PRINCE2® 7 and AgilePM® Complete Learning Path

PRINCE2 is a globally recognised process-based method for effective project management. The PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner e-learning is expected to take approximately 32 hours to complete.

AgilePM has established itself as one of the world’s leading agile frameworks, and is a course well suited to people who are new to project management, as well as to experienced project professionals. The AgilePM Foundation and Practitioner e-learning is expected to take approximately 20 hours to complete.

This online learning pathway will help prepare you for the following exams:

• PRINCE2 Foundation
• PRINCE2 Practitioner
• AgilePM Foundation
• AgilePM Practitioner

Both methodologies serve as a good foundation for successful project management, but combining the two would make an individual or organisation more adaptable and reactive to changing project situations. 

The following is included:

• 12 months online access to our accredited:
  • PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner e-learning
  • AgilePM Foundation & Practitioner e-learning
• The cost of the following exams, all valid for 12 months from purchase date (exams must be taken online via remote proctor):
  • PRINCE2 Foundation
  • PRINCE2 Practitioner
  • AgilePM Foundation
  • AgilePM Practitioner
• The official PRINCE2 manual (digital)
• Full tutor support
• Exam simulators
  PRINCE2 process map (digital)

Optional extras

• The official PRINCE2 manual (hardcopy)
• The official AgilePM manual (hardcopy)
• PRINCE2 process map (hardcopy)

Please note: Optional extras are available to purchase at an additional cost in the basket. 

• Digital official manual: You will be sent an email invitation within 48 hours of your purchase to register on the PeopleCert portal. Once registered you will be able to access the digital version of your manual. Please note: There is a 5-year limitation in accessing your eBook
• Hardcopy official manual: If you decide to purchase the hardcopy official manual as an optional extra your manual will be shipped to your chosen address within 48 hours purchase
• Hardcopy process map: If you decide to purchase the hardcopy process map as an optional extra it will be shipped to your chosen address within 48 hours of purchase

The exam formats are as follows:

PRINCE2 7 Foundation:

• Multiple choice
• 60 minutes
• Closed book
• 60% pass mark (36/60)

PRINCE2 7 Practitioner:

• 150 minutes
• 70 questions (each worth 1 mark)
• Open book (The PRINCE2 7 official book, should be used but no other material is allowed)
• 60% pass mark (42/70)

AgilePM Foundation:

• Multiple choice
• 50 questions per paper (each worth 1 mark)
• 40 minutes duration
• Closed book
• 50% pass mark (25/50)

AgilePM Practitioner:

• Objective testing
• 4 questions per paper, 20 marks available per question
• 50% pass mark (40/80)
• 2.5 hours duration
• Open book (restricted to the official manual only) examination

There are no formal pre-requisites for the PRINCE2 Foundation examination. However you must have passed Foundation prior to undertaking the Practitioner examination.

There are no formal pre-requisites for attending the AgilePM Foundation exam. In order to sit the AgilePM Practitioner exam you must hold one of the following qualifications:

• Agile PM Foundation certificate
• DSDM Foundation certificate
• DSDM Advanced Practitioner certificate

The following are the module names within each of the e-learning courses.

PRINCE2 7 Foundation elearning:

• Course overview
• Projects, principles, practices, and processes 
• People 
• Processes and practice quiz 
• Practice:  
  • Business case 
  • Organizing 
  • Plans 
  • Risk 
  • Quality 
  • Issues 
  • Progress 
• Processes:  
  • Starting up a project 
  • Initiating a project 
  • Controlling a stage 
  • Managing product delivery 
  • Managing a stage boundary 
  • Closing a project 
  • Directing a project 

PRINCE2 7 Practitioner elearning:

• Course introduction 
• Principles 
• People 
• Practice: 
  • Business case 
  • Organizing 
  • Plans 
  • Quality 
  • Risk 
  • Issues 
  • Progress 
  • Case study 
• Processes: 
  • Starting up a project 
  • Directing a project  
  • Initiating a project 
  • Controlling a stage 
  • Managing product delivery 
  • Managing a stage boundary 
  • Closing a project 
• PRINCE2 walkthrough 

AgilePM Foundation 

• Course introduction - what is agile?
• Roles and responsibilities
• Introduces the recommended roles and responsibilities.
• Instrumental success factors, DSDM process and products
• Planning and control
• Daily stand-ups and other DSDM practices
• MoSCoW prioritisation and timeboxes
• Exam technique
• Exam simulator

AgilePM Practitioner

• Course introduction and exam format
• Instrumental success factors, DSDM process and products
• Roles and responsibilities
• Project management through the lifecycle
• Effective use of the DSDM products
• Deliver on time - MoSCoW and timeboxing
• People, teams and interactions
• Requirements and user stories
• Estimating - How and when
• Project planning through the lifecycle
• Never compromise quality
• Final points: Risk, tailoring the approach & other DSDM practices
• Exam simulator

By the end of the PRINCE2 7 Foundation elearning you should:

• Understand key concepts relating to projects and PRINCE2
• Understand how the PRINCE2 principles underpin the PRINCE2 method
• Understand the importance of people insuccessful projects
• Understand the PRINCE2 practices and how they are applied throughout the project
• Understand the PRINCE2 processes and how they are carried out throughout the project

By the end of the PRINCE2 7 Practitioner elearning you should:

• Understand how to apply the PRINCE2 principles in context
• Understand how to apply effective people management in successful projects
• Understand how to apply and tailor relevant aspects of PRINCE2 practices in context
• Understand how to apply (and tailor) relevant aspects of PRINCE2 processes in context

By the end of the AgilePM Foundation and Practioner learning, you should understand and know how to apply:

• The underpinning philosophy and principles of agile and how to apply them in a project situation
• The lifecycle of an agile project, including alternative configurations and how to appropriately configure the lifecycle of an agile project to a given scenario
• The products produced during an agile project, their purpose and how to evaluate their contents
• How to apply the following agile techniques in a project situation: Facilitated workshops; MoSCoW prioritisation; Iterative development; Modelling; Timeboxing
• The techniques used, their benefits and limitations, and how to identify the appropriate technique for a given situation
• The roles and responsibilities within an agile project and how to correctly determine the appropriate personnel to fulfil these roles within a given scenario
• Understand the mechanisms for control of an agile project
• Understand in outline how to test, estimate and measure progress in an agile project
• Describe the agile approach to managing requirements and identify action to rectify problems