APMG-International AgilePM® Foundation & Practitioner Blended Learning

By the end of the Foundation element of the 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

By the end of the Practitioner element of the 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

• Explain how to lay the foundations for successful agile projects
• Explain how an agile project is managed
• Clarify the different management styles needed for successful agile projects (compared to “traditional” projects)
• Provide integration with PRINCE2®
• Fully prepare you for AgilePM Foundation and Practitioner examinations

• 12 months access to our accredited AgilePM Foundation online learning
• AgilePM Foundation exam: must be taken online via web proctor and pass confirmation received prior to attending the Practitioner course (must be taken within 12 months of purchase)
• Two-day AgilePM Practitioner course (virtual/classroom)
• AgilePM Practitioner exam: Will either be at the end of the classroom course or if attending the virtual option online via remote proctor (must be taken within 12 months of purchase)
• The AgilePM handbook
• Full tutor support

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Foundation exam format

• Multiple choice format
• 50 questions per paper
• 25 marks required to pass (out of 50 available) - 50%
• 40 minutes duration
• Closed book

Practitioner exam format

• Objective testing
• 4 questions per paper, 20 marks available per question
• 40 marks required to pass (out of 80 available) - 50%
• 2.5 hours duration
• Open book (restricted to the official manual only) examination

How you take your exam

• AgilePM Foundation exam: must be taken online via remote web proctor and pass confirmation received prior to attending your workshop
• Four day AgilePM Practitioner workshop which culminates on the morning of day four with the AgilePM Practitioner examination

This qualification is aimed at: 

• Practising project managers
• Agile team members who wish to become Agile Project Managers

There are no formal pre-requisites for attending the Foundation exam. 

In order to sit the Practitioner exam you must hold one of the following qualifications:

• Agile PM Foundation certificate
• DSDM Foundation certificate
• DSDM Advanced Practitioner certificate