PRINCE2 Agile^® Foundation to Practitioner

Overview

PRINCE2 Agile^® is the world’s most complete project management solution, combining the flexibility and responsiveness of agile with the governance of PRINCE2^®.

PRINCE2 is the most commonly used project management approach in the world, and it is increasingly being used in conjunction with agile. As more organisations adopt agile, the need for specific guidance on how to use PRINCE2 in an agile context has grown accordingly.  In simple terms, PRINCE2 and agile each have their own strengths and when combined they complement each other and create a holistic approach to managing projects.

The strength of PRINCE2 lies in the areas of project direction and project management. However, it provides little focus on the field of product delivery.  Conversely, agile has a very strong focus on product delivery but relatively little on project direction and project management.  When PRINCE2 and agile are combined, all three areas are addressed.

Course Objectives

Foundation

PRINCE2 Agile Foundation aims to help professionals deliver agile projects by tailoring PRINCE2 management controls with a broad toolset of agile delivery techniques and frameworks.

This course will enable participants to:

• Understand the key aspects of PRINCE2
• Understand basic concepts behind common agile ways of working
• Demonstrate the purpose of combining PRINCE2 with agile
• Be able to fix and flex the six 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 Foundation Exam

Practitioner

This course examines how PRINCE2 and agile methods can interact and be adapted to accommodate each other to benefit the overall management of projects. It will help experienced project practitioners tailor PRINCE2 management controls for agile development.

This course will enable participants to:

• Understand the basic concepts of common agile ways of working
• Understand the purpose and context for combining PRINCE2 and agile way of working
• Be able to apply and evaluate the focus areas to a project in an agile context
• Be able to fix and flex the six 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
• Sit the PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner exam

Key Topics

Foundation

• Overview of PRINCE2
• Overview of agile
• Blending PRINCE2 with agile

Practitioner

• Applying the PRINCE2 Agile focus areas
• Fixing and flexing project variables in an agile context
• Applying PRINCE2 principles in an agile context
• Tailoring themes, processes and management products

Certification

Foundation

The Foundation course includes the PRINCE2 Agile Foundation examination which consists of:

• 50 multiple choice questions
• 55% pass mark (28/50)
• 1-hour duration
• Closed book

The Foundation exam is undertaken on the afternoon of day 3 of the Foundation course.

Practitioner

The Practitioner course includes the PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner examination which consists of:

• Multiple choice, Objective test Exam (OTE)
• 50 questions, each worth one mark
• 60% pass mark (30/50)
• 5 hours duration
• Open book exam (PRINCE2 Agile guide only)

The Practitioner exam is undertaken taken on the afternoon of day 3 of the Practitioner course

The PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner certificate is valid for three years, at the end of which you will need to either resit the Practitioner exam OR you can maintain your certificate through a subscription to My PRINCE2.

See www.axelos.com/certifications for further details on maintaining certification.

PeopleCert administers the PRINCE2 Agile examination scheme. PM-Partners is an accredited partner of PeopleCert (Partner ID: 3800).