PRINCE2® Agile Foundation (Version 2) Course & Examination

PRINCE2 Agile has been refreshed to meet the evolving needs of today’s project environments, blending the structure of PRINCE2 Project Management with the agility modern organisations demand. The updated PRINCE2 Agile ensures that professionals and organisations can leverage agile methodologies while maintaining structured project governance. It is more than just agile project management. PRINCE2 Agile is a facilitator for agile working to enable continuous delivery of value.  

This 3-day course is held in our virtual classroom with our expert instructor, you can join the class and network with your peers from anywhere with an internet connection. 

Course Overview

PRINCE2 Agile version 2 combines key updates from PRINCE2 Project Management (version 7) with agile adaptability, to balance flexibility and project governance, ensuring value delivery amid changing requirements. Improvements include; 

• Expanded agile integration: Deeper focus on agile frameworks and their practical application, with expanded advice on choosing the right agile approach based on project needs.
• Stronger emphasis on people and the agile mindset: Emphasises the growing importance of collaboration, empowerment, and team dynamics—highlighting ‘being agile’, as agile is as much about mindset and culture as it is about process.
• Introduction of agile leadership: New guidance on agile leadership roles, responsibilities, and mindset, ensuring leaders can effectively support agile teams while maintaining governance.
• Agile project performance: Greater emphasis on measuring and improving agile project success, with updated performance targets aligned to PRINCE2 Project Management and guidance on managing agile teams within structured governance.
• Tailoring for agility: Expanded tailoring guidance helps apply PRINCE2 Agile across industries and structures, while remaining compatible with existing agile and project management methods.
• Clearer language and structure: PRINCE2 Agile has been streamlined with clearer, more accessible language—making it easier for a wider range of professionals to understand and apply agile principles, no matter their background or experience.
• Updated agile guidance: The latest agile trends like scaling agile, with examples, scenarios, and clear tailoring guidance to boost practical usability.

PRINCE2 Agile Foundation version 2 presents an overview of PRINCE2 Project Management, an overview of agile concepts and techniques, and the knowledge needed to apply the two together. The course provides knowledge and guidance of how to contribute effectively to structured yet adaptive settings, whether in projects or non-project-based contexts.

Learning Outcomes

What will you learn?

• The Agile mindset: Learn to embrace agile values and behaviours to increase adaptability, enhance responsiveness and promote continuous improvement across your organisation.
• Blending Agile & PRINCE2 Project Management: Discover how to tailor agile ways of working within PRINCE2 Project Management's governance - perfect for hybrid environments and scalable delivery.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Gain the skills you need to boost stakeholder confidence and secure leadership backing, align initiatives with business goals, and drive measurable, value-focused outcomes.
• Agile leadership basics: Deepen your understanding of the role leadership plays in agile success and discover strategies for leveraging stakeholder endorsement as a team member or project contributor.
• Risk and Change Control: Learn to identify, assess and mitigate risks in fast-paced environments to enhance stability and agility in project delivery.
• Progress Tracking: Explore agile-appropriate metrics to track progress, monitor team performance, and ensure transparency across delivery stages.
• Agile Roles & Duties: Identify the key agile roles and responsibilities to improve cross-team collaboration and boost project success.
• Scalable Agility: Analyse how to scale agile practices throughout the organization, while ensuring governance, clarity and consistency.
• Value-Driven Thinking: Uncover how to effectively pinpoint and prioritise value-added activities, while aligning business strategy with project outcomes and customer needs.

Who should attend

• Agile enthusiasts
• Project support staff
• Team members
• Project Managers
• Business Analysts
• Senior Executives
• Product Owners
• Junior Consultants
• Project Coordinators
• Product Managers. 

Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for the PRINCE2 Agile Foundation course.

Exam & Certification

This course prepares participants for the examination leading to the PRINCE2 Agile Foundation (Version 2) Certificate.

• A 60-minute, 40 question, multiple-choice exam is administered by an independent examination body, PeopleCert. 
• A passing mark of 60% is required to receive your certificate.

The exam is provided as an online examination voucher, on the first day of your course you will receive an email from PeopleCert with information on how to register and schedule your exam. The examination is 60 minutes, please allow for an additional 30 minutes for set up and authentication. You will require a photo identification, quiet space, webcam, speakers and a reliable internet connection.

The exam schedule is available 24/7 so you can sit your exam at a time that suits you. Your voucher will be valid for 12 months, we do recommend you complete your examination as close to the course date as you can – this is when the information is fresh and relevant.

A Take2 exam re-sit is included if there is a 'failure' result from the first attempt. Take2 will not be available from a missed or absent exam attempt.

Course Material & Inclusions

This course comes with access to PeopleCert's official training e-materials. The Learner Kit includes: 

• Course workbook/slideshow for students to download, or view on laptop or tablet devices
• Official sample examinations and rationales
• Quick reference and exam guidance materials

The official PRINCE2® AGILE (Version 2) publication is included as an eBook.  This will be provided on the first morning of the course as part of your PeopleCert exam voucher. When you redeem your PeopleCert Voucher Code, there will be a new eBook in the ‘My Resources’ section of your PeopleCert Account.

PRINCE2 Agile Foundation  (Version 2) online examination voucher, conducted via PeopleCert using the online web proctored service which is available 24/7.

A Take2 exam re-sit is included if there is a 'failure' result from the first exam attempt. Take2 will not be available from a missed or absent exam attempt.