PRINCE2 Agile ® Combined Foundation and Practitioner Course
(course code P2AC5)

Overview

PRINCE2 Agile combines the flexibility and responsiveness of agile approaches to product development with the project management rigour provided by the PRINCE2 project management method.

The Foundation course is designed to help project management professionals tailor project controls when working in an agile environment.

The Practitioner course checks that you will be able to apply concepts acquired in the PRINCE2 Agile Foundation course in an agile environment.

Course Objectives

The Foundation course will help you to understand:

PRINCE2’s governance controls - principles, themes, process and documents;
a range of agile behaviours, concepts and techniques;
agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban and Lean Startup

and the interfaces between them.

The Practitioner course will help you to:

Understand the purpose and context of combining PRINCE2 and agile ways of working;
Be able to apply and evaluate PRINCE2 Agile’s focus areas to a project in an agile context;
Be able to fix and flex the six aspects of project performance in an agile context ;
Be able to apply or tailor PRINCE2’s principles, themes, processes and management products to a project in an agile context ;

The Combined course will provide you with careful and detailed preparation for the Foundation and Practitioner Exams.

Who Should Attend

The course is designed for individuals who are new to PRINCE2 and are working in or around an agile project environment. This includes:

Agile professionals, project managers and aspiring project managers who want to be able to combine PRINCE2 and agile behaviours, concepts, frameworks and techniques in the most effective way;
Other key delivery team staff, including: product owners, Scrum Masters and solution developers;
Business professionals with an interest in iterative and incremental project delivery through collaborative working

as well as anyone wishing to round out their resume with a formal internationally recognised project management certification.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for the PRINCE2 Agile Foundation course.

Those without any pre-existing knowledge of PRINCE2 are eligible to sit the Foundation certification examination as this will be covered during the course.

To take the PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner examination, a candidate must hold PRINCE2 Agile Foundation certification, or any PRINCE2 certification.

Alternatively, Practitioner exam candidates may have one of the following certificates:

Project Management Professional (PMP) (PMI);
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM);
IPMA Levels A, B, C and D (Certified Projects Director)

Course Content

The Foundation course is delivered in three parts:

Part 1 - Introducing PRINCE2 and agile:
- Introducing ‘agile’ concepts, behaviour, frameworks and techniques;
- Introducing PRINCE2’s principles, themes, processes and management products;
- Introducing common agile 'ways of working' - Scrum, Kanban and Lean Startup.
Part 2 – Combining PRINCE2 and agile ways of working:
- Agile behaviours and PRINCE2’s principles;
- Agile and PRINCE2’s principles;
- Agile and PRINCE2’s processes and management products.
Part 3 – PRINCE2 Agile’s focus areas.

The Practitioner course provides the delegate with a range of practical activities to exercise their understanding of PRINCE2 Agile guidance in the context of a scenario.

Certification Exams

The Foundation Exam is a 1 hour closed book exam. There are 50 classical multiple choice questions. To pass the exam, a candidate must correctly answer 28 (55%) or more of the questions.

The Practitioner Exam is a 2½ hour scenario based exam. The exam is open book, meaning that candidates may use the official PRINCE2 Agile guide during the exam. There are 50 objective multiple choice questions. To pass the exam, a candidate must correctly answer 30 (60%) or more of the questions.

The exams are conducted by the relevant Examination Institute, and are subject to their terms and conditions.

Delivery Options and Fees

Why we are the best value

Our PRINCE2 Agile courses show how to integrate the rigour of PRINCE2 with the flexibility of agile product development methods. They are presented in a clear, predictable manner with key concepts reinforced and broken down into manageable sections, making them enjoyable courses.

We recognise that studying and sitting exams can be a stressful time on top of the day-to-day commitments of our lives. Therefore the structure and flow of the course provides predictability and confidence that the learner will be able to plan and manage their own learning experience and to grasp key concepts quickly. This results in being confident in your ability to pass the certification exams and to be able to apply what has been learnt to work practice.

And we are able to offer one-on-one tutor support to those taking our Self Study and eLearning courses, so you won't feel isolated, and can clear up any aspects of the course content or issues in using PRINCE2 in your organisation that may be causing concern.

Our courses are developed by Geoff Rankins, our Lead Trainer and Instructional Designer. He has worked in project management for more than 40 years, and has been a Practitioner of PRINCE2 since 2003 when he coordinated its introduction into the largest Government Department in Victoria. Geoff has been using PRINCE2 across many sectors around the world ever since. He has been a Scrum Master since 2007, and a Practitioner in PRINCE2 Agile since it was first released in 2018. His systematic approach to courseware and eLearning development is recognised by many Accredited Training Organisations and fellow trainers globally. Our Self Study and eLearning courses are based on our classroom courses; the eLearning format allows us to add content to most sessions that increases the value and clarity of what is being covered.

PRINCE2 Agile ® Combined Foundation and Practitioner Course(course code P2AC5)