Course Syllabus

• 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

What's Included

• 12 months online access to our accredited AgilePM Foundation learning
• 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
• AgilePM Foundation mock exam revision tool
• AgilePM Handbook
• Full tutor support plus many additional materials to help put AgilePM into practice

Target Audience

With a clear, concise and detailed perspective on project productivity,the Agile PM certification is useful to all candidates and competency levels ranging from highly experienced project managers to those new to the industry. 

Accreditations

Foundation exam format

For the 2014 exams aligned to Handbook v2.0

• 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

For the 2014 exams aligned to Handbook v2.0

• 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.

Course Benefits

An AgilePM® Certification allows individuals to:

• Develop a more advanced, applied level of knowledge to gain an understanding of agile and the ability to apply relevant project management methods, leading to successful agile projects
• Clarify different management styles needed for successful agile projects compared to traditional projects and be able to tailor these to the situation
• Actively promote trust and close co-operation between the business and developers and gives the business ongoing visibility into what is happening
• Combine knowledge of more traditional management methodologies with agile to better adapt to a changing business environment
• Improve time-to-market and project success rates while simultaneously accelerating results by encouraging stakeholder involvement, feedback and effective controls.

An AgilePM® Certification allows organisations to:

• Deliver change faster, at a lower cost and with lower risk by continually validating project milestones against business objectives
• Complement and work with existing corporate processes such as PRINCE2®, quality and audit processes which improves rigour and visibility around project management, leading to a proven track record of successful delivery in a corporate environment
• Simply adopt a tried and tested approach rather than developing and integrