AgilePM ® Agile Project Management Foundation & Practitioner - Classroom (exam included)
2.850,00 EUR
- 4 days
Agile project management takes the ideas of Agile software development and applies them to project management. Agile methodologies generally promote a project management process that encourages stakeholder involvement, feedback, objective metrics and effective controls.
Key Features
Language
Course and material are in English
Level
Beginner to Advanced level suitable for Professional
4 days online classroom
2 days foundation, 2 days practitioner (8 hours per day) with an authorized AgilePM® trainer.
35 hours
Advisable study time needed
Working methods
Multimedia presentations, group exercises and discussion, practical workshops, case study and online practice tests.
Materials
Official manual in PDF - Agile Project Management (AgilePM®) Handbook v2
Exam voucher included
1 Foundation and 1 practitioner exam voucher valid for 12 months each from the purchase date. Taken online via ProctorU.
Official Certification Included
APMG AgilePM® Foundation & Practitioner certificate of completion
About AgilePM®
4 day online live classroom
Agile project management qualifications are booming! Although agile development methods such as Scrum dominate the software industry, they are also gaining popularity in other sectors. As more companies move to agile, they are looking for specific agile project management methods to help them. People with agile project management certifications can therefore command a higher position in the job market.
Changing requirements
Agile approaches recognize that users often do not fully know their requirements and wants when projects start and therefore they are likely to change during the project. While changing requirements can often be problematic in more traditional project management approaches, agile approaches embrace changes in requirements. In agile projects, time and cost are normally the fixed elements, but the requirements and scope of the project are variable.
Agile is therefore better at delivering on time than more traditional project management approaches. Agile approaches focus on incremental and iterative releases of products to users and customers, with each iteration or incremental release giving the user even more functionality. Agile can therefore deliver products to users at an early stage, and this helps users better understand and refine their requirements after a period of use. AgilePM® is the world's leading certification in Agile Project Management. The qualification balances robust governance with a collaborative culture that inspires innovation and enhances competitive advantage.
This AgilePM Foundation and Practitioner course will:
- Explaining how to lay the foundation for successful Agile projects
- Explaining how an Agile project is managed
- Clarify the different management styles required for successful Agile projects (compared to "traditional" projects)
- Teach you how to successfully apply AgilePM® to your projects
Learning Outcomes
The purpose of the Agile Project Management Foundation course is to discover and explore these components, principles and processes. The Foundation level is also required to advance to successive qualification levels. The purpose of the Agile Project Management Practitioner course is to ensure and confirm, with a passing grade on the exam, that a candidate is able to initiate and apply the method in many instances of real projects. Therefore, you will learn:
Agile Principles
Apply the underlying philosophy and principles of Agile in a project situation. Learning how to lay the foundation for successful Agile projects.
Agile Life Cycle
Properly set up the life cycle of an Agile project in a given scenario. Learning how an Agile project is managed
Evaluate a Project
To produce and evaluate the content of Agile products produced during an Agile project in a given scenario. Learn how to successfully apply AgilePM® to your projects.
Agile Techniques
Apply the following Agile techniques in a project situation: facilitated workshops, MoSCoW prioritization, iterative development, modeling and timeboxing. Identify the Agile techniques to be used in a given situation within a scenario
Roles in Agile Project
Understand the roles and responsibilities within an Agile project and determine the appropriate personnel to fulfill these roles within a given scenario. Clarify the different management styles required for successful Agile projects (compared to "traditional" projects).
Agile Project Controls
Understand the controls specific to an Agile project and broadly understand how to test, estimate and measure progress in an Agile project.
Managing Requirements
Describe the Agile approach to managing requirements and identify action to solve problems with requirements within an Agile project from a given scenario.
Course Content
AgilePM Foundation
Module 01
- Introductions and domestics
- What is Agile? And why use DSDM?
- Philosophy, Principles and Project Variables
- Preparing for Success
- The DSDM Process
- The People – DSDM Roles and Responsibilities
- The DSDM Products
- Key Practices-Prioritisation and Timeboxing
- Exercise 0 - Selling Agile
- Planning and Control throughout the Lifecycle
- Other Practices
- Recap Foundations content
AgilePM Practitioner
Module 02
- Introduction
- Roles and Responsibilities - the PM view
- Agile Project Management through the Lifecycle
- The Effective Use of the Products
- Deliver on time-Combining MoSCoW & Timeboxing
- People, Teams and Interactions
- Estimating - How and When
- Project Planning throughout the Lifecycle
- Quality - Never Compromise Quality
- Risk Management
- Tailoring the Approach
- Final questions and course summary
Who Should Enroll in this Program?
AgilePM can be used by any company or organization, regardless of size, industry, sector, location, or anything else. Studying AgilePM is also a viable and rewarding option for a variety of job roles, including project managers, program managers, risk managers, senior leaders, change managers, IT managers, and so on.
Project Manager
Product Manager
Senior / Middle manager
Software developer
Prerequisites
and exam details
Prerequisites
- There are no formal prerequisites for taking the AgilePM® Foundation course, though it will certainly be helpful to have some prior knowledge of project management in general.
- No educational background needed
- For practitioner: delegates will be expected to have some experience of working in an Agile project management environment prior to attending the AgilePM® Practitioner course or theoretical knowledge gained during the Foundation training.
AgilePM Foundation exam
- 50 multiple-choice questions per section
- 25/50 points needed
- 40 minutes
- Closed book
AgilePM Practitioner exam
- 4 questions per section, 20 points available per question 40 points needed to pass (out of 80 available) - 50%
- 2.5 hours
- Open book exam (limited to the AgilePM® manual only)
Learn more about APMG exam proctoring here
Why AgilePM® is proving popular
Governance and Agility
It provides governance and agility. AgilePM® is based on the Agile Project Framework (APF) developed more than 20 years ago. AgilePM® is based on the Agile Project Framework (APF) that was developed more than 20 years ago and combines both corporate governance aspects with key agile concepts and is aimed specifically at project managers. The authors of the APF were DSDM, one of the founders of the agile manifesto.
Never compromise on quality
Never compromise on quality is an underlying principle of AgilePM®. This is promoted by agreeing on high-level acceptance criteria throughout the project life cycle.
Risk Management
A starting point in AgilePM® for understanding risk is the Project Approach Questionnaire. This enables a shared understanding of project risks and how to mitigate them.
Goes beyond product development approaches
Common agile methods such as Scrum offer approaches for product development, but not for project management. AgilePM® goes beyond Scrum by offering an agile project management approach.
Clear roles and responsibilities
AgilePM® assigns clear roles and responsibilities to individuals from the business, user, technology and management so that effective collaboration between stakeholders can be achieved.
Includes popular agile practices
Key agile practices such as MoSCoW, timeboxing and iterative development are included in AgilePM® to support effective product development.
About APMG
APMG Group International is a global certification body that offers training courses and professional certifications in a variety of business disciplines. APMG accredits training organizations and manages qualification schemes for professionals. APMG certifications are recognized by employers and professionals worldwide as benchmarks of quality and expertise.
Regarding Equlity Policy
APMG makes every reasonable effort to ensure that candidates with access and/or support requirements can sit the examination within reasonable limits to ensure they have as equal a chance as any other candidate to pass the examination. Please find their full Equality Policy here for more and actual information here
Licensing
and Accreditation
The AgileBA® (Agile Business Analyst) Foundation and Practitioner course offered by AVC is accredited by APMG International, based on the Partner's Agreement and fulfils the accreditation requirements.
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