Agile Project Management

Overview 

As the pace of change accelerates and pressure continues to build for businesses to be innovative and deliver greater value, traditional project management methods that may have worked in more stable and predictable environments become much less reliable. 
 
Project teams need to be able to keep pace and respond quickly whilst at the same time demonstrating control and reliability. AgilePM offers a practical and repeatable methodology, which combines the discipline of a process covering the whole project lifecycle with the real-life practicality afforded by a flexible and more collaborative approach. 
 
The AgilePM Practitioner qualification takes the principles of the DSDM Agile Project Framework and shows how these can be applied to achieve an ideal balance between the standards, rigour and visibility needed for good project management, and the fast pace, change and empowerment provided by Agile. The course also shows how Agile techniques can be integrated with PRINCE2® and SCRUM. 
 
AgilePM focuses first and foremost on identifying value to your business and delivering it faster. 
 
The course is focused on helping people gain a practical understanding of Agile Project Management and how to apply this within their working environments. It will also prepare candidates for the Foundation and Practitioner exams. 
 
The Foundation level exam is knowledge-based, and the Practitioner level of this qualification focuses on the practical application of the DSDM principles and framework and digs deeper into the AgilePM perspective. 

Who is this for?

Project managers or team leaders responsible for, or involved in, implementing projects.

You will gain tools, methods, skills, and confidence to manage and collaborate successfully in an agile way. 

Pre-course Learning
Please note that there is required pre-course studying needed for this training.

What’s covered?

This course considers the application of the AgilePM® principles, processes and products. It also includes critical exam tips and techniques.   

The topics covered by the course include:   

• People, teams and interactions
  • Effective communication
  • Collaboration
  • Requirements gathering
  • User stories
  • Effective estimating
  • Risks and uncertainty
  • Ensuring quality
  • Tailoring the framework
  • Planning throughout the lifecycle
  • Delivering on time with timeboxing and MoSCoW
  • Project management through the lifecycle 

The Fundamentals 

• What is Agile Project Management?
  • Why use this approach?
  • When to use Agile Project Management
  • Core principles 

The Lifecycle 

• Agile Project Framework
  • Configuring the Agile project lifecycle
  • Planning and control
  • Management products
  • Business products
  • Technical products 

The Project Team Structure 

• Roles and responsibilities
  • Empowerment and leadership styles

The Practices 

• Facilitated workshops
  • MoSCoW prioritisation
  • Modelling
  • Iterative development
  • Timeboxing 

AgilePM® Foundation and Practitioner – Exam Details  

Foundation Level 

• Covered in pre-course preparation and the first day
  • Exam taken on the morning of the second day
  • 40-minute multiple-choice exam with 50 questions
  • Closed book, pass mark: 50% 

Practitioner Level 

• Revisits syllabus and includes practice questions
  • Exam taken on the afternoon of the 4th day
  • 2.5-hour multiple-choice exam with 80 questions
  • Open book using the AgilePM Handbook, pass mark: 50%