Detailed Course Outline
- What is PRINCE2 Agile?
- Establishing the rationale of PRINCE2 Agile
- Identifying who can use it
Reviewing the Fundamental Concepts
- Introducing PRINCE2 Agile
- Comparing projects to business as usual
- Positioning PRINCE2 Agile for projects only
- Characterising the meaning of Agile
- Establishing the basics
- Summarising the most well-known agile frameworks
- Introducing behaviours, concepts and techniques
- Blending PRINCE2 and Agile
- Supporting the PRINCE2 community
- Identifying the benefits of PRINCE2 Agile
- Establishing when and where to apply PRINCE2 Agile
- Applying Agile to the PRINCE2 journey
- Reviewing the constituent parts of PRINCE2
- Clarifying the tailoring appropriate to agile working
- Visualising the pre-project and the initiation stage
- Enhancing the delivery stages
- Simplifying the final delivery stage
- Flexing and fixing
- Focusing on flexing what is to be delivered
- Fixing time and cost
- Defining the five targets; the reasons that underpin the thinking
PRINCE2 Agile Guidance, Tailoring and Techniques
- Getting started with PRINCE2 Agile
- Applying the PRINCE2 principles
- Introducing Agile behaviours
- Applying the 7 PRINCE2 themes
- Establishing which themes are most prominent
- Developing the Business Case theme
- Extending the Organisation theme
- Clarifying the application of the Quality theme
- Combining Agile concepts into the Plans and Progress themes
- Maintaining the Risk and Change themes
- Tailoring the 7 PRINCE2 processes
- Incorporating Sprints and flow-based timeboxes
- Maintaining clear project justification and addressing emergent thinking
- Tailoring Controlling a Stage to an Agile environment
- Managing the interface between Project Management and Product Delivery
- Ensuring that Agile concepts guide the delivery
- Confirming viability of the project with stage boundaries
- Closing the project appropriately
- Integrating Agile concepts and techniques into PRINCE2
- Assessing project complexity with the Cynefin framework
- Utilising Scrum and Kanban to help with product delivery
- Enhancing learning and managing uncertainty using the Lean Startup method
- Applying Lean Startup to PRINCE2
Defining Areas of Focus for PRINCE2 Agile
- Assessing Agile suitability with the Agilometer
- Pinpointing 6 key areas of agile suitability
- Determining the agile environment of a project
- Tailoring PRINCE2 based upon feedback on the 6 key areas
- Defining requirements and user stories
- Developing requirements so they are conducive to agile working
- Reviewing approaches for prioritising requirements
- Defining product descriptions with the right level of detail
- Communicating effectively
- Developing rich communication
- Shifting the emphasis to enable agile working
- Releasing early and frequently
- Realising the benefits of frequent releases
- Planning the project on features and requirements
- Employing product-based planning
- Creating contracts when using Agile
- Collaborating to create a contract based upon outcomes
- Driving the right behaviours
- Structuring a contract to align with agile working
- The contract as a safety net