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 Kingston upon Hull

Kingston upon Hull also known as Hull is a city and unitary authority located in East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on River Hull, 40 km inland from the North Sea and has a population of 260,220. In the 12^th century, this town was discovered. Monks of Meaux Abbey required a port from wool from estates could be exported. These monks choose a place at the confluence of River Humber and Hull to construct quay.

Year in which this town was discovered is not yet known, but it was first mentioned in 1193. It was renamed Kings-town-upon Hull by King Edward 1 in 1299. Hull has been a military support port, market town, whaling and fishing centre and industrial metropolis. In English Civil Wars, Hull was an early theatre of battle. William Wilberforce took a significant part in the abolition of slave trade done in Britain.

From 1902, the city is unique in the United Kingdom has had a municipally owned telephone system. After facing massive damage during Second World War. At the beginning of 21^st century, after facing recession in the late 2000s, the city saw a large amount of new commercial, retail, public and housing service construction spending.

Tourist attractions of Kingston Upon Hull include Museum Quarter, Old Town, The Deep, Hull Marina that is a city landmark. Redevelopment of Ferensway, include the opening of St Stephen’ Hull and new Hull Truck Theatre. Sports in Kingston Upon Hull include Football and Rugby. KCOM study houses Hull City football club and Hull FC rugby league club. Hull is home to English Premier Ice Hockey League Hull Pirates.

The University of Hull was discovered in 1927, and now It has more than 16000 students. It is ranked as the best university in the Yorkshire and Humber region, and it is located in Newland suburb that is in the north-west of the city.

In 2013, it was announced that Hull would be 2017 UK City of Culture.

In 2015, it was announced that Ferens Art Gallery would host prestigious annual art prize called the Turner Prize in 2017. After this, the prize was held outside London every year.

History

The population of Hull in 1901 was 239,000, and it continued to increase. City Hall was built in 1909 and Guildhall in 1916. During 20^th century facilities in Hull improved. In the 1920s and 1930s, slum clearance started in the centre of Hull. Many new council houses were built on West, North and East of the city. At the beginning of 20^th-century various houses in Hull didn’t have flushing facility. In 1929, fences of Hull were extended to include part of Anlaby and Sutton. Queens’s gardens were laid out on a site filled in the dock. Hull suffered depression in the 1930s, and many Dockers got unemployed, similarly in the shipbuilding industry. In 1954, Hull University was founded. In 2001 an aquarium called The Deep was opened in Hull. Later at the beginning of 21^st century, various parts of Hull were regenerated. Fish Market of Hull was closed in 2011. In 2017 Hull became UK City of Culture. Now the population of Hull is 258,000.