1. How do you ‘behave’ when using Agile on a PRINCE2 project?
Keith Richards
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2. Presentation Structure
Introductions
PRINCE2 Agile basics and context
The advantages of PRINCE2 and agile
PRINCE2 Agile behaviours
The perfect marriage?
Further information
Close and questions.

3. Introductions Managing Director/CEO 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 People
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.

4. PRINCE2 Agile – some basics
Launched June 2015
Many ATOs are up and running (100+)
Course lasts 3 days
Exam is 2½ hours and is ‘challenging’
Exam pass rate is approx. 70%
Manual is 340 pages
Growing steadily after a slow start
Initially, positioned poorly.
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5. Is it worth doing PRINCE2 Agile?
Yes!
Up to date
Includes a lot of the newer agile thinking
Includes Kanban, Cynefin and Lean Startup
Very relevant, very good
‘One-stop shop’ for agile projects
Builds on your investment
No need to reinvent anything.
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6. Always understand the context
Most of the information about Agile refers to a ‘Business as Usual’ (BAU) context/environment
Using Agile in a project environment is more difficult
You must categorise work appropriately
…and don’t believe the myth that projects no longer exist!
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7. Agile Advantages State of the art Feature prioritisation On time
Protects quality
Small batches
Responsive
Fast feedback
Already contains governance
…but this isn’t just an IT thing.
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8. Agile Disadvantages Nobody knows exactly what it is!
Some BAU concepts don’t cross over to projects easily
People think it is ‘binary’ or ‘all in’
Self-organisation can be overplayed
It is more than just a mind-set.
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9. What is in PRINCE2 Agile?

10. PRINCE2 Agile behaviours

11. Transparency Not just visibility Honesty and integrity Quick
Self-correcting.

12. Exploration Build the right thing and build it right
Loops, experiments, spikes
‘Shorten the feedback loop’
Is it real feedback?

13. Collaboration Helping each other ‘what comes around goes around’
Two areas:
Team
Customer
Successful sports teams do
Not, ‘I have done my bit’.

14. Self-organisation Very powerful if carried out correctly
People nearest to the work ‘know best’
Ownership and buy-in
…but they must know where the destination is
Avoid self-direction.

15. Rich communication Often the biggest single problem
The written word is limited
Face-to-face and visual
Geographical separation needs care.

16. Traffic lights You need to make this happen
Agile uses timeboxing and needs to be on time

17. Blending PRINCE2 with agile

18. Agility, Governance and Control
The perfect marriage?
Agility, Governance and Control

19. Further Information / Next Steps
Visit for several free RESOURCES
Visit our YouTube channel ‘agileKRC’
Join ‘The Agile Projects Forum’ on LinkedIn
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Link with me on LinkedIn
Next PRINCE2 Agile course: 27th - 29th November 2017 (London)

20. PRINCE2 Agile: Any questions?
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