PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation

‍Course Code P2AF

Duration 3 days

COURSE OVERVIEW

To complement the AXELOS PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner qualification, the Introduction of the PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation certification reinforces PRINCE2 Agile's unrivalled reputation as the world's most complete agile project management method; combining the benefits of agile ways of working, with the governance and structure of the PRINCE2 method.

The introduction of PRINCE2 Agile Foundation will enable everyone to benefit from guidance on delivering, managing or working within agile projects and project teams, without the need for any prior knowledge of PRINCE2.

This 3-day course determines how to use PRINCE2® with Agile ways of working as a foundation certification course.

TARGET AUDIENCE

PRINCE2 Agile Foundation is for candidates who are new to PRINCE2 and are working in or around an agile project environment. The course covers an overview of PRINCE2, an introduction to agile, and how to apply the two together.

PRINCE2 Agile has been developed for anyone who delivers projects, large or small, in an agile context. It is a valuable training and certification scheme for anyone working within an agile project environment, whether they be a project manager, project support or part of the wider project team.

PRINCE2 Agile equips practitioners and organizations with the ability to deliver agile projects by tailoring the PRINCE2 project management method with a broad toolset of agile delivery techniques and frameworks. In this way practitioners, will leverage the benefits of agile ways of working such as iterative and incremental delivery while maintaining a structure of project governance.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

After completion of the course, students will be equipped with the knowledge of PRINCE2 Agile to be able to:

Prepare for the PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation Exam
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
Incorporate the areas that can support a PRINCE2 Agile implementation

COURSE CONTENT

Introduction

Part 1

Overview of PRINCE2

PRINCE2 Principles
PRINCE2 Processes and Themes
PRINCE2 Management Products
PRINCE2 Journey with Agile

An Introduction to Agile

Agile Manifesto
Waterfall vs Agile
Agile basics and framework
Agile behaviours, concepts and techniques

Blending PRINCE2 and Agile

What PRINCE2 Agile comprises of
Eight PRINCE2 Agile Guidance Points

What to fix, and what to flex

Performance targets and tolerance
The "Hexago"
The five targets

Part 2

Agile Behaviours and the PRINCE2 Principles

Applying PRINCE2 principles
PRINCE2 Agile behaviours

Agile and the PRINCE2 Themes

Tailoring the PRINCE2 Themes
Tracking progress with burn charts

Agile and the PRINCE2 Processes

Relating agile processes to PRINCE2 processes
Tailoring starting up a project and initiating a project
Tailoring controlling a stage and managing product delivery processes
Scrum overview and Lean Startup
Tailoring managing a stage boundary process
Tailoring closing a project process
Tailoring directing a project

Part 3

Focus Areas

Agilometer
Requirements
Rich Communication
Workshops
Frequent releases

Exam

COURSE PREREQUISITES

Unlike PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner, there are no prerequisites for this certification

TEST CERTIFICATION

The course ends with an exam that allows you to achieve the PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation certification.

Exam format:

- 1 hour exam

- Closed book

- 50 questions, each worth 1 mark

- Pass mark is 28 out of 50, or 55%

Question types
Standard
Negative
List

FOLLOW ON COURSES

The following courses are recommended for further study:

PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner (P2A)

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