PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation & Practitioner

Gain a complete understanding of how PRINCE2 can interface with Agile methodologies.

Who should take this course

The course is aimed at professionals who are working on agile projects and in project teams.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to attend.

Understand basic concepts of common Agile methods
Understand purpose and context for combining PRINCE2® and Agile
Apply and evaluate focus areas to a project in an Agile context
Fix and flex six aspects of project in an Agile context
Apply or tailor PRINCE2® principles, themes, processes, and management products to a project in an Agile context

Course Overview

Our PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation and Practitioner course enables professionals to study for both PRINCE2 Agile® certifications in one easy training package. Over 4 days you will learn how PRINCE2 and its principles can be used to provide governance for an agile project, producing something both rigorous and flexible. The course is suitable for newcomers to PRINCE2 or agile, as the basics of both approaches will be discussed. Both exams are included, allowing learners to become fully certified in PRINCE2 Agile® and demonstrate understanding of both PRINCE2 and Agile.

Course Content

PRINCE2 Agile Foundation

Part 1

A Project or Business as Usual?
An Overview of PRINCE2®
An Introduction to Agile
Blending PRINCE2® and Agile
What to Fix and What to Flex

Part 2

Agile Behaviours and the PRINCE2® Principles
Agile and the PRINCE2® Themes
Agile and the PRINCE2® Processes

Part 3

Focus Areas
Course Complete

PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner

Module 1: Understand basic concepts of common Agile methods

Explain the differences between projects and BAU (Business as usual)
Describe agile and its common approaches, how and why Agile approaches have developed and where they are used
Describe the history of Agile, it’s contrast to the waterfall way of working and how the Agile Manifesto fits in
Describe the different levels of Agile maturity and well-known Agile frameworks
Describe behaviours, concepts and techniques that characterize Agile
Define the PRINCE2 Agile® view of ‘Agile’
Describe Kanban, the Kanban method and its six general practices, including the use of Cumulative Flow Diagrams (CFDs)
Describe the core concepts of Lean Start-up
Describe the use of workshops
Describe how to transition to Agile
Define Scrum theory and explain the nature of the Scrum team, Scrum events, Scrum artefacts and Sprints

Module 2: Understand purpose and context for combining PRINCE2® and Agile

Describe the complementary strengths of PRINCE2® and the Agile way of working
Define who can benefit from using PRINCE2 Agile® and in what contexts/situations
Define the make-up of PRINCE2 Agile® (frameworks, behaviours, concepts, techniques, focus areas)
Explain the eight ‘guidance points’
Explain how PRINCE2® controls and governance can enable Agile to be used in many environments
Describe what a typical PRINCE2® ‘project journey’ looks like in an Agile context

Module 3: Apply and evaluate focus areas to a project in an Agile context

Explain the purpose and use of the Agilometer throughout a project
Describe the six sliders used on the Agilometer, explain their significance and how to improve them
Describe in detail requirements terminology, decomposition and prioritization, including MoSCoW and Ordering
Explain how requirements prioritization is used
Explain the rich communication focus area, its importance and its key techniques
Explain how to manage frequent releases and the benefits of ‘failing fast’

Module 4: Fix and flex six aspects of project in an Agile context

Describe how to use the ‘hexagon’ in relation to the six aspects of project performance
Explain the use of tolerances in terms of what to ‘fix’ and what to ‘flex’ in relation to the six aspects of project performance
Describe in detail each of the five targets that underpin the use of the hexagon
Explain why the ‘fix and flex’ approach is good for the customer

Module 5: Apply or tailor PRINCE2® principles, themes, processes, and management products to a project in an Agile context

