Lessons 1: Introduction

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

Lessons 2: An overview of Agile

• Introduction
• Agile basics

Lessons 3: 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

Lessons 4: The PRINCE2 journey when using Agile

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

Lessons 5: An overview of PRINCE2

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

Lessons 6: 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

Lessons 7: Agile and the PRINCE2 principles

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

Lessons 8: Agile and the PRINCE2 themes

• The PRINCE2 themes
• Some themes are more prominent than others

Lessons 9: 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

Lessons 10: Organisation theme

• The PRINCE2 approach to the organisation theme
• The Agile view of the organisation theme
• PRINCE2 Agile guidance for the organization theme
• Different concepts regarding roles between PRINCE2 and Agile
• Agile concepts and techniques
• Organisation theme summary

Lessons 11: 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

Lessons 12: 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

Lessons 13: 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

Lessons 14: 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

Lessons 15: 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

Lessons 16: Agile and the PRINCE2 processes

• The PRINCE2 processes

Lessons 17: 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

Lessons 18: Directing a project

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

Lessons 19: 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

Lessons 20: 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

Lessons 21: 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

Lessons 22: 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

Lessons 23: Summary of tailoring guidance for the PRINCE2 products

• Baseline products
• Record products
• Report products

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

Lessons 25: Requirements

• Purpose
• Requirements definition
• Defining product descriptions
• Requirements decomposition and granularity
• Requirements prioritisation
• Agile concepts and techniques

Lessons 26: Rich communication

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

Lessons 27: Frequent releases

• Purpose
• Releasing early and frequently

Lessons 28: 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

Appendix A: Product description outlines

• Benefits management approach
• Business case
• Change control approach
• Checkpoint report
• Communication management approach
• Configuration item record
• Daily log
• End project report
• End stage report
• Exception report
• Highlight report
• Issue register
• Issue report
• Lessons log
• Lessons report
• Plan
• Product description
• Product status account
• Project brief
• Project initiation documentation (PID)
• Project product description
• Quality management approach
• Quality register
• Risk management approach
• Risk register
• Work package

Appendix B: Roles and responsibilities

Appendix C: Health check – PRINCE2 Agile version

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)

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

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

• F.1 Different forms of success

Appendix G: Advice for a Project Manager Using Agile

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

Appendix H: The Definitive Guide to Scrum