PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner

Candidate
Syllabus

Official Training Materials

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1. Introduction
The purpose of this document is to outline the learning outcomes and assessment criteria of the
PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner qualification and the assessment criteria that a candidate is expected
to meet for each learning outcome (with reference to the PRINCE2 Agile® Official Book, 2018
edition, 5th impression).
The target audience for this document is:
Ÿ Candidates and members of the public
The purpose of the PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner Examination is:
Ÿ to assess whether the candidate can demonstrate sufficient understanding, application
and tailoring of the PRINCE2 Agile® project management method, as described in the
syllabus below, to be awarded the PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner qualification. (The PRINCE2
Agile® Foundation qualification is a prerequisite for the PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner
Examination.)
The target audience for this qualification is:
Ÿ Agile professionals, project managers and aspiring project managers who want to be able
to combine PRINCE2® and Agile in the most effective way when using PRINCE2®, Agile
behaviours, concepts, frameworks and techniques.
Ÿ Other key delivery team staff, including: product owners, Scrum Masters and developers.
Ÿ Business professionals with an interest in iterative and incremental project delivery
through collaborative working.
To take the PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner examination one must hold PRINCE2 Agile Foundation or
any PRINCE2 certification.

2. PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner Examination Design

2.1 Examination Administration
Duration: 2 hour 30 minutes

NOTE: Candidates taking the exam in a language that is not their native or working language may
be awarded 25% extra time, i.e. 187.5 minutes in total.

Materials permitted: The examination is ‘open book’, i.e. the PRINCE2 Agile Official Book is
allowed for reference during the examination.

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2.2 Question Types
All questions are Objective Test Questions (OTQs), which present four options from which one
option is selected. Distractors (wrong answers) are options that candidates with incomplete
knowledge or skill would be likely to choose. These are generally plausible responses relating to
the assessment criteria being examined. Question styles used within this type are: ‘standard’, ‘list’
(2 correct items), and, as an exception, ‘negative’ standard OTQ.

Example ‘standard’ OTQs:

Which BEST describes XXX in PRINCE2 Agile? The project manager has decided to YYY

A. A vvv Was this an appropriate action for the

B. A yyy project manager to take, and why?
C. A zzz
D. A www A. Yes, because XXX
B. Yes, because YYY
C. No, because XXX
D. No, because YYY

Please see the sample paper for an example of the exam format and content.

2.3 Scoring
Number of questions: 50

Marks: Each question is worth 1 mark. There are 50 marks available. (There are no ‘trial’
questions.)

There is no negative marking.

Pass mark: 60% or higher – a raw score of 30 marks or above

3. PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner Syllabus

The tables below give a summary of the concepts that are tested in the exam, and the main parts
of the Official Book in which these are described. The book references refer to the section stated,
but not the subsections within that section, unless stated.

The verb for each assessment criterion indicates the Bloom’s level (BL): ‘Describe’, ‘Explain’,
‘Distinguish’, indicates Level 2 understanding/ comprehension, ‘Use’, ‘Apply’, ‘Make adjustments’
indicates Level 3 (Application - Carry out or use a procedure in a given situation), ‘Evaluate’,
‘Assess’, ‘Analyze’ indicates Level 4 (Analysis - Break material into its constituent parts and
determine how the parts relate to one another and to an overall structure or purpose).

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Learning Assessment Criteria Book Bloom’s Exam
Outcome References Level Sections
1. 1.1 Describe the 2.2.1, tab 2.1 BL2 6 x Multiple
Understand fundamental frameworks Choice
the basic (Scrum, Kanban, Lean Questions
concepts of Startup), behaviours, (MCQs)
common concepts and techniques
agile ways of of common agile ways of
working working
1.2 Explain how PRINCE2 Ch1, 3.3, tab BL2
Agile is used only in a 3.2, 4
project context, including
the difference between
projects and business as
usual
1.3 Explain which agile 3.3, tab 3.2 BL2
ways of working are
suitable for use with
PRINCE2 Agile
2. 2.1 Recognize common 2.1.1, 3.6 BL2
Understand perceptions of traditional
the purpose methodology (e.g.
and context waterfall, command and
for control, bureaucracy,
combining detail up-front)
PRINCE2 and 2.2 Recognize the eight 3.6, tab 3.4 BL2
the agile way guidance points regarding
of working PRINCE2 Agile
2.3 Explain benefits (to 3.2, tab 3.1 BL2
organization, to projects,
to programmes, to
people, etc.) of combining
PRINCE2 with agile
2.4 Describe the need to 3, fig 3.1, 3.1, BL2
‘blend and weave’ 3.5, 3.6, fig 3.2,
PRINCE2 with agile at all tab 3.4, 4.1.3,
levels of a project (project 4.2.1, 4.3.1
direction, project
management and product
delivery)

