PRINCE2 AGILE® PRACTITIONER

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 Learning Outcome (LO)

6 x Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

1. Understand the basic concepts of common agile ways of working

2. Understand the purpose and context for combining PRINCE2® and the agile way of working

Understand the purpose and context for combining PRINCE2® and the agile way of working

3. Be able to apply and evaluate the focus areas to a project in an agile context

8 x MCQs using the scenario and one set of additional information

 4. Be able to fix and flex the six aspects of a project in an agile context

12 x MCQs using the scenario and one set of additional information

5. Be able to apply or tailor the PRINCE2 principles, themes, processes and management products to a project in an agile context

50 MCQs

100%

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Coursewarecontent(referencestothePRINCE2Agile®guideareinbrackets)

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ExplainthedifferencesbetweenprojectsandBAU(Businessasusual)(Figure1.1,Section1.2)

Describeagileanditscommonapproaches,howandwhyagileapproacheshavedevelopedandwheretheyareused(Figure 2.3,Section2.1)

Describethehistoryofagile,it’scontrasttothewaterfallwayofworkingandhowtheAgileManifestofits

in(Figure2.1)

Describethedifferentlevelsofagilematurityandwell-knownagileframeworks(Section2.2.1,Table2.1)

Describebehaviours,conceptsandtechniquesthatcharacterizeagile(Section2.2.2,Table2.2)

DefinethePRINCE2Agileviewof‘agile’(Section2.2)

DescribeKanban,theKanbanmethodanditssixgeneralpractices,includingtheuseofCumulativeFlowDiagrams(CFDs)(Figure 20.2,Figure 20.4,Section20.4.1)

DescribethecoreconceptsofLeanStart-up(Section20.4.2)

Describetheuseofworkshops(Section26.4.1)

Describehowtotransitiontoagile(AppendixF)

DefineScrumtheoryandexplainthenatureoftheScrumteam,Scrumevents,ScrumartefactsandSprints

(AppendixH)

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Coursewarecontent(referencestothePRINCE2Agile®guideareinbrackets)

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DescribethecomplementarystrengthsofPRINCE2andtheagilewayofworking(Section3.1,Figure3.1)

Define who can benefit from using PRINCE2 Agile and in what contexts/situations (Section 3.1, Section 3.2,Section3.3)

Define the make-up of PRINCE2 Agile (frameworks, behaviours, concepts, techniques, focus areas) (Section3.5, Figure 3.2)

Explaintheeight‘guidancepoints’(Section3.6)

Explain how PRINCE2 controls and governance can enable agile to be used in many environments (Section3.7)

DescribewhatatypicalPRINCE2‘projectjourney’lookslikeinanagilecontext(Figure4.1,Section4.1)

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Explain the purpose and use of the Agilometer throughout a project (Section 24.1, Section 24.2, Section24.3)

Describe the six sliders used on the Agilometer, explain their significance and how to improve them (Figure24.1, Section 24.4)

Describeindetailrequirementsterminology,decompositionandprioritization,includingMoSCoWandOrdering (Figure 25.2,Section25.5,Table25.3)

Explainhowrequirementsprioritizationisused(Figure25.2,Section25.5)

Explain the rich communication focus area, its importance and its key techniques (Section 26.1, Section26.2, Section 26.3)

Explainhowtomanagefrequentreleasesandthebenefitsof‘failingfast’(Section27.1,Section27.2)

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Describe how to use the ‘hexagon’ in relation to the six aspects of project performance (Figure 6.1, Section6.1)

Explaintheuseoftolerancesintermsofwhatto‘fix’andwhatto‘flex’inrelationtothesixaspectsof

projectperformance (Figure6.1,Section6.1,Table6.1)

Describe in detail each of the five targets that underpin the use of the hexagon (Section 6.4, Section 6.5,Table6.2)

Explainwhythe‘fixandflex’approachisgoodforthe customer(Section6.5)

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DescribeindetailthefivePRINCE2Agilebehaviours(Transparency,Collaboration,RichCommunication,Self-Organization, Exploration)(Section 7.4,Figure 7.1)

