PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner

Length 3 days
Inclusions Exam voucher

Course overview

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Why study this course

» This Practitioner course is also available as a five-day Combined Foundation + Practitioner course at a reduced price.

PRINCE2® is the most commonly used project management approach in the world today and is increasingly being used in conjunction with Agile practices. As more and more organisations adopt and embed Agile, the need for specific guidance on how to use PRINCE2 in the context of Agile has become important.

PRINCE2 and Agile each have their own strengths, and when combined they complement each other and create a holistic approach to managing projects in an Agile way. The strength of PRINCE2 lies in areas of project direction and project management, while Agile has a very strong focus on product delivery. Combining PRINCE2 and Agile delivers an integrated and seamless approach to managing and delivering modern projects.

PRINCE2 Agile® describes how to configure and tune PRINCE2 so that it can be used in the most effective way when combining it with Agile behaviours, concepts, frameworks, and techniques.

PRINCE2 Agile does not favour one Agile approach over any other, it engages with Agile in all of its many forms to provide a holistic project management approach that can be tailored to suit a wide variety of project conditions.

It is important that potential students for this course are currently certified in PRINCE2 Agile Foundation or any PRINCE2 certification, and secondly that they have a basic understanding of what Agile is, otherwise combining PRINCE2 and Agile together will not be effective. It is also important to note that PRINCE2 Agile is not a substitute for PRINCE2.

It is highly recommended that you spend some time each evening of this course reviewing and consolidating what you’ve learned, to be well prepared for the exam.

Examination

This course pricing includes a voucher for the PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner Exam, which is an online proctored exam through PeopleCert. Practice exam papers are provided in the course, and reviewed to assist in preparation.

The exam is:

2.5 hour scenario-based objective testing multiple-choice
50 questions
Pass mark is 30 out of 50 (i.e. 60%)
Open book (PRINCE2 Agile official publication only)

After passing the exam, each student’s certificate will be made available to them via PeopleCert.

It is highly recommended that you spend some time each evening of this course reviewing and consolidating what you’ve learned, to be well prepared for the exam.

Aligns to certification

PRINCE2 Agile® Certification

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What you’ll learn

After completing this course, students will:

Understand the basic concepts of common Agile ways of working
Understand the purpose and context for combining PRINCE2 and the 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
Be able to apply or tailor the PRINCE2 principles, themes, processes, and management products to a project in an Agile context
Have learned through the use of theory and practical exercises
Be prepared for the PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner exam

PRINCE2 at Lumify Work

Lumify Work is an Accredited Training Organization with Gold status for PeopleCert courses and certifications including PRINCE2. PRINCE2 is a process-based approach for project management, providing an easily tailored and scalable method for the management of all types of projects, across industries, and across locations.

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Who is the course for?

The existing PRINCE2 business community will benefit from PRINCE2 Agile:

PRINCE2 organisations or individuals who wish to adopt Agile
PRINCE2 organisations or individuals who are practising Agile in some form
PRINCE2 organisations or individuals who are encountering other organisations or individuals using Agile in some form
Organisations or individuals who have some Agile experience and wish to adopt PRINCE2

Many specific roles will also benefit from PRINCE2 Agile:

PRINCE2 Practitioners
Agile Project Managers
Scrum Masters
Project Office Managers
Project Leaders
Team Managers
Agile Support
Agile Facilitators
DSDM Coaches
Agile Coaches

Course subjects

Agile Overview

Project or BAU?
An Overview of Agile
What is Agile?
The Agile Manifesto
The Agile Mindset, Values and Principles
The Agile Practices
The Agile Methodologies, Methods, Frameworks
Agile Lightweight and Fuller Approaches
Waterfall or Iterative and Incremental
Agile Basics
Agile Behaviours, Concepts and Techniques
Relationships with other Best Practices

Introduction to PRINCE2 Agile

Blending PRINCE2 and Agile Together
The PRINCE2 Journey with Agile
The Hexagon
Tolerance Guidance

The Five Targets

Introducing the Five Targets
The appropriate balance
MoSCoW Prioritisation

Starting-Up a Project, Initiating a Project

Agile and the PRINCE2 Processes
Complexity and Agile
Cynefin
Relating Complexity and Management Style

Agile and the PRINCE2 Themes

Business Case – General View of Agile
Defining Value
Requirements and User Stories
Requirements Prioritisation
MoSCoW and Ordering

Change

Change – General View of Agile
Change – Guidance
The Feedback Loop

Organisation

Organisation – General View of Agile
Organisation – Guidance
Adjustments
Project Manager
The Delivery Team
Project Structures
Servant Leadership
Incorporating a Wider Customer View
Working Agreements

Principles and Behaviours

PRINCE2 Principles – Guidance
PRINCE2 Agile Behaviours
The Agilometer – A Focus Area
Risk
Work Packages

Managing Product Delivery

Scrum – What is it?
Scrum Theory
The Scrum Team
Scrum Events
Scrum Artefacts

Plans

Plans – General View
Plans – Guidance
Estimation
Progress
Burn Charts
Information Radiators

Quality

Quality – General View
Quality – Guidance
How to Test
Quality in Relation to Scope

Controlling a Stage and Managing a Stage

Controlling a Stage
Frequent Releases – Focus Area
Managing a Stage Boundary
Retrospectives

Directing a Project

Agile Contracts

Closing a Project

PRINCE2 Management Products and Roles
Tailoring of the PRINCE2 Products

Rich Communication

Communication Richness
Workshops

Kanban and the Kanban Method

The Six General Practices of the Kanban Method
Kanban – Further Guidance
Cumulative Flow Diagrams (CFDs)
Kanban Hints

Lean Start-Up

Lean Start-Up Core Concepts

Further Guidance

Health Check
Transitioning to Agile
Advice for a Project Manager Using Agile

Prerequisites

It is recommended you complete the PRINCE2 Agile Foundation course and pass the PRINCE2 Agile Foundation exam before taking this Practitioner course.

Candidates can take the PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner exam if they have one of the following certifications:

PRINCE2 Agile Foundation
any PRINCE2 certification, for example PRINCE2 7th Edition Foundation

Project Management Professional (PMP®)
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®)
IPMA Level A, B, C, or D

Proof of current certification will be required when booking.

Important note: If you have NOT previously undertaken the PRINCE2 Agile Foundation course, then you will not have access to the official publication (eBook). We recommend you purchase a copy, via Lumify Work or your own means, PRIOR to course commencement. The Practitioner exam is open book which will put you at a disadvantage without the official publication to hand.

Industry Association Recognition

Project Management Institute (PMI®)

Contact hours: 21 hours
Professional Development Units (PDUs): 21 PDUs

Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM®)

Continual Professional Development (CPD) points: 10 points

PeopleCert Exams

All PeopleCert exams are now conducted via online proctoring, with an improved web-based platform released in February 2024. Candidates can schedule their exam for any time within the voucher validity period of 12 months, to be taken anywhere, on any Windows or Mac computer. Live proctors will guide and invigilate the exam process. For full details please see PeopleCert's Guidelines for Web-Based Exam Driver.

To comply with PeopleCert requirements, Lumify Work cannot provide PeopleCert training courses (AgileSHIFT®, ITIL®, Lean Six Sigma, MoP™, M_o_R™, MSP®, P3O®, PRINCE2®, and PRINCE2 Agile®) without the corresponding official exam.

Terms & Conditions

The supply of this course by Lumify Work is governed by the booking terms and conditions. Please read the terms and conditions carefully before enrolling in this course, as enrolment in the course is conditional on acceptance of these terms and conditions.