PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner Training & Certification
Trusted by 1000s of global organizations, iKeynote is the leading Accredited Training Organization (ATO) to conduct PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner Training & Certification Course.
About PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner Training & Certification
As you already know before PRINCE2® (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) from AXELOS is a world-known and widely accepted project management framework which includes best practices and methodologies to manage and deliver large and complex projects. PRINCE2 is not a knowledge-based framework like others, In PRINCE2 you will learn practices, techniques and methods to manage the projects. PRINCE2 and Agile combi is created for those organizations and individuals who followed PRINCE2 but want to get benefits from Agile methodologies. This training and certification course is aimed at professionals who are involved in project management or project delivery with an understanding of Agile environment in their organization or processes.
Note: Appearing for the exam is mandatory after completing the training. The exam mode will be Online Proctor based.
Key Features of the Course
- Industry Expert Trainers
- Accredited Trainer
- Online learning session with live instructor-led training
- Exam fee included
Learning Outcome
After the completion of the course, the participants would be able to:
Learn PRINCE2 Project Management principles and concepts.
Learn PRINCE2 implementation techniques.
Team roles and responsibilities.
Industry best practices
Designing the right implementation strategy
Real-Time Case Studies.
Program Deliverables
Deliverables of this program include:
Study material
Mock Exams.
24+ hours of live training.
Exam registration assistance
Case studies soft copy
Official courseware from Axelos.
Course Curriculum
From PRINCE2 Agile Foundation
1. Understand key concepts relating to projects and PRINCE2
1.1 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
1.2 Explain the purpose of the PRINCE2 themes:
- Business case
- Organization
- Quality
- Plans
- Risk
- Change
- Progress
1.3 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
1.4 Explain the purpose of the following PRINCE2 management products
- Business case
- Checkpoint report
- Highlight reports
- Project brief
- Project initiation documentation
- Project product description
- Work package
1.5 Explain the responsibilities of the following PRINCE2 roles
- Project board
- Executive
- Senior user
- Senior supplier
- Project manager
- Team manager
2. Understand key concepts relating to projects and PRINCE2 Agile
2.1 Explain how PRINCE2 Agile is used in a project context and explain the difference between projects and business as usual (BAU).
2.2 Recall which agile ways of working are suitable for use with PRINCE2 Agile
- Kanban
- Lean startup
- Scrum
2.3 Describe the need to ‘blend and weave’ PRINCE2 with agile at all levels of a project (project direction, project management and product delivery) including the eight guidance points
2.4 Describe the roles, responsibilities and competencies of the PRINCE2 Agile delivery team
- Customer subject matter expert
- Customer representative
- Supplier subject matter expert
- Supplier representative
3. Understand how PRINCE2 principles, themes, processes and management products are tailored and/or applied in an agile context
3.1 Explain how the PRINCE2 principles will be applied in an agile context
- 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
3.2 Explain the PRINCE2 Agile behaviors
- Transparency
- Collaboration
- Rich communication
- Self-organization
- Exploration
3.3 Explain the PRINCE2 Agile guidance for each theme
- Business case
- Organization
- Quality
- Plans
- Risk
- Change
- Progress
3.4 Explain the PRINCE2 Agile guidance for each process
- Starting up a project
- Initiating a project
- Directing a project
- Controlling a stage
- Managing product delivery
- Managing a stage boundary
- Closing a project
3.5 Explain the PRINCE2 Agile guidance for tailoring the following PRINCE2 management products
- Business case
- Checkpoint report
- Highlight reports
- Project brief
- Project initiation documentation
- Project product description
- Work package
3.6 Explain 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
4. Understand the agile ways of working, key terms and techniques
4.1 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
4.2 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
5. Understand the focus areas in an agile context
5.1 Explain the PRINCE2 Agile focus areas
- Agilometer
- Requirements
- Rich communication
- Frequent releases
From PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner
- The basic concepts of common agile ways of working
- The purpose and context for combining PRINCE2 and the agile ways of working
- Applying and evaluating the focus areas to a project in an agile context
- Fix and flex the 6 aspects of a project in an agile context
- Tailoring the PRINCE2 principles, themes, processes and management products to a project in an agile context
Course Details
What I Will Learn
- Learn best practices and techniques.