Describe in detail the five PRINCE2 Agile® behaviours (Transparency, Collaboration, Rich Communication, Self-Organization, Exploration)
Explain that Agile needs to be incorporated in all seven PRINCE2® processes and all seven themes but that the amount appropriate to each will vary depending on the project context
Describe the two common Organization roles of Scrum master and Product owner
Explain how to adjust roles, including the use of specialist roles, and the options for team organization in a project
Define the make-up of a typical delivery team
Describe servant leadership, its use and importance
Describe how to define Working Agreements
Describe quality setting techniques including ‘definition of done’ and the use of acceptance criteria
Describe quality testing, quality checking and management techniques
Describe approaches to planning and typical planning techniques
Describe approaches to risk and how Agile concepts mitigate many typical risks
Describe how blending PRINCE2® with Agile approaches controls, responds to, and minimizes the impact of change, including risk management and configuration management
Describe how empowered self-organizing teams handle change dynamically within set tolerances
Describe common feedback loops and their importance
Describe progress monitoring techniques including use of ‘work in progress’ boards, burn charts, information radiators
Describe in detail Agile techniques that may apply to each PRINCE2® process including Cynefin
Describe how to flex the ‘Direct a Project’ stage and the benefits of collaborative working
Describe how to ‘manage by exception’ with emphasis on empowerment, quantity of deliverables, rich information flows and value of deliverables
Explain why PRINCE2® ‘stages’ may not be required, including the use of timeboxes and Scrum of scrums
Describe typical output mechanisms when ‘Controlling a Stage’ and ‘Managing a Stage Boundary’
Describe the use of retrospectives and how to make them effective
Describe approaches to managing product delivery including Scrum and Kanban
Explain how to define Work Packages, Product Descriptions, quality criteria and tolerances
Give guidance on behaviours, risk and the frequency of releases
Explain how to manage stage boundaries and the similarities between a stage and a release
Explain how to assess quantity, quality and benefits of stage deliverables
Explain how to effectively close a project, including evaluation of the use of Agile
Describe how to tailor PRINCE2® products, including Work Packages, Highlight Reports and Checkpoint Reports
Describe in detail Agile techniques that may apply to each PRINCE2® theme including requirements, defining value and user stories
Describe guidance on the use of contracts
Describe PRINCE2 Agile® delivery roles
Explain how to use the Health Check
Describe the fundamental values and principles of Agile
Outline tips for the PRINCE2 Agile® project manager

About Dublin

Dublin

Dublin is the largest city and capital of Ireland. Dublin is located in Leinster province on the east coast of Ireland at River Liffey mouth. The Urban population of the Dublin is 1,345,402. The population of Greater Dublin Area according to 2016 is 1,904,806. After the Invasion, of Normans, Kingdom of Dublin became a principal city of Ireland. Dublin expanded rapidly in the 17th century and is the second largest town in British Empire. Dublin became the capital of Irish Free State after the partition of Ireland in 1922.

City council administers Dublin. It is listed by World Cities Research Network and Globalization as a global city with a ranking of Alpha. Dublin is historic and a major centre for arts, education, industry, administration and economy.

History

During 18th century, Dublin city grew more rapidly because many districts and buildings were added. Districts added was Merrion Square, Royal Exchange and Parliament House. In 1757 beginnings of City Corporation was created. In 1759, Ireland’s famous Guinness Stout was first brewed. In 1779 Grand Canal was built and in 1786 police force was established. At the end of the century, Kilmainham Goal and O Connell Bridge was built. The population was grown to 180,000 in 1800. Overpopulation brought poverty and diseases.

In 19th-century street lighting was introduced in Dublin. Dublin suffered economic as well as political decline. Things changed rapidly in the 20th century with 1916 Easter Rising. Dublin was setting for many significant events during Irish struggle for independence. In mid-1990’s economic boon in Dublin brought massive expansion and development to the city. It included the creation of Dublin’s new landmarks, Spire monument on O Connell Street. Dublin is the only largest conurbation in Ireland. In Greater Dublin Area 1.2 million people live. This area population comprises 28% of country’s total population.

The boom brought many new ethnic groups in the city and created an international feel in the north inner city.

Economy

Ireland Economic Centre is Dublin. During Celtic Tiger period in 2009, Dublin was at the forefront of country’s economic expansion. Dublin is listed as the fourth richest city in the world by power and 10th richest by personal income. It is also a 13th most expensive city in the European Union and 58th expensive place to live in the world. Around 800,000 people employed in Greater Dublin Area. Out of this population, 600,000 were employed in the service sector and 200,000 in an industrial sector.

Various traditional industries in Dublin like food processing, brewing, textile manufacturing and distilling declined. In 1990’s Dublin attracted a various global information, communications and pharmaceutical technology companies. Companies like Amazon, Google, Paypal, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, Accenture, Yahoo!, eBay and Pfizer now have headquarters and operational bases in Dublin. Various enterprise clusters like Silicon Docks and Digital Hub are located in this city.

After the establishment of Dublin’s International Financial Services Centre in 1987, financial services became important to Dublin. Under IFSC programme, 500 operations were approved. This centre is also host to world’s top 20 insurance companies and top 50 banks. Various international firms established their headquarters in a city like Citibank and Commerzbank. Irish Enterprise Exchange, Internet Neutral Exchange and Irish Stock Exchange are located in Dublin.