PRINCE2 Agile Foundation and Practitioner Training

Agile and Agile Mindset

• Define what Agile is
• Understand the need for Agile
• Know the benefits of “Being Agile” and “Doing Agile”
• Explain the difference between “Being Agile” and “Doing Agile."
• Understand what an Agile mindset is.
• Explain the use of Agile in projects and business as usual
• Define the contents of the Agile Onion, including:

• Processes
• Practices
• Principles
• Values
• Mindset

• Define the key characteristics of the Agile mindset
• Recall the four values of the Agile Manifesto
• Recall popular Agile approaches, including:

• Scrum
• Kanban
• Lean
• Lean Startup
  
  

Explain the key Agile concepts and techniques like:

• Agile estimation (story points and T-shirt sizing)
• Burn charts
• Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
• Planning, reviews, and retrospectives
• User stories
• Definition of Ready and Definition of Done
• Workshops

PRINCE2 Project Management

• Define key terms like “project,” “project management,” and “performance target."
• Know the various project contexts in which PRINCE2 Project Management can be used.
• Know the five PRINCE2 Project Management integrated elements, including:

• Principles
• People
• Practices
• Processes
• Project context

PRINCE2 Agile

• Define the key terms of PRINCE2 Agile, including:

• Backlog (Product, Project)
• Benefit
• Dashboard (Project, Team)
• Epic User Story
• Project Canvas
• Release Map
• Timebox (Iteration, Release, Stage)
• Waterfall

• Understand what PRINCE2 Agile is and how to blend project management with Agile.
• Understand the core concepts of Agile scaling
• Recall the PRINCE2 Project Management principles, including:

• Ensure continued business justification
• Learn from experience
• Define roles, responsibilities, and relationships
• Manage by stages
• Manage by exception
• Focus on products 
• Tailor to suit the project

• Recall Agile success factors for Agile transformations, like:

• Agile maturity
• Psychological safety
• Agile sustainability

• The Key Concepts of People, Including Organizational Change Management
• Recall the key concepts of Organizational Change Management (OCM), like:
  
  
• OCM definition
• Culture

• Know the OCM stakeholders
• Understand the importance of culture in OCM
• Know how Agile supports organizational change
• Understand the key concepts of a project team and leading effective teams across the organization
• Understand the importance of communication
• Understand how PRINCE2 project management addresses the people element.

PRINCE2 Agile Essentials

• Understand how the PRINCE2 Agile principles support the Agile context
• Recall the key concepts of Organizational Change Management (OCM), like:
  
  
• Business Case
• Organization
• Plans
• Quality
• Risk
• Issues
• Progress

PRINCE2 Agile Practices and Their Role in an Agile Context

• Know the challenge of merging project management and Agile
• Understand the business case practice and its role within Agile projects
• Understand the artifacts and techniques related to the business case practice in the PRINCE2 Agile context.
• Understand the organization's practice and its role within Agile project management.
• Understand the artifacts and techniques related to the organization's practice in the PRINCE2 Agile context.
• Understand the Plans practice and its role within Agile project management
• Understand the artifacts and techniques related to the Plans practice in the PRINCE2 Agile context.
• Understand the quality practice and its role within Agile project management.
• Understand the artifacts and techniques related to the quality practice in the PRINCE2 Agile context
• Understand the risk practice and its role within Agile project management.
• Understand the artifacts and techniques related to the risk practice in the PRINCE2 Agile context.
• Understand the Issues Practice and Its Role within Agile Project Management
• Understand the artifacts and techniques related to the Issues practice in the PRINCE2 Agile context.
• Understand the Progress practice and its role within Agile project management.
• Understand the artifacts and techniques related to the Progress practice in the PRINCE2 Agile context.

PRINCE2 Agile Roles

• Explain the responsibilities of the following PRINCE2 Agile roles:
  
  
• Business Case
• Organization
• Plans
•  Project Executive
• Chief Product Owner (CPO)
• Senior Supplier
• Project Assurance
• Agile Coach
• Project Manager
• Project Support
• Product Owner (PO)
• Team Coach
• Developer
• Tester

PRINCE2 Agile Processes

• Know the purpose of the PRINCE2 Agile processes, including:
  
  
• Starting Up a Project
• Directing a Project
• Initiating a Project
• Controlling a Stage
• Managing Product Delivery
• Managing a Stage Boundary
• Closing a Project

• PRINCE2 Agile Processes and the Workshops Supporting Them
  
  
• Understand the “Starting Up a Project” process and the Agile workshops supporting this process
• Understand the “Directing a Project” process and the Agile workshops supporting this process
• Understand the “Initiating a Project” process and the Agile workshops supporting this process.
• Understand the “Controlling a Stage” process and the Agile workshops supporting this process
• Understand the “Managing Product Delivery” process and the Agile workshops supporting this process.
• Understand the “Managing a Stage Boundary” process and the Agile workshops supporting this process.
• Understand the “Closing a Project” process and the Agile workshops supporting this process.

PRINCE2 Agile Beyond the Project Environment 

• Understand Agile product management
• Understand transitioning from Agile projects to operations
• Understand continuous Agile development and operations
  
  

• The Use of AI to Support PRINCE2 Agile
  
  

• Know how AI can support PRINCE2 Agile elements