- Learn to handle large scale and complex projects.
- Be fully prepared for the PRINCE2® Certification exam.
- Learn to be handle projects in Agile environment.
- Learn Agile approaches like lean, Kanban and scrum.
- Learn PRINCE2® principles, themes and processes.
- Learn new concepts like Agilometer and agile contracts.
Training Delivery Style
PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner Training & Certification course is aimed at project managers and aspiring project managers. This course is best suited for working professionals in UK, Asia, Australia region most or those who are working in those markets because PRINCE2 is recommended by these regions.
This course is also best suited for:
- Team Leaders
- Managers
- Assistant Project Manager / Jr. Project Managers
- Project Managers
- Project owners
- Software Development Professionals
- Process Managers
Eligibility
This PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner Certification focuses on experiential learning. The material of this course is divided into 60-90 minutes of interactive sessions.
Not only this, if you are participating, expect yourself to get indulged with interesting group activities. By this, you will get a chance to put the theory into action.
This training will be nothing like any ordinary training you imagine. We follow a vast range of creative methodology which will allow you to wrack your grey matter and boost your energy up to participate.
The key features of our training program would be:
- Training sessions in a storytelling format
- Exhibition of concepts with the help of professional examples
- Self-analysis and group discussions
- Case studies as the application of the concepts which were taught
- Vibrant presentations along with individual and team activities
- Post-training reading suggestions
Faculty
PRINCE2 trainings will be conducted by accredited trainers. Trainers for this course are highly experienced professionals, with more than 15 years of industry experience. They are working in MNC’s as a project manager.
They’ve earned expertise in conducting training, and trained professionals for more than a decade for 6000+ professionals.
Their core expertise includes:
- Delivery Assurance
- Cost Optimization
- Stakeholder Management
- Program Management for multiple projects for large BFSI companies
- Quality Assurance & Program Governance
Professional Achievements:
- AXELOS Accredited Trainer
- PRINCE2 Practitioner
- PMP Certified
- Certified ITIL v3 Master
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
PRINCE2 Agile Foundation Exam Format
Exam Format - Objective Type, Multiple Choice, 5 questions to be trial and not counted in scores
Exam Duration - 60 minutes
No. of Questions - 75 questions per paper
Passing Criteria - 35 marks required to pass (out of 70 available) - 50%
Certificate - Within 5 business days
Result - Immediately after the exam
Closed book
PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner Exam Format
Exam Format - Objective Type, Multiple Choice
Exam Duration - 150 Minutes, no additional reading time
No. of Questions - 50 questions each worth one mark
Passing Criteria - 30 marks or more required to pass out of 50 questions: 60% pass mark
Certificate - Within 5 business days
Result - Immediately after the exam
PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner Training & Certification
Will I be provided with study materials after my Prince2 Agile Foundation & Practitioner training session?
Of Course! How else will you go through the topics you heard about then? We provide hard and soft copies of the entire study material to you right after the training session!
How long is the Prince2 Agile Foundation & Practitioner certification valid for?
Prince2 Agile Foundation & Practitioner certification is valid for a lifetime. You don?t have to renew it again and again.
Do you provide practice tests as a part of the Prince2 Agile Foundation & Practitioner course?
We provide practice tests for the Prince2 Agile Foundation & Practitioner course as well as Q&A sessions and interactive group discussions.
What is included in the Prince2 Agile Foundation & Practitioner Course cost?
The amount we take is for the training and certification both. You won?t have to pay twice for one course at iKeynote
Can I attend the Prince2 Agile Foundation & Practitioner course online?
If you are stuck or in another city or not being able to make it to our classroom for any reason, you can attend our virtual training sessions from home and appear for Prince2 Agile Foundation & Practitioner Exam afterward.
I have completed another course from iKeynote sometime back. Will I get a discount for that?
We keep arranging lucrative discounts for our previous participants. Drop a query regarding this and one of our executives will inform you regarding this right away!