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PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner
    About Lesson

    Module 1: What is PRINCE2 Agile?

    • Establishing the rationale of PRINCE2 Agile
    • Identifying who can use it

    Module 2: Reviewing the Fundamental Concepts

    Introducing PRINCE2 Agile

    • Comparing projects to business as usual
    • Positioning PRINCE2 Agile for projects only

    Characterizing the meaning of Agile

    • Establishing the basics
    • Summarizing the most well-known agile frameworks
    • Introducing behaviors, concepts, and techniques

    Blending PRINCE2 and Agile

    • Supporting the PRINCE2 community
    • Identifying the benefits of PRINCE2 Agile
    • Establishing when and where to apply PRINCE2 Agile

    Applying Agile to the PRINCE2 journey

    • Reviewing the constituent parts of PRINCE2
    • Clarifying the tailoring appropriate to agile working
    • Visualizing the pre-project and the initiation stage
    • Enhancing the delivery stages
    • Simplifying the final delivery stage

    Flexing and fixing

    • Focusing on flexing what is to be delivered
    • Fixing time and cost
    • Defining the five targets; the reasons that underpin the thinking

    Module 3: PRINCE2 Agile Guidance, Tailoring and Techniques

    Getting started with PRINCE2 Agile

    • Applying the PRINCE2 principles
    • Introducing Agile behaviors

    Applying the 7 PRINCE2 themes

    • Establishing which themes are most prominent
    • Developing the Business Case theme
    • Extending the Organization theme
    • Clarifying the application of the Quality theme
    • Combining Agile concepts into the Plans and Progress themes
    • Maintaining the Risk and Change themes

    Tailoring the 7 PRINCE2 processes

    • Incorporating Sprints and flow-based timeboxes
    • Maintaining clear project justification and addressing emergent thinking
    • Tailoring Controlling a Stage to an Agile environment
    • Managing the interface between Project Management and Product Delivery
    • Ensuring that Agile concepts guide the delivery
    • Confirming viability of the project with stage boundaries
    • Closing the project appropriately

    Integrating Agile concepts and techniques into PRINCE2

    • Assessing project complexity with the Cynefin framework
    • Utilizing Scrum and Kanban to help with product delivery
    • Enhancing learning and managing uncertainty using the Lean Startup method
    • Applying Lean Startup to PRINCE2

    Module 4: Defining Areas of Focus for PRINCE2 Agile

    Assessing Agile suitability with the Agilometer

    • Pinpointing 6 key areas of agile suitability
    • Determining the agile environment of a project
    • Tailoring PRINCE2 based upon feedback on the 6 key areas

    Defining requirements and user stories

    • Developing requirements so they are conducive to agile working
    • Reviewing approaches for prioritizing requirements
    • Defining product descriptions with the right level of detail

    Communicating effectively

    • Developing rich communication
    • Shifting the emphasis to enable agile working

    Releasing early and frequently

    • Realizing the benefits of frequent releases
    • Planning the project on features and requirements
    • Employing product-based planning

    Creating contracts when using Agile

    • Collaborating to create a contract based on outcomes
    • Driving the right behaviors
    • Structuring a contract to align with agile working
    • The contract as a safety net