PRINCE2 Agile Course: Foundation & Practitioner Exams

Introduction

• What is Prince2 Agile?
• PRINCE2 Agile is for Projects only

An overview of Agile

• Introduction
• Agile basics
• Acknowledgements and Further Research

The rationale for blending PRINCE2 and Agile

• Who is PRINCE2 Agile for?
• Which communities will benefit from PRINCE2 Agile?
• When and where can I apply PRINCE2 Agile?
• Course of action for each community in each situation
• What does PRINCE2 Agile consist of?
• Important points about PRINCE2 Agile and this manual
• Beware of prejudice!

The PRINCE2 journey when using agile

• Pre-project and the initiation stage
• Subsequent stages
• Final stage
• Post-project

An overview of PRINCE2

• The structure of PRINCE2
• The Principles
• The Themes
• The Processes
• The Project Environment

What to fix and what to flex?

• The concept of flexing what is delivered
• Why is there a need to work this way?
• The rationale behind flexing what is being delivered
• The five targets in more detail
• Lesson summary

Agile and the PRINCE2 principles

• The PRINCE2 principles
• The agile view of the PRINCE2 principles
• Guidance on applying the PRINCE2 principles
• PRINCE2 Agile behaviors
• PRINCE2 principles summary

Agile and the PRINCE2 themes

• The PRINCE2 themes
• Some themes are more prominent than others
• Summary of tailoring guidance for the PRINCE2 themes

Business case theme

• The PRINCE2 approach to the business case theme
• The agile view of the business case theme
• PRINCE2 Agile guidance for the business case theme
• Agile concepts and techniques
• Business case theme summary

Organization theme

• The PRINCE2 approach to the organization theme
• The agile view of the organization theme
• PRINCE2 Agile guidance for the organization theme
• Different concepts regarding roles between PRINCE2 and agile
• Agile concepts and techniques
• Organization theme summary
• Acknowledgements and further research

Quality theme

• The PRINCE2 approach to the quality theme
• The agile view of the quality theme
• PRINCE2 Agile guidance for the quality theme
• Agile concepts and techniques
• Quality theme summary
• Acknowledgements and further research

Plans theme

• The PRINCE2 approach to the plans theme
• The agile view of the plans theme
• PRINCE2 Agile guidance for the plans theme
• Agile concepts and techniques
• Plans theme summary
• Acknowledgements and further research

Risk theme

• The PRINCE2 approach to the risk theme
• The agile view of the risk theme
• PRINCE2 Agile guidance for the risk theme
• Agile concepts and techniques
• Risk theme summary

Change theme

• The PRINCE2 approach to the change theme
• The agile view of the change theme
• PRINCE2 Agile guidance for the change theme
• Agile concepts and techniques
• Change theme summary

Progress theme

• The PRINCE2 approach to the progress theme
• The agile view of the progress theme
• PRINCE2 Agile guidance for the progress theme
• Agile concepts and techniques
• Progress theme summary
• Acknowledgements and further research

Agile and the PRINCE2 processes

• The PRINCE2 processes
• Tailoring guidance for the PRINCE2 processes

Starting up a project; initiating a project

• PRINCE2 guidance on starting up a project and initiating a project
• Agile ways of working that may already exist
• PRINCE2 Agile guidance on starting up a project and initiating a project
• Agile concepts and techniques
• Summary
• Acknowledgements and further research

Directing a project

• PRINCE2 guidance on directing a project
• Agile ways of working that may already exist
• PRINCE2 Agile guidance on directing a project
• Summary

Controlling a stage

• PRINCE2 guidance on controlling a stage
• Agile ways of working that may already exist
• PRINCE2 Agile guidance on controlling a stage
• Agile concepts and techniques
• Summary
• Acknowledgements and further research

Managing product delivery

• PRINCE2 guidance on managing product delivery
• Agile ways of working that may already exist
• PRINCE2 Agile guidance for managing product delivery
• Agile concepts and techniques
• Summary
• Acknowledgements and further research

Managing a stage boundary

• PRINCE2 guidance on managing a stage boundary
• Agile ways of working that may already exist
• PRINCE2 Agile guidance on managing a stage boundary
• Summary

Closing a project

• PRINCE2 guidance on closing a project
• Agile ways of working that may already exist
• PRINCE2 Agile guidance on closing a project
• Agile concepts and techniques
• Summary

Summary of tailoring guidance for the PRINCE2 products

• Baseline products
• Record products
• Report products

The Agilometer

• Purpose
• When to assess suitability
• How suitability is assessed (the Agilometer)
• Responding to the assessment
• Monitoring the assessment
• Evolving the Agilometer
• The Agilometer slider definitions

Requirements

• Purpose
• Requirements definition
• Defining product descriptions
• Requirements decomposition and granularity
• Requirements prioritization
• Agile concepts and techniques
• Acknowledgements and further research

Rich communication

• Purpose
• Forms of communication
• The PRINCE2 Agile approach to communication
• Agile concepts and techniques
• Acknowledgements and further research

Frequent releases

• Purpose
• Releasing early and frequently
• Summary

Creating contracts when using Agile

• Traditional contracts
• Primary considerations when structuring an agile contract
• Guidance on how to structure an agile contract
• The role of the supplier in an outcome-based contract
• Summary
• Acknowledgements and further research

Appendix A: Product description outlines

• A.1 Benefits management approach
• A.2 Business case
• A.3 Change control approach
• A.4 Checkpoint report
• A.5 Communication management approach
• A.6 Configuration item record
• A.7 Daily log
• A.8 End project report
• A.9 End stage report
• A.10 Exception report
• A.11 Highlight report
• A.12 Issue register
• A.13 Issue report
• A.14 Lessons log
• A.15 Lessons report
• A.16 Plan
• A.17 Product description
• A.18 Product status account
• A.19 Project brief
• A.20 Project initiation documentation (PID)
• A.21 Project product description
• A.22 Quality management approach
• A.23 Quality register
• A.24 Risk management approach
• A.25 Risk register
• A.26 Work package

Appendix B: Roles and responsibilities

Appendix C: Health check – PRINCE2 Agile version

• C.1 Is the following happening?

Appendix D: Product-Based Planning Example

• D.1 Scenario
• D.2 Product examples

Appendix E: The Fundamental Values and Principles of Agile (Including Agile Manifesto)

• E.1 The Agile Manifesto (the Manifesto for Agile Software Development)
• E.2 Scrum theory
• E.3 The five values of eXtreme Programming (XP)
• E.4 The four core values of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) v3.0
• E.6 The eight principles of the Dynamic Systems Development Method
• E.7 The Kanban method
• E.8 The principles of Lean thinking
• E.9 The five principles of Lean Startup

Appendix F: Transitioning to Agile, and What Constitutes Success?

• F.1 Different forms of success
• Further research

Appendix G: Advice for a Project Manager Using Agile

• G.1 Collaboration and self-organization
• G.2 Transparency, communication and exploration
• G.3 Environment
• G.4 Plan, monitor and control

Appendix H: The Definitive Guide to Scrum