Learn all the key benefits of Agile and prepare for the world's leading certification in Agile Project Management.
Agile techniques have been gaining traction in recent years, helping companies to work more efficiently and effectively when delivering projects. This AgilePM course shows how to successfully combine Agile techniques with more traditional governance methodologies, such as PRINCE2® and PMI®.Book Your Course
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Who is this course for
This APMG course is aimed at both Project Managers and all others involved in Project Management. The course is especially useful for anyone in engineering and information technology development for software projects and product or application development.
Purpose of the course
Agile techniques such as Scrum are highly regarded and can be wildly successful. Scrum on its own, however, focusses principally on getting work done. In this course, you will learn what Agile means, and will also learn how the DSDM framework wraps up techniques such as Scrum with a full project management lifecycle. DSDM is the name of the framework you will learn, and AgilePM is the certification for this framework.
You will learn how to
- Use Agile techniques to help deliver successful projects consistently on time and within budget constraints.
- Compare and contrast Agile approaches with more traditional Project Management techniques, such as PRINCE2®.
Prerequisites
There are no pre-requisites for this course. Delegates new to project management will learn a great deal about how to manage projects. Existing project managers, or others involved in project management will learn a new way of looking at the project lifecycle.Benefits for you as an individual
Understanding the different management style needed for successful agile projects compared to traditional projects will mean you can tailor your approach to different situations. Knowing how you can combine this knowledge with the more traditional management methodologies will allow you to adapt to a changing business environment.
Benefits for your organisation
Traditional Project Management is sometimes known as Big Design Up Front (BDUF), and can be fantastic. However, if you apply BDUF to the wrong sort of project, you are likely to be heading for trouble. This course teaches you the key questions to ask to decide whether a given project would benefit most from a Traditional approach, an Agile approach, or a combination of the two.
Agile Project Management Fundamentals
- What is Agile?
- Benefits of Agile
- When to use Agile
- Different Agile Methodologies
- Preparing for a successful Agile project
- Agile Project Management Principles
The Agile Project Management Process
- Agile Project Management Framework
- Configuring the Agile Project Lifecycle
Work Products and Deliverables
- Management Products and Deliverables
- Business Work Products and Deliverables
- Technical Products and Deliverables
Agile Project Teams
- DSDM and Scrum Roles and Responsibilities
- Agile Project Team Empowerment
- Agile Project Team Structure
Agile Project Management Practices
- Facilitated Workshops
- MoSCoW Prioritisation
- Modelling
- Iterative Development
- Timeboxes and Sprints
- Burndown Charts
- Velocity
Project Management and Control
- Agile Planning
- Agile Risk Management
- Agile Estimating and Measurement
- Agile Configuration Management
Other Agile Project Management Concerns
- Agile Requirements (Functional and Nonfunctional Requirements)
- Agile Testing
- Quality Management and Quality Control
- Ensuring Maintainability and Scalability
Additional Exam Information
Foundation- 40 minute
- Closed book
- Multiple choice
- Pass mark - 50%
- Taken on Day 3 of the course
Practitioner
- 2.5 hours
- Open book (Only the DSDM handbook is allowed)
- Scenario based
- 80 questions
- Pass mark - 50%
- Taken on the last day of the course
Pre-Coursework
A few hours of pre-course preparation is useful. The Pre-course book will be issued 4-6 weeks before the course, you will also receive a login for Quanta Learn to access further pre-course materials.Please note, there may be a small amount of evening work to complete such as further reading or working though sample exam papers.
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