The PRINCE2 Agile Foundation (version 2) training addresses the need for implementing agile ways of working in both project and non-project environments. It may be also a valuable guidance for those already using the agile in their organizations but still looking for assuring the appropriate level of governance and control. It shows how PRINCE2 principles can be applied to Business as Usual (BAU), operational states.
This course covers the method’s core concepts and all the knowledge needed to BE agile, and DO agile.
Purpose of the training
- Understand the key concepts relating to the agile mindset, project management, and organizational change management
- Recall the PRINCE2 Agile principles, practices, and artifacts and understand their role in an agile context
- Understand the PRINCE2 Agile processes, agile workshops, and their application
- Understand the integration of PRINCE2 Agile in the wider context.
- Preparing for the PRINCE2 Agile Foundation (version 2) certification exam.
Target group
- Agile enthusiasts
- Project support staff
- Team members
- Project Managers
- Business Analysts
- Senior Executives
- Product Owners
- Junior Consultants
- Project Coordinators
- Product Managers
Benefits
- Understanding the basics of PRINCE2 and insight into how to scale PRINCE2 when combined with agile approaches.
- Exposure to agile methods such as Scrum, Kanban, and Lean Startup.
- Enables earlier delivery of tangible business value compared to traditional project approaches.
- Shows how to integrate agile methods and tools into organization’s workflows.
- Supports increased flexibility and bolsters organization’s resilience to change.
- Reduces the risk of delivering low-quality products through iterative and incremental delivery practices.
Exam and certification
Exam details:
- mandatory exam,
- multiple-choice, single-response questions test,
- number of questions: 40,
- pass threshold: 60% (24 out of 40 possible points),
- language of the exam: English, Polish, among others – selected on the Accreditor’s website during exam registration,
- current list of available exam languages can be found on the Accreditor’s website
- duration: 60 minutes (75 minutes for non-native speakers),
- mode: online (after online training) or in-person (after in-person training),
- date: post training, selected by participants at the Accreditor’s availability,
- closed book – no use of materials,
- validity of the certificate: 3 years,
- the participant who scores the necessary number of points in the exam is awarded the international certificate in electronic form.
Note! According to the Accreditor’s guidelines, the training must be purchased together with the exam package, which includes the online exam and access to the e-book.
In addition, you can purchase exam retake Take2 Re-sit Exam Option. In case of a negative result, this option allows you to retake the exam in an online format within 6 months of the original date, without paying the full cost of the exam.
The Take2 Re-sit Exam Option can only be purchased when placing an order for the first exam date.
Training programme
Module 1: Agile overview
- 1.1 What is agile?
- 1.2 Why is agile needed?
- 1.3 ‘Being and doing’ agile
- 1.4 What is the agile mindset?
- 1.5 How does agile fit?
- 1.6 Key agile concepts and techniques
Module 2: Introduction to PRINCE2 Agile
- 2.1 What is project management?
- 2.2 The five integrated elements
Module 3: What is PRINCE2 Agile?
- 3.1 Foundations of PRINCE2 Agile
- 3.2 PRINCE2 Agile big picture
- 3.3 People and change
Module 4: PRINCE2 Agile practices
- 4.1 Business case
- 4.2 Organization
- 4.3 Plans
- 4.4 Quality
- 4.5 Risk
- 4.6 Issues
- 4.7 Progress
Module 5: PRINCE2 Agile processes
- 5.1 Starting up a project
- 5.2 Directing a project
- 5.3 Initiating a project
- 5.4 Controlling a stage
- 5.5 Managing product delivery
- 5.6 Managing a stage boundary
- 5.7 Closing a project
Module 6: PRINCE2 Agile within the broader organizational context
- 6.1 PRINCE2 Agile beyond the project
- 6.2 AI, data and automation
