PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner Certification

OVERVIEW

This PRINCE2 Agile^® Practitioner course seeks to build your knowledge on PRINCE 2 Agile^® and is ideal if you possess a PRINCE2 Agile^® foundation qualification. This course first trains your thoroughly through modules and then puts you through the official exam to assess your knowledge. Mainly catering to individuals aspiring to get into or progress within the project management industry, this course includes quality learning materials that will bring you out as a highly talented project management professional with invaluable skills.

The course will build your knowledge on scrum and kanban ways of managing projects. You will come to realise the importance of scrum in producing scaleable products and the importance of kanban in managing editorial workflows. This course will then delve into the concept of Cumulative Flow Diagrams (CFDs) and the importance of it in assessing work in progress and lead time.

Moving on, this course help you identify agile behaviours that are guaranteed to bring success to an organization. This course will also discuss about organization theme, quality theme, plans theme, risk theme, change theme and progress theme and how it is important to attain customer expectations, followed by guidance on how to start, initiate, direct, control and close a project.
After successfully completing the course, you can go onto take the official exam, with which you can claim a rewarding position within the project management industry.

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Why Study at Global Edulink?

Global Edulink offers the most convenient path to gain recognised skills and training that will give you the opportunity to put into practice your knowledge and expertise in an IT or corporate environment. You can study at your own pace at Global Edulink and you will be provided with all the necessary material, tutorials, qualified course instructor, narrated e-learning modules and free resources which include Free CV writing pack, free career support and course demo to make your learning experience more enriching and rewarding.

COURSE CURRICULUM
01. Course Introduction
02. Introduction to PRINCE2 Agile
03. SCRUM
04. Kanban Method
05. Cumulative Flow Diagrams
06. Kanban Hints
07. Lean Startup
08. Recap of PRINCE2
09. Blending PRINCE2 and Agile Together
10. The Hexagon
11. The 5 Targets
12. Balance and Prioritisation
13. The Agilometer
14. Requirements and User Stories
15. Rich Communication
16. Agile Contracts
17. Frequent Releases
18. PRINCE2 Principles
19. PRINCE2 Agile Behaviours
20. Business Case Theme
21. Organization Theme (Part 1)
22. Organization Theme (Part 2)
23. Quality Theme
24. Plans Theme
25. Risk Theme
26. Change Theme
27. Progress Theme
28. Tailoring
29. Agile and the PRINCE2 Processes
30. Starting and Initiating a Project
31. Cynefin
32. Directing a Project
33. Controlling a Stage
34. Retrospectives
35. Managing Product Delivery
36. Work Packages
37. Stage Boundary
38. Closing a Project
39. Transitioning to Agile
40. Appendices and Summary

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the scrum and kanban ways of managing projects
• Learn about Cumulative Flow Diagrams (CFDs) and the importance of it in assessing work in progress and lead time
• Discover the benefits of using agile with PRINCE2^® to organisations and individuals
• Evaluate the application of focus areas such as the Agilometer, requirements, rich communication, frequent releases and contracts
• Identify the agile behaviours that result in the success of an organization
• Discuss about organization theme, quality theme, plans theme, risk theme, change theme and progress theme and how it is important to attain customer expectations
• Understand how to start, initiate, direct, control and close a project
• Learn how to transition into agile project management methodology

Access duration

The course will be directly delivered to you, and you have 12 months access to the online learning platform from the date you joined the course. The course is self-paced and you can complete it in stages, revisiting the lectures at any time

Who is this course aimed at?

• Project management professionals
• Project Managers, Coordinators and Programme Managers
• Anyone who wants to have a career in project management

Method of assessment

The exam format is as follows:

• Objective testing
• 50 questions each worth one mark
• 30 marks or more required to pass out of 50 questions: 60% pass mark
• Two-and-a-half hours’ (150 minutes) duration, no additional reading time
• Open book exam. Candidates may use the official printed hard copy of the PRINCE2 Agile® Guidance. The manual may be annotated and tabulated but no sticky notes and loose leaf papers containing additional notes will be allowed.

Due to the impact of the coronavirus, from 13 April 2020 to 30 June 2021 individuals are now permitted to print PDFs for exams and use PDFs or official e-books on a second e-device (portable digital devices such as smartphones, tablets and laptops) during open book exams.

Certification

Those who successfully pass the official exam will be awarded the PRINCE2 Agile^® Practitioner Certification. It will make you valuable to employers and organisations alike, and your motivation at gaining new skills will be recognised.