PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation & Practitioner Virtual

By the end of this course you should be able to:

• Understand key concepts relating to PRINCE2
• Understand key concepts relating to projects and PRINCE2 Agile
• Understand how PRINCE2 principles, themes, processes and management products are tailored and/or applied in an agile context
• Understand the agile ways of working, key terms and techniques
• Understand the focus areas in an agile context
• Build on the basic concepts of agile ways of working within PRINCE2
• Practise blending PRINCE2 and the agile way of working
• Be able to apply and evaluate the focus areas to a project in an agile context
• Be able to apply or tailor the PRINCE2 principles, themes, processes and management products to a project in an agile context

What's covered?

• The basics
• PRINCE2 process
• PRINCE2 themes
• The Hexagon and MoSCoW
• Principles and behaviours
• Business case
• Sprint review and retrospective
• Organisation and agile leadership
• Quality and user stories
• Risk and change
• The Agilometer
• Agile planning
• MPD and SCRUM
• Sprint review and retrospective
• Progress
• Rich communication
• Kanban
• Lean start-up
• Process review
• Themes review
• Cynefin

What's included?

his is an intensive five-day virtual course that includes the following:

• All accompanying course material (digital)
• Online pre-course
• The official PRINCE2 Agile manual (digital)
• PRINCE2 Agile process map (digital)
• The cost of the PRINCE2 Agile Foundation and Practitioner examinations (valid for 12 months from purchase date. Exams must be taken online via remote proctor)

Optional extras:

• The official PRINCE2 Agile manual (hardcopy)
• PRINCE2 Agile process map (hardcopy)

Materials

Digital ILX course materials: These will be accessible via the ILX portal. Full instructions with a link to the portal will be issued within 48 hours of your confirmed booking.The course materials will be provided in a PDF format and available for download. You will need to download and save the materials to your device, so that you can annotate them during the training course.

Digital official manual: You will be sent an email invitation approximately two weeks prior to course commencement to register on the Peoplecert portal. Once registered you will be able to access the digital version of your manual.

Hardcopy official manual: If you decide to purchase the hardcopy official manual as an optional extra your manual will be shipped to your chosen address within 48 hours of purchase.

Hardcopy process map: If you decide to purchase the hardcopy process map as an optional extra it will be shipped to your chosen address within 48 hours of purchase.

Target audience

This course would benefit:

• Project managers
• Agile professionals
• Scrum masters
• Programme managers
• Project administrators
• Project management support service managers
• CIOs
• Programme office managers
• Heads of change

Pre-requisites

There are no formal pre-requisites for taking the Foundation exam.

In order to take the PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner exam, a candidate must hold any of the following current certifications:

• PRINCE2 Agile Foundation
• PRINCE2 Foundation
• PRINCE2 Practitioner
• Project Management Professional (PMP)®
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)®
• IPMA Level A® (Certified Projects Director)
• IPMA Level B® (Certified Senior Project Manager)
• IPMA Level C® (Certified Project Manager)
• IPMA Level D® (Certified Project Management Associate)

Pre-course

IMPORTANT: There is some mandatory pre-course reading and online learning that must be undertaken prior to attending this course. Please ensure you allow time to complete this in full prior to your attendance , it is expected that it will take approximately eight to ten hours to complete. Full instructions with a link to the online pre-course will be issued within 48 hours of your confirmed booking.

You will also be required to complete some evening work during the virtual classroom event.

Exam information

Exams are taken online via remote proctor. You will be sent an email invitation approximately two weeks prior to course commencement to register on the Peoplecert portal. Once registered you will be able to book your online exam at a date and time of your choice. You are responsible for booking your own exam. For more information about how to take your exam and the technical requirements, please click here. 

Exam format

The format of the Foundation exam is as follows:

• 60 minutes
• Multiple-choice
• 50 questions, each worth one mark
• 28 marks or more, out of 50 questions, required to pass – 55% pass mark
• Closed book

The format of the Practitioner exam is as follows:

• Objective testing
• 50 questions, each worth one mark
• 30 marks or more, out of 50 questions, required to pass – 60% pass mark
• Two-and-a-half hours’ (150 minutes) duration, no additional reading time
• Open book exam (official PRINCE2 Agile guide only)