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Learning Assessment Criteria Book Bloom’s Exam
Outcome References Level Sections
3. Be able to 3.1 Use focus areas (the 24.3, 25.5.1, BL3 12 x MCQs
apply and Agilometer, requirements, 26.3.1, 27.2.1 on one
evaluate the rich communication, scenario
focus areas frequent releases and
to a project contracts) and their key
in an agile techniques to tailor
context PRINCE2 effectively
• Agilometer
• Requirements
• Communication
and contracts
• Frequent releases
3.2 Evaluate the 24.7.6, BL4
application of focus areas 25.6,
(the Agilometer, 26.4,
requirements, rich
27.2.2, 27.2.3
communication, frequent
releases and contracts)
and their key techniques
to a project in an agile
context
• Agilometer
• Requirements
• Communication
and contracts
• Frequent releases
4. Be able to 4.1 Set the tolerances for 6, tab 6.1, 6.4 BL3 8 x MCQs
fix and flex the six PRINCE2 aspects of on one
the six a project in an agile scenario
aspects of a context, taking into
project in an account the rationale
agile context behind the five targets
• Quality
• Scope
• Time/cost/benefit/
risk

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Learning Assessment Criteria Book Bloom’s Exam
Outcome References Level Sections
4.2 Evaluate the impact of 6.3, tab 6.2, 6.4 BL4
the tolerances set for the
six PRINCE2 aspects of a
project in an agile context,
taking into account the
rationale for the five
targets
• Be on time and hit
deadlines
• Protect the level of
quality
• Embrace change
• Keep teams
stable
• Accept that the
customer does
not need
everything

5. Be able to 5.1 Assess the level of 3.3, tab 3.2, 3.4, BL4 12 x MCQs
apply or maturity of a specific tab 3.3 on each of
tailor the project environment with two
PRINCE2 respect to agile scenarios
principles, 5.2 Apply PRINCE2 7.1, tab 7.3, 7.4, BL3
themes, principles to meet the 7.5
processes needs of a project, using a
and range of agile frameworks,
management behaviours, concepts and
products to a techniques
project in an
agile context 5.3 Evaluate how PRINCE2 7.1, tab 7.3, 7.4, BL4
principles can be applied 7.5
to meet the needs of a
project, including the use
of a range of agile
behaviours
5.4 Tailor PRINCE2 themes 8, tab 8.1, 8.3, 9 BL3
to meet the needs of a ,10, 11, 12, 13,
project using a range of 14, 15
agile frameworks,
behaviours, concepts and
techniques
5.5 Evaluate how PRINCE2 8, tab 8.1, 8.3, 9 BL4
themes can be tailored to ,10, 11, 12, 13,
meet the needs of a 14, 15
project, using a range of
agile frameworks,
behaviours, concepts and
techniques

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Learning Assessment Criteria Book Bloom’s Exam
Outcome References Level Sections
5.6 Tailor PRINCE2 5.4, 16.1, 16.2 BL3
processes to meet the
needs of a project,
(including the PRINCE2
journey when using agile)
using a range of agile
frameworks, behaviours,
concepts and techniques
5.7 Evaluate how PRINCE2 5.4, 16.1, 16.2, BL4
processes can be tailored
to meet the needs of a
project (including the
PRINCE2 journey when
using agile)
5.8 Tailor PRINCE2 Tab 16.2, 23, BL3
management products to tab 23.1, 23.2,
meet the needs of a 23.3
project using a range of
agile frameworks,
behaviours, concepts and
techniques
5.9 Evaluate how PRINCE2 Tab 16.2, 23, BL4
management products tab 23.1, 23.2,
can be tailored to meet 23.3
the needs of a project

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