PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner

PRINCE2® focus on project direction as well as management whereas Agile has a strong focus on delivery of projects. When both PRINCE2® and Agile are combined project management, project delivery and project direction are optimised to create better project management solution.

After this course, delegates will be able to able to apply the learnt techniques into real projects and deal with all situations effectively. Enhance project management expertise and make use of PRINCE2® Agile into the work environment.

EXAM:

Our well qualified and highly experienced PRINCE2® certified trainers help delegates to prepare well for the exam. Following is the Maven Training’s PRINCE2® Agile Practitioner Exam structure:

• Duration of the exam is 2.5 hour.
• Type of test is Objective.
• A number of questions is
• Passing score required to clear the exam is 60%.
• It is an Open book exam.

After successfully clearing the exam, participants will receive the certificate.

Basic concepts of agile ways of working

• Difference between projects and BAU (Business As Usual)
• Agile and common approaches
• Why agile approaches developed
• Where to use agile approaches
• History of Agile
• Different levels of agile maturity
• Well known agile frameworks
• Behaviours and techniques of agile
• Define PRINCE2® Agile view of ‘'
• Describe Kanban
  • Kanban method
  • Six general practices
  • Use of cumulative flow diagram (CFD’s)
• Core concepts of Lean Startup
• Use of workshops
• How to transit to agile
• Define scrum theory
  • Nature of scrum team
  • Scrum events, sprints and artefacts

Purpose and context for merging PRINCE2® and Agile

• Strengths of PRINCE2® and Agile ways
• Who can get benefit from PRINCE2® agile
• Describe eight guidance points
• Understand how PRINCE2® governance and controls can enable agile to be used in different project environments
• PRINCE2® project journey  

Use and purpose of Agilometer throughout project

• Six sliders used on Agilometer
• Importance and ways to improve Agilometer sliders
• How requirements prioritization can be used
• Rich communication focus area
• Understand to manage frequent releases and benefits of failing fast

In Agile Context able to fix and flex six aspects of project

• Use hexagon about six aspects of project performance
• Know what to ‘fix’ and what to ‘flex’ about six aspects of project performance
• Why ‘fix and flex’ approach is right for customer

Tailor PRINCE2® Principles, themes, processes and management products to project in agile context

• Explain 5 PRINCE2® Agile behaviours
  • Transparency
  • Collaboration
  • Rich communication
  • Self-organization
  • Exploration
• Two common roles of Scrum Master and Product Owner
• Adjust positions and use specialist roles
• Options for team organisation in project
• Explain makeup of typical delivery team
• Demonstrate servant leadership, use and importance
• Define working agreements
• Define testing and quality checking
• Approaches to planning
• Common feedback loops

PRINCE2® monitoring techniques

• Use of work in progress boards
• Bum charts and information radiators
• How to direct project stage
• Benefits of working collaboratively
• Managing a stage and controlling stage boundary
• Managing product delivery (scrum and kanban)
• How to effectively close project
• Guidance on use of contracts
• Tips to become PRINCE2® Agile Project Manager