing a Project
• Closing a Project
• The PRINCE2® Management Products
• Rich communication (including Workshops)
• Kanban and The Kanban Method
• Lean Startup
• General guidance (including Project Health Check, transitioning, Project Managements hints and tips)
COURSE PREREQUISITES
Attendees should meet the following prerequisites:
• Candidates can sit PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner if they hold any of the following project management certifications: PRINCE2® Foundation, PRINCE2 Agile Foundation. Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) and IMPA Levels A,B, C and D (Certified Project Director).
• There is very little time spent on recapping PRINCE2® and therefore out of date knowledge or gaps in understanding of PRINCE2® will put the delegate at a disadvantage as PRINCE2 Agile® builds on the candidates existing PRINCE2® knowledge.
TEST CERTIFICATION
Recommended preparation for exam(s):
• PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner exam
This exam is a 2½ hour, open book, objective testing style exam. Students will be provided with a PeopleCert ProctorNow exam voucher (validity of 12 months, you will need to schedule your exam within this time frame). Candidates are permitted to use their PRINCE2 Agile® core guidance during the exam. The exam is structured using 5 questions with a total of 50 marks.