Agile PM® Foundation and Practitioner

Objectives 

By the end of the course you will be able to:

• Demonstrate a detailed, practical knowledge of Agile Project Management, based upon the DSDM framework and be equipped with the ability to apply the agile approach in the workplace
• Describe how the agile way of working can sit alongside more traditional project management frameworks, such as PRINCE2®
  Plan, organise and control Agile projects
• Sit the AgilePM Foundation examination, held on the third day and for the Practitioner examination, held on the afternoon of the fourth day

Content

Agile fundamentals

• What is Agile?
• Choosing an appropriate Agile approach
• Philosophy, Principles and Project Variables
• Preparing for Success

Roles and responsibilities

• Roles and Responsibilities and the Project Manager view
• People, Teams and Interactions

The DSDM process and products 

• Looking at the DSDM Process and Project Management through the Lifecycle, as well as the DSDM Products and their Effective Use

Practices and control

• Delivering on Time – combining MoSCoW Prioritisation and Timeboxing
• Requirements and User Stories
• Estimating
• Planning
• Quality
• Risk

Examination and results

• Foundation Examination and results 
• Practitioner Workshop and Examination

AgilePM® Foundation Exam
The AgilePM® Foundation Exam is of 40 minutes duration and consists of 50 multiple choice questions. A Pass is 25 correct answers. The exams are marked by the trainer immediately following the exam and the results are available within an hour.

The AgilePM® Practitioner Exam
A written paper of 2.5 hours duration. There are 8 Objective Test style questions to be answered in the 2.5 hours and the candidate may use an annotated manual. Each question is worth 10 marks and the candidate must score 40/80 to be successful.

Please note that examinations are the responsibility of the examination board, APMG.