It is a fair question.
Projects today are more cross-functional, fast-moving and change-heavy than they used to be. Teams are dealing with digital transformation, shifting priorities, tighter stakeholder expectations and a constant need to balance delivery speed with control.
At the same time, agile is now widely adopted, yet confidence in agile delivery is not universal. One of the market stats cited in the PRINCE2 Agile collateral shows that while 71% of Fortune 500 companies say they have embraced agile practices, overall satisfaction with agile has dropped from 71% to 59%.
That is why PRINCE2 Agile is attracting more attention.
PRINCE2 still provides a clear, structured approach to project control, business value and alignment with organisational objectives. PRINCE2 Agile builds on that foundation by combining governance and control with flexibility, responsiveness, iterative delivery and collaboration. It is designed for organisations that need predictability and adaptability at the same time.
So if your projects sit somewhere between traditional control and agile change, PRINCE2 Agile is worth a closer look.
5 Common Agile Delivery Problems PRINCE2 Agile Is Designed to Solve
1. Priorities keep shifting
One of the biggest challenges in agile delivery is lack of focus.
When teams are pulled in too many directions, delivery becomes reactive. Work gets started, paused, reprioritised and reworked. Progress slows down, even when everyone is busy.
This is more common than many organisations realise. According to the research referenced in the deck, 64% of knowledge workers say their team is pulled in too many directions, and 70% say progress would be easier with fewer, more specific goals.
How PRINCE2 Agile helps
PRINCE2 Agile is built to support structured agility. It gives teams a way to work more flexibly while keeping delivery aligned to clear objectives, governance and measurable outcomes.
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2. Leadership support is often weak in practice
Many organisations say they support agile. Fewer create the conditions needed for agile to work well.
The PRINCE2 Agile deck highlights leadership misunderstanding and organisational resistance as the top blockers to scaling agile. When senior stakeholders are not aligned, teams often end up stuck between agile delivery expectations and traditional governance demands.
How PRINCE2 Agile helps
One of the core ways PRINCE2 Agile is positioned is by helping to gain senior leadership buy-in while maintaining governance. The latest version also places more emphasis on agile leadership, including the roles, responsibilities and mindset needed to support agile teams effectively.
3. Agile and non-agile teams do not always work well together
In many organisations, some teams work in agile ways while others still operate in more traditional structures. That often creates friction, confusion and slower decision-making.
The challenge is not only cultural. It is operational too. The material cites that 56% of teams plan and track work in different tools, making collaboration harder, and 64% of practitioners want to consolidate their toolchain to reduce complexity and improve flow.
How PRINCE2 Agile helps
PRINCE2 Agile is designed to improve communication and enable collaboration between agile and non-agile teams. It gives organisations a clearer structure and shared language for working across different delivery styles.
4. Teams are expected to be agile, but still need governance
This is where many organisations feel the strain most clearly.
They want faster feedback, greater responsiveness and more adaptive delivery. But they also need accountability, reporting, stakeholder confidence and alignment with business objectives. That is why many teams find that agile on its own does not fully solve the realities of delivery in governed environments.
The operational cost of that gap is real. The source material cites that 47% of digital workers struggle to find the information they need to do their jobs effectively.
How PRINCE2 Agile helps
PRINCE2 Agile combines the governance and control of PRINCE2 Project Management with the flexibility and responsiveness of agile methodologies. It is explicitly positioned to work alongside PRINCE2 Project Management rather than replace it.
5. Organisations need results, not just agile activity
Agile is not the goal. Better delivery is.
Organisations need stronger communication, better collaboration, clearer business value, faster returns and more confidence that teams can adapt without losing control. The source material also points to the importance of enablement: where organisations invested deliberately in agile-aligned learning transformation, learner engagement rose by 41% and learner proficiency accelerated by six months.
How PRINCE2 Agile helps
PRINCE2 Agile is positioned as helping organisations enhance agile project success, support scaling agile adoption, improve communication, encourage incremental delivery and respond more effectively to changing conditions.
These four domains are practised through workshop activities, group exercises and self-reflective materials, all led by experts with deep professional experience. Peer-to-peer exchanges with fellow senior leaders ensure that learning is immediately relevant and pressure tested.
So who is actually looking at PRINCE2 Agile?
Usually, it is not people abandoning structure. It is people working in environments where structured governance still matters, but delivery also needs to be more adaptive.
- Project managers: For those managing projects in environments where governance still matters, but delivery needs to be more adaptive.
- PMO and project support teams: Useful for professionals who need to understand how structured project controls work alongside agile delivery.
- Agile and delivery professionals: Relevant for Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches and Delivery Leads who need stronger governance alignment.
- Change, programme and business professionals: A strong fit for people working across transformation, change and cross-functional delivery.
- Organisations adopting or scaling agile: Particularly relevant for organisations with traditional delivery models, those struggling with agile adoption, or those already using PRINCE2-based methods.
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If PRINCE2 is not outdated, why are more people looking at PRINCE2 Agile?
Because the difference is not about old versus new. It is about fit.
PRINCE2 Project Management provides a structured approach to managing projects through controlled stages, with a focus on business value and organisational alignment. PRINCE2 Agile builds on that by combining governance and control with agile responsiveness, collaboration, iterative delivery and continuous improvement.
A simple way to look at it is this:
| PRINCE2 | PRINCE2 Agile |
| Stronger fit for structured project control | Stronger fit for balancing governance with flexibility |
| Focuses on controlled stages and business value | Adds agile responsiveness, collaboration and iterative delivery |
| Best when predictability is the priority | Best when adaptability is also essential |
So PRINCE2 is still highly relevant where structured control is the main priority.
But where projects need both governance and adaptability, PRINCE2 Agile is often the stronger fit. That is exactly why it is gaining attention across current delivery environments.
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