PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner is a 2-day course that aims to educate delegates on how PRINCE2 can be tailored to agile-specific scenarios. This course has been developed as a single-tier certification to allow those who already have an existing project management knowledge to learn how Agile can be incorporated into their projects. The PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner exam is included in the price.

This certification is designed for project professionals, specifically those who work in project management, who would like to learn how to incorporate Agile approaches into their work. It would also be beneficial for individuals in roles involving programme and project support functions.

In order to enrol on this PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner training course, delegates must hold one of the following certifications:
• PRINCE2® Foundation
• PRINCE2® Practitioner
• Project Management Professional® (PMP)*
• Certified Associate in Project Management® (CAPM)*
• IPMA Levels A,B,C and D® (Certified Projects Director)

Upon purchase you will receive a password via the email you used to purchase the course. You will then be able to login to the online learning platform with your e-mail and password. You will have access to the platform for 12 months to complete your course.

The specifics of this e-learning:

• Internationally accredited
• You can gain credit poins
• You can access the material anytime, from anywhere
• It is accessible on mobile phone too
• Interactive
• It contains sample questions, and a sample exam
• PRINCE® Agile Practitioner  exam voucher

By combining the methods of PRINCE2® and Agile, the certification aims to provide individuals with a framework for their projects that is precise and controllable, whilst still being quick to adapt to sudden changes.

Course Outline:

1. Module: Understand the basic concepts of common Agile methods      

1.1. Explain the differences between projects and BAU (Business as usual)

1.2. Describe agile and its common approaches, how and why Agile approaches have developed and where they are used

1.3. Describe the history of Agile, it’s contrast to the waterfall way of working and how the Agile Manifesto fits in

1.4. Describe the different levels of Agile maturity and well-known Agile frameworks

1.5. Describe behaviours, concepts and techniques that characterize Agile

1.6. Define the PRINCE2 Agile® view of ‘Agile’

1.7. Describe Kanban, the Kanban method and its six general practices, including the use of Cumulative Flow Diagrams (CFDs)

1.8. Describe the core concepts of Lean Start-up

1.9. Describe the use of workshops

1.10. Describe how to transition to Agile

1.11.Define Scrum theory and explain the nature of the Scrum team, Scrum events, Scrum artefacts and Sprints

2. Module: Understand purpose and context for combining PRINCE2® and Agile

2.1. Describe the complementary strengths of PRINCE2® and the Agile way of working

2.2. Define who can benefit from using PRINCE2 Agile® and in what contexts/situations

2.3. Define the make-up of PRINCE2 Agile® (frameworks, behaviours, concepts, techniques, focus areas)

2.4. Explain the eight ‘guidance points’

2.5. Explain how PRINCE2® controls and governance can enable Agile to be used in many environments

2.6. Describe what a typical PRINCE2® ‘project journey’ looks like in an Agile context

3. Module: Apply and evaluate focus areas to a project in an Agile context

3.1. Explain the purpose and use of the Agilometer throughout a project

3.2. Describe the six sliders used on the Agilometer, explain their significance and how to improve them

3.3. Describe in detail requirements terminology, decomposition and prioritization, including MoSCoW and Ordering

3.4. Explain how requirements prioritization is used

3.5. Explain the rich communication focus area, its importance and its key techniques

3.6. Explain how to manage frequent releases and the benefits of ‘failing fast’

4. Module : Fix and flex six aspects of project in an Agile context

4.1. Describe how to use the ‘hexagon’ in relation to the six aspects of project performance

4.2. Explain the use of tolerances in terms of what to ‘fix’ and what to ‘flex’ in relation to the six aspects of project performance

4.3. Describe in detail each of the five targets that underpin the use of the hexagon

4.4. Explain why the ‘fix and flex’ approach is good for the customer

PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner Certificate

Examination Format:
- Objective testing
- 50 questions per paper
- 30 marks required (out of 50 available) to pass: 60%
- Duration: 150 minutes
- Open book exam

Accredited PRINCE2 Agile ® Practitioner training is provided by The Knowledge Academy accredited by PeopleCert. PRINCE2® is a registered trade mark of AXELOS Limited. All rights reserved.