PRINCE2 and Agile

Question 1

What is the difference between PRINCE2/PRINCE2 Agile and Agile

Answer 1

PRINCE2 and PRINCE2 Agile can only be used for projects. Agile can bee use for BAU operations.

Question 2

How does Agile fit into PRINCE2?

Answer 2

PRINCE2 provides a framework to run the project and details good project documentation, but does not speciify how to deliver the project on a day-to-day basis. Agile slots into the MDP steps and guides product delivery.

Agile does not have the wider perspective of the entire project, but does guide best practise and day-to-day delivery of the project.

It is a blending rather than the two systems working in parallel.

A mixture of any Agile methodologies (Kanban, scrum, and lean start-up) can be used in MDP.

Question 3

What are the Five Targets in Agile PM?

Answer 3

1. Be on time and hit deadlines - Timely Delivery
2. Protect the level of quality -Quality standards
3. Embrace change - Change Adaptability
4. Keep teams stable - Team Stability
   
   1. Adding people to the team can result in: increasing communication channels, need to spread knowledge and train leading to lower productivity, opportunity cost of the supplier of the new people, change team dynamics that need to be reestanlished
   2. Disrupts the self-organising aspect of Agile
5. Accept that the customer does not need everything - Customer satisfaction

Question 4

What are the five considerations one needs to make in a PRINCE2 Agile project?

Answer 4

1. PRINCE2 is built to be compatible with Agile. Tailoring a PRINCE2 Agile project should not involve removing or adding core elements from the framework and methodology, but emphasising and de-emphasising certain aspects.
2. PRINCE2 has a reputation for being bureaucratic and documentation-heavy. Despite this, PRINCE2 Agile can handle informal and fast-moving projects
3. PRINCE2 and Agile are IT-focused, but can be used in any industry
4. Scrum and Kanban are the most widely-used Agile methodologies. They do not specify the role of a PM and are insufficient to manage the whole project (just day-to-day delivery). They need to be employed within a PRINCE2 (or similar) framework.
5. The degree of Agile integration into a team or project is a variable scale and not an all-or-nothing status

Question 5

What should guide the level of Agile integration?

Answer 5

Experience and temperament of the customer
Level of Agile integration in the suppliers
Needs of project
Needs of project governance

Question 6

How do the themes play into PRINCE2 Agile?

Answer 6

Some themes are naturally given more prominence in PRINCE2 Agile (planning, progress), but all should be considered equally.