PRINCE2 ® Agile Foundation (project management) - Online Classroom (exam included)

PRINCE2 is a standard method for effective project management used worldwide and can be tailored to suit any project you manage. PRINCE2 Agile combines flexibility and responsiveness of agile with the clearly defined framework of PRINCE2 and guides practically applying both PRINCE2 and agile, reduce conflict and implement it effectively, so you benefit from the best of both worlds.

These globally recognized qualifications will give you the fundamental skills needed to be a successful project manager, improve your ability to tailor the PRINCE2 method to agile projects, and, most importantly, improve your employment prospects. They also give you flexibility as you’re not tied to a single industry as the framework can be applied in any organization in any scale project.

About the Course

PRINCE2 Agile combines the flexibility and responsiveness of agile with the clearly- defined framework of PRINCE2®. Created for those organizations and individuals who use PRINCE2 but recognize the benefits of applying agile methods, it guides how to apply both PRINCE2 and agile practically, thus, reducing conflict so that you can benefit from the best of both worlds.

Duration: This classroom course is 3 days

Learning Objectives

By the end of the PRINCE2 Agile Foundation course, you should:

• Understand the basic concepts of common agile ways of working
• Understand the purpose and context for combining PRINCE2 and the agile way of working
• Be able to apply and evaluate the focus areas of a project in an agile context
• Be able to fix and flex the six aspects of a project in an agile context
• Be able to tailor the PRINCE2 principles, themes, processes, and management products to a project in an agile context

PRINCE2 Agile's primary purpose

• To support organizations and individuals who are using PRINCE2 and wish to extend their knowledge and understanding of Agile
• To apply Agile concepts within their existing project management environment
• PRINCE2 Agile will give agile users an understanding of PRINCE2 governance and how agile concepts fit into the well-established best practice framework of the world’s most widely recognized project management framework.

Who is it aimed at

This qualification is aimed at Project Managers with a current PRINCE2 Practitioner qualification. It is also relevant to other key staff integrating project management with product delivery. An understanding of the agile concepts within PRINCE2 Agile will also apply to those with governance responsibilities for projects using agile delivery approaches and those involved with the program and project support functions. It will also be of interest to program managers with MSP® who will need to understand not only how the program relates to projects and how projects relate to the delivery mechanism.

What is included?

This course includes the following:

• 3 days Foundation Course
• Downloadable PDF documents with detailed content (slides, explanations) for each lesson
• 3 official mock exams
• The cost of the PRINCE2 Agile Foundation examination (valid for 12 months from purchase date. Exam must be taken online via remote proctor)
• Free re-examination/ 2nd chance (Take2)
• The official PRINCE2 Agile manual (digital)
• PRINCE2 Agile Foundation exam simulator
• PRINCE2 Agile process map (digital)
• All the official PRINCE2 templates in Word

What is covered?

The Course consists of the following modules

• Course overview
• PRINCE2 overview
• PRINCE2 Agile overview
• Themes in an Agile setting
• Processes in an Agile setting
• Areas of focus
• Scrum, Kanban, and Lean Start-up
• Further considerations
• Exam simulator

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

Exams are taken online via remote proctor. You will be sent an email invitation approximately two weeks before course commencement to register on the Peoplecert portal. Once registered, you can book your online exam at a date and time. You are responsible for booking your exam.

Prerequisites

There are no formal prerequisites for the PRINCE2 Agile Foundation exam. To take the PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner examination, a candidate must hold any of the following certifications:

• PRINCE2 Agile Foundation

• PRINCE2 Foundation