PRINCE2 Agile: What is in it? …and what’s in it for me? Keith Richards #prince2agile

Presentation Structure Introductions and style Latest news The drivers for PRINCE2 Agile and the audience PRINCE2 Agile foundations AgilePM – where does this fit in? From triangles to a hexagon The 5 Behaviours in PRINCE2 Agile How important is the process? Further information Close and questions.

Introductions Chief Executive of agileKRC agileKRC is a pioneering company at the forefront of agile thinking Specialising in all things agile (PRINCE2 Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Lean Startup, DSDM, AgilePM, everything!) Training, Consultancy, Coaching and Delivery Lead author for the NEW PRINCE2 Agile product from AXELOS 20 years of experience with agile Detailed knowledge of PRINCE2 with agile and the DSDM Framework IAF Accredited / APMG Certified Facilitator Author of ‘Agile Project Management’ (TSO) Voted ‘Most Valuable Agile Player’ UK Agile Awards.

The latest news on PRINCE2 Agile? Launch date is June 24 th 2015 Many ATOs are in preparation Course lasts 3 days Exam is 2½ hours and is ‘challenging’ Manual released on June 16 th LinkedIn Groups appearing. #prince2agile

The drivers and the audience for PRINCE2 Agile Demand from Practitioners Agile is everywhere A lot of agile is in a project context …and each context may be very different Basic agile? Mature agile? No agile! #prince2agile

Do we really need it? Not everyone likes change Not everyone likes something new Isn't responding to change inherently agile? PRINCE2 Agile isn’t a new form of tax! Are different viewpoints good? Doesn’t competition help the customer? #prince2agile

The basics Myth-busting or stating the obvious? PRINCE2 is already enabled for agile PRINCE2 is not a ‘traditional’ PM approach PRINCE2 Agile is for any project not just IT projects ‘IT only’ frameworks are mentioned but not extensively Agile is not just Scrum Scrum and Kanban are the most popular PRINCE2 Agile sees ‘agile’ as a family of behaviours, frameworks, concepts and techniques Agile is not a binary condition.

What is in PRINCE2 Agile? Agile Behaviours Agile Frameworks Agile Concepts Agile Focus Areas Agile Techniques

AgilePM – where does it fit? It doesn’t! A very common question Pre-2009 – DSDM plugged the gaps in PRINCE onwards – there are no gaps to plug The choice depends on your situation The same applies to similar approaches. #prince2agile

No more triangles?

How about a Hexagon?

The 5 Behaviours in PRINCE2 Agile Missing from PRINCE2 if wanting to use agile PRINCE2 is agnostic in terms of ‘management style’ The most important area to get right. Collaboration Transparency Rich Communication Self- organisation Exploration

Transparency Speed Clarity Engagement …but this needs openness …and trust. #prince2agile

Collaboration ‘if you want to go fast – go alone; if you want to go far – go together’ Respect Ownership This applies to the team …and with the customer. #prince2agile

Rich communication Invest in achieving this Avoid the classic problem ‘Never write when you can talk. Never talk when you can nod…and never put anything in an ’ – Eliot Spitzer. #prince2agile

Self-organisation Trust the experts to get on with it Empower them Agile needs this culture …but this is not self-direction. #prince2agile

Exploration Seek feedback – it needs to be actively sought The customer knows roughly what they want Projects are difficult Always use the Spice Girls rule! Lean Startup is strong here. #prince2agile

Servant Leadership – how far can we go? A delicate area to navigate Is this a case of ‘all in’? Can you be 80% Servant Leader? Difficult in a project context. #prince2agile

So what’s more important? Behaviours or the process? The answer is behaviours! …but by how much? If you had 100 coins – how would you distribute them? #prince2agile

Retrospectives A key agile technique If you only ever do one thing – what would it be? …inspect and adapt Tune the process Then fine tune the process. #prince2agile

Is PRINCE2 Agile a challenge? Yes! If the answer is easy… …then so is the question. #prince2agile

Further Information / Next Steps Keith is teaching 3 courses in London on June 30, July 21 & August 17 KRC run regular webinars on a variety of agile topics KRC help organisations with their transition to Agile KRC offers a variety of agile consultancy, training and support services. We can also help you with recruitment! Public courses in PRINCE2 Agile, AgilePM, Agile PgM, AgileBA, Scrum, SAFe, Kanban More information about PRINCE2 Agile from Including several blogs at: Follow us on Twitter & LinkedIn and find us on #prince2agile

PRINCE2 Agile: Launch date 24 th June 2015 Thank you! #prince2agile