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1. REINFORCE EACH OTHER
MARKET ADOPTION OF
PRINCE2 AND AGILE
WHAT AGILE AND PRINCE2 CAN LEARN
FROM ONE ANOTHER
PRINCE2 AND AGILE DELIVER THE SAME
PROJECT RESULTS
73%
43% 29%28%
52%
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WHAT PROJECT MANAGERS
REALLY WANT
ADVANTAGES AND CHALLENGES OF
EACH APPROACH
Successful
Incomplete
(over time or budget; less functionality
than promised)
Failed
(cancelled)
43% 48%
49% 46%
8% 6%
Processes & tools
Main focus
People & interaction
Mainly prior to
execution
Customer involvement
Prior & during
execution
Difficult
Adapt to changes
Easy
Fixed
Project scope
Not fixed
Well defined
Clear deliverables
Hard to define
Advantages PRINCE2
Clear who delivers what &
when
Focus on business case
Management by
exception
Transparent
communication &
reporting
Challenges PRINCE2
Prior to execution, a lot of
time is needed for
coordination
Scope changes typically
require a lot of time
Emphasis on project
documentation
Advantages agile
Quickly a first usable
solution
Highly involved team
thanks to frequent
customer interaction
Easy to adjust during
project execution
Fosters team
collaboration
Challenges agile
Room for discussion and
negotiation
Uncertainty about scope
& planning
Insufficient attention for
documentation
Agile lacks the higher management layers, which PRINCE2
does offer.
Scope changes demand a lot of time in PRINCE2; Agile comes
with higher customer involvement and supports making
adjustments during project execution.
Applying MoSCoW method to prioritize requirements in
PRINCE2 gives more flexibility to project scope.
Whereas PRINCE2 puts (much) emphasis on
documentation, in Agile this is often ignored.
Both approaches can take lessons here
from one another.
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management
Step-by-step
implementation
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