PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation

PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation 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 Startup (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

What You’ll Learn in this Course

This course takes you from understanding the basics of PRINCE2® and agile practices to applying them together in project environments. Each stage of the journey builds your knowledge and confidence to contribute effectively to adaptive projects.
 

• Learn the principles of PRINCE2® and the fundamentals of agile practices
• Learn how governance and flexibility can work together in projects
• Learn the roles and responsibilities in an agile project setting
• Learn to support project delivery using agile techniques like Scrum and Kanban
• Learn to contribute to project progress within controlled frameworks
• Learn how agile approaches align with business objectives through PRINCE2®

PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation Exam Information 

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

• Question Type: Objective Testing 

• Total Questions: 50 

• Total Marks: 50 Marks 

• Pass Marks: 55% 

• Duration: 1 Hour 

• Open Book/ Closed Book: Closed Book