ExplainthatagileneedstobeincorporatedinallsevenPRINCE2processesandallseventhemesbutthattheamount appropriate to each will vary depending on the project context (Section 8.1, Section 8.2, Figure16.2, Figure 16.3,Figure 16.4,Section16)

DescribethetwocommonOrganizationrolesofScrummasterandProductowner(Section10.2.1)

Explainhowtoadjustroles,includingtheuseofspecialistroles,andtheoptionsforteamorganizationinaproject(Section10.3,Section10.4, Section10.5.2, Table 10.1, Figure10.4, Figure10.5)

Definethemake-upofatypicaldeliveryteam (Section10.4.2,Section10.4.3)

Describeservantleadership,itsuseandimportance(Section10.5.1)

DescribehowtodefineWorkingAgreements(Section10.5.3)

Describe quality setting techniques including ‘definition of done’ and the use of acceptance criteria (Section11.2)

Describe quality testing, quality checking and management techniques (Section 11.2, Section 11.3, Section20.3)

Describeapproachestoplanningandtypicalplanningtechniques (Section12.3)

Describeapproachestoriskandhowagileconceptsmitigatemanytypicalrisks(Section13.1,Section13.2)

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Coursewarecontent(referencestothePRINCE2Agile®guide areinbrackets)

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Describe how blending PRINCE2 with agile approaches controls, responds to, and minimizes the impact ofchange,includingriskmanagementandconfigurationmanagement(Section14.2,Section14.3)

Describe how empowered self-organizing teams handle change dynamically within set tolerances (Section10.2, Section14.3.3)

Describecommonfeedbackloopsandtheirimportance(Section14.4.1)

Describeprogressmonitoringtechniquesincludinguseof‘workinprogress’boards,burncharts,informationradiators(Figure 15.1,Section15.2,Section15.3, Section15.4)

Describe in detail agile techniques that may apply to each PRINCE2 process including Cynefin (Figure 17.3,Section17.3,Section 17.4)

Describe how to flex the ‘Direct a Project’ stage and the benefits of collaborative working (Section 18.2,Section18.3)

Describehowto‘managebyexception’withemphasisonempowerment,quantityofdeliverables,rich

informationflowsandvalueofdeliverables(Section18.3)

ExplainwhyPRINCE2‘stages’maynotberequired,includingtheuseoftimeboxesandScrumofscrums

(Section19.2)

Describe typical output mechanisms when ‘Controlling a Stage’ and ‘Managing a Stage Boundary’ (Section19.2, Section 19.3,Section 21.3, Section 21.4)

Describetheuseofretrospectivesandhowtomakethemeffective(Section19.4.1)

DescribeapproachestomanagingproductdeliveryincludingScrumandKanban(Section20.2)

ExplainhowtodefineWorkPackages,ProductDescriptions,qualitycriteriaandtolerances(Section20.3)

Giveguidanceonbehaviours,riskandthefrequencyofreleases(Section20.3)

Explainhowtomanagestageboundariesandthesimilaritiesbetweenastageandarelease(Section21.2)

Explainhowtoassessquantity,qualityandbenefitsofstagedeliverables(Section21.3)

Explain how to effectively close a project, including evaluation of the use of agile (Section 22.2, Section22.3, Section 22.4)

DescribehowtotailorPRINCE2products,includingWorkPackages,HighlightReportsandCheckpointReports(Chapter 23)

DescribeindetailagiletechniquesthatmayapplytoeachPRINCE2themeincludingrequirements,definingvalueand user stories(Figure25.3,Section9.4.1, Section 25.1, Section25.6.1)

Describeguidanceontheuseofcontracts (Section28.3)

DescribePRINCE2Agiledeliveryroles(AppendixA,AppendixB)

ExplainhowtousetheHealthCheck(AppendixC)

Describethefundamentalvaluesandprinciplesofagile(AppendixE)

OutlinetipsforthePRINCE2Agileprojectmanager(AppendixG)