PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation and Practitioner

PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation and Practitioner Outline

Module 1: Understand Key Concepts Relating to Projects and PRINCE2

• Recall the PRINCE2 Principles

• Continued Business Justification

• Learn from Experience

• Defined Roles and Responsibilities

• Manage by Stages

• Manage by Exception

• Focus on Products

• Tailor to Suit the Project Environment

• Explain the Purpose of the PRINCE2 Themes

• Business Case

• Organisation

• Quality

• Plans

• Risk

• Change

• Progress

• Explain the Purpose of the PRINCE2 Processes

• Starting Up a Project

• Initiating a Project

• Directing a Project

• Controlling a Stage

• Managing Product Delivery

• Managing a Stage Boundary

• Closing a Project
   

Module 2: PRINCE2 Agile Behaviours

• Explain the PRINCE2 Agile Behaviours

• Transparency

• Collaboration

• Rich Communication

• Self-Organisation

• Exploration
   

Module 3: PRINCE2 Agile Guidance for Themes and Processes

• Explain the PRINCE2 Agile Guidance for Each Theme

• Business Case

• Organisation

• Quality

• Plans

• Risk

• Change

• Progress

• PRINCE2 Agile Guidance for Each Process

• Starting Up a Project

• Initiating a Project

• Directing a Project

• Controlling a Stage

• Managing Product Delivery

• PRINCE2 Agile Guidance for Tailoring the Following PRINCE2 Management Products

• Business Case

• Checkpoint Report

• Highlight Report

• Project Brief

• Project Initiation Documentation

• Project Product Description

• Work Package

• What to Fix and What to Flex, Including Setting Tolerances and the Five Targets

• Fix and Flex Tolerances

• Be on Time and Hitting Deadlines

• Protect the Level of Quality

• Embrace Change

• Keep Teams Stable

• Accept That the Customer Doesn’t Need Everything
   

Module 4: Understand the Agile Ways of Working, Key Terms and Techniques

• Recall the Definition of the Following Agile Terms

• Backlog (Sprint, Release & Product)

• Benefit (Value)

• Epic

• Information Radiator

• Spike

• Stand-Up Meeting

• Timebox (Sprint, Release)

• Velocity

• Waterfall Methodology

• Explain Key Agile Concepts and Techniques

• Scrum

• Lean Start-up (Incl. MVP)

• Retrospectives

• User Stories (Incl. Definition of ‘Ready’ and ‘Done’)

• Workshops

• Burn Charts

• Agile Estimation (Points and T-Shirt Sizing)

• Working Agreements
   

Module 5: Understand the Focus Areas in an Agile Context

• Explain the PRINCE2 Agile Focus Areas

• Agilometer

• Requirements

• Rich Communication

• Frequent Releases
   

Module 6: Understand the Basic Concepts of Common Agile Ways of Working

• Differences Between Projects and BAU (Business as Usual)

• Agile and Its Common Approaches, How and Why Agile Approaches Have Developed and Where They Are Used

• History of Agile, Its Contrast to the Waterfall Way of Working and How the Agile Manifesto Fits In

• Different Levels of Agile Maturity and Well-Known Agile Frameworks

• Behaviours, Concepts and Techniques That Characterise Agile

• PRINCE2 Agile View of ‘Agile’

• Kanban, the Kanban Method and Its Six General Practices, Including the Use of Cumulative Flow Diagrams (CFDs)

• Core Concepts of Lean Start-up

• Use of Workshops

• How to Transition to Agile

• Scrum Theory and Explain the Nature of the Scrum Team, Scrum Events, Scrum Artifacts and Sprints
   

Module 7: Purpose and Context for Combining PRINCE2® and the Agile Way of Working

• Complementary Strengths of PRINCE2 and the Agile Way of Working

• Who Can Benefit from Using PRINCE2 Agile and in What Contexts/Situations

• Make-Up of PRINCE2 Agile

• Frameworks

• Behaviours

• Concepts

• Techniques

• Focus Areas

• Eight ‘Guidance Points’

