This course is designed to help you develop the knowledge and skills required to manage a project using the Agile Project Management method. By passing the two exams included in the course, you would achieve the Agile Project Management Foundation and Practitioner qualifications, giving you Agile Project Management Practitioner status.
Course Benefits
The Agile Project Management method focuses on those features of the DSDM Astern Agile method that are most important for Agile project managers. It encourages you to perform project work iteratively and incrementally, with each step building on the results of previous steps. It recognizes the authority of the project manager, but also the need for collaboration and teamwork, rather than relying on the traditional ‘command and control’ style of project management. It can be used alongside the PRINCE2® project management method, if required.
Course Objectives
- This course provides an understanding of AGILE Project Management andpreparation for two formal qualifications, at Foundation level (1 hour multiplechoice examination) and Practitioner level (2 hour objective test examination). By the end of this course Participants will be able to:
- Understand how Agile Project Management projects are delivered to time, cost & quality
- Understand when and why to select Agile Project Plan and organize Agile Project Management projects
- Successfully complete a project using the required Agile Life-cycle Processes, Roles, Management Products and Practices/techniques.
- Understand, practice and review lessons for Agile Practitioner examination
Target Audience
Anyone who has considerable experience in a project management environment and aims to manage or lead an agile project using the Agile Project Management method.
For example, experienced project managers, team leaders, business analysts, project management office members, quality assurance and quality control managers, or project board and project steering members may benefit from this course.
Pre-requisites
This course has no pre-requisites, but some experience in a project management environment is recommended
Agile Foundation and Practitioner Examinations All delegates will sit the APMG Agile Foundation examination (a multiple choice paper) in the late afternoon of the third day of the course.
Successful candidates will then be eligible to sit the Practitioner exam in the afternoon of the fifth day. Photo ID is required to take these exams.
Agile Foundation exam
- Photo ID will be required
- Tests your knowledge of Agile Project Managements.
60 multiple-choice questions
- 1 hour duration
- Closed-book
- Score 50% or more to pass (i.e. at least 30 marks out of a total of 60)
Agile Practitioner exam
- Photo ID will be required
- Tests your ability to apply Agile Project Management to projects
- 4 complex multiple-choice style questions (known as Objective Test questions)
- 2 hour duration
- Open-book (i.e. the Agile Project Management Handbook can be used)
- Score 50% or more to pass (i.e. at least 30 marks out of a total of 60)
You will be asked to complete homework during the course.