Agile Project Management (APMG AgilePM®) Foundation & Practitioner (exams included)

Agile project management is an iterative approach to delivering a project throughout its life cycle.

Iterative or agile life cycles are composed of several iterations or incremental steps towards the completion of a project. Iterative approaches are frequently used in software development projects to promote velocity and adaptability since the benefit of iteration is that you can adjust as you go along rather than following a linear path.

One of the aims of an agile or iterative approach is to release benefits throughout the process rather than only at the end. At the core, agile projects should exhibit central values and behaviours of trust, flexibility, empowerment and collaboration.

Benefits of using agile

Agile today stands as one of the most popular approaches to project management because of its flexibility and evolutionary nature. It started in 2001 with the Agile manifesto and was originally made for software development. Over time, agile project management evolved and became a popular choice for many project managers, irrespective of the industry.

Here are some of the key reasons and benefits of employing Agile and why it is adopted by top companies for managing their projects:

• Superior quality product
• Customer satisfaction
• Better control
• Improved project predictability
• Reduced risks
• Increased flexibility
• Continuous improvement
• Improved team morale
• More relevant metrics

Why is agile project management important?

Agile project management helps to focus on what matters. Becoming more agile through organisations and team’s brings flexibility to change and allows organisations to deliver value, often with continuous feedback. The goal is not to ‘be agile’ the goal is to improve. With an incremental and iterative approach, predictability is increased and risk is more finely controlled.

Key Features of Course:

• Covers APMG-International AgilePM® Foundation & Practitioner
• Video based course material
• Full tutor support
• Course is accessible 24/7, 365 globally
• Exams can be taken at home online
• 12-months to take the exams. The Foundation exam must be passed before progressing onto Practitioner
• Includes official APMG-International AgilePM® Foundation & Practitioner exam fees
• Upon passing the exams, you will be fully Agile Project Management certified by APMG-International

Agile Project Management (APMG AgilePM®) Foundation & Practitioner

Digital certificate - Included

What’s included in this course?

This course bundle includes the APMG-International AgilePM® Foundation & Practitioner courses, plus the official exams for each course. Scroll down to see what’s covered in this course.

Foundation

Course introduction – what is agile?
Roles and responsibilities
Introduces the recommended roles and responsibilities.
Instrumental success factors, DSDM process and products
Planning and control
Daily stand-ups and other DSDM practices
MoSCoW prioritisation and timeboxes
Exam technique
Exam simulator

Practitioner

Course introduction and exam format
Instrumental success factors, DSDM process and products
Roles and responsibilities
Project management through the lifecycle
Effective use of the DSDM products
Deliver on time – MoSCoW and timeboxing
People, teams and interactions
Requirements and user stories
Estimating – How and when
Project planning through the lifecycle
Never compromise quality
Final points: Risk, tailoring the approach & other DSDM practices
Exam simulator

Foundation Learning Objectives

By the end of the Foundation course, you should understand the key principles and terminology within the Agile Management Foundation guidance. Specifically:

• The underpinning philosophy and principles of agile
• The lifecycle of an agile project, including alternative configurations
• The products produced during an agile project and their purpose
• The techniques used and their benefits and limitations
• The roles and responsibilities within an agile project

Practitioner Learning Objectives

By the end of the Practitioner course, you should be able to:

• Apply the underpinning philosophy and principles of DSDM in a project situation
• Appropriately configure the lifecycle of an agile project to a given scenario
• Produce and evaluate the content of agile products produced during an agile project in a given scenario
• Apply the following agile techniques in a project situation: Facilitated workshops; MoSCoW prioritisation; Iterative development; Modelling; Timeboxing
• Identify the agile techniques to be used for a given situation within a scenario
• Understand the roles and responsibilities within an agile project and correctly determine the appropriate personnel to fulfil these roles within a given scenario
• Understand the mechanisms for control of an agile project which are specific to an agile project
• Understand in outline how to test, estimate, and measure progress in an agile project
• Describe the agile approach to managing requirements and identify action to rectify problems with requirements within an agile project from a given scenario

Course access period: 12 months online access

How is each course taught?

This course is online and self-paced, meaning you do it in your own home, in your own time, at your own pace and best of all… any where in the world, providing you have access to a device such as a laptop, PC or desktop computer, and an internet connection. Each lesson is pre-recorded allowing you to pause, fast-forward, skip sections, or go back to another lesson if you need to. The lessons are multi-media based, which means video and audio are used to teach the lessons. Your tutor will use PowerPoint slides, illustrations, diagrams and give demonstrations to teach the lessons. Most lessons are also interactive, prompting the learner to participate. This might involve answering on-screen questions and participating in tasks.

How long will it take me to complete this course?

As mentioned above, this course is self-paced. Some people finish their course faster than others. The total duration of the course is approximately 22 hours. No matter what though, you will always have 12 months to complete your course and take your exam.

There are no prequisites to enrol on this course.

All you need is an internet connection and a device, such as a smart phone, tablet, laptop or PC, and an internet connection. We recommend you access it using either a laptop or desktop computer through Google Chrome.

• Assistant Project Manager
• Senior Project Manager
• Project Team Leader
• Project Co-ordinator
• Project Management Consultant
• Workstream Lead
• Workpackage Manager
• Stage Manager