• How PRINCE2 Controls and Governance Can Enable Agile to Be Used

• What a Typical PRINCE2 ‘Project Journey’ Looks Like in an Agile Context
   

Module 8: Be Able to Apply and Evaluate the Focus Areas to a Project in an Agile Context

• Purpose and Use of the Agilometer Throughout a Project

• Six Sliders Used on the Agilometer, Explain Their Significance and How to Improve Them

• Detail Requirements Terminology, Decomposition and Prioritisation, Including MoSCoW and Ordering

• How Requirements Prioritisation Is Used

• Rich Communication Focus Area, Its Importance and Its Key Techniques

• How to Manage Frequent Releases and the Benefits of ‘Failing Fast’
   

Module 9: Be Able to Fix and Flex the Six Aspects of a Project in an Agile Context

• How to Use the ‘Hexagon’ in Relation to the Six Aspects of Project Performance

• Use of Tolerances in Terms of What to ‘Fix’ and What to ‘Flex’ in Relation to the Six Aspects of Project Performance

• Detail Each of the Five Targets That Underpin the Use of the Hexagon

• Why the ‘Fix and Flex’ Approach Is Good for the Customer
   

Module 10: Be Able to Apply or Tailor the PRINCE2 Principles, Themes, Processes and Management Products to a Project in an Agile Context

• Detail the Five PRINCE2 Agile Behaviours

• Agile Incorporation in All PRINCE2 Processes and Themes, with Contextual Variations

• Roles of Scrum Master and Product Owner

• Adjusting Roles and Options for Team Organisation in a Project

• Make-up of a Typical Delivery Team

• Servant Leadership, Its Use and Importance

• Defining Working Agreements

• Quality Setting Techniques: ‘Definition of Done’ and Acceptance Criteria

• Quality Testing, Checking and Management Techniques

• Approaches to Planning and Typical Planning Techniques

• Approaches to Risk and How Agile Concepts Mitigate Typical Risks

• Blending PRINCE2 with Agile to Control and Minimise Change Impact

• Empowered Self-organising Teams Handling Change Within Set Tolerances

• Common Feedback Loops and Their Importance

• Progress Monitoring: ‘Work in Progress’ Boards, Burn Charts, Info Radiators

• Agile Techniques Applicable to PRINCE2 Processes, Including Cynefin

• Flexing the ‘Direct a Project’ Stage and Collaborative Working Benefits

• ‘Manage by Exception’ with Focus on Empowerment and Deliverables

• Why PRINCE2 ‘Stages’ May Not Be Required, with Timeboxes and Scrum of Scrums

• Typical Output Mechanisms in ‘Controlling a Stage’ and ‘Managing a Stage Boundary’

What You’ll Learn in this Course

This course takes you from understanding the fundamentals of PRINCE2® and agile methods to applying advanced practices that blend control with flexibility. Each stage of the journey equips you with the skills and confidence to manage adaptive projects successfully.

• Learn the core principles of PRINCE2® and how they integrate with agile practices

• Learn to balance governance with flexibility for changing project requirements

• Learn to manage risks, quality, and stakeholder expectations in agile environments

• Learn to apply agile concepts such as Scrum, Kanban, and Lean alongside PRINCE2®

• Learn to deliver value quickly while maintaining alignment with business goals

• Learn how to lead projects that thrive in fast-paced, dynamic industries

PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation Exam Information 

The PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation Exam is a multiple-choice assessment designed to evaluate your understanding of the PRINCE2 Agile® methodology. As the entry-level certification in the PRINCE2 Agile® suite, it is accessible to individuals with a basic knowledge of project management. The exam structure is outlined below. 
 

• Question Type: Objective Testing   

• Total Questions: 50   

• Total Marks: 50 Marks   

• Pass Marks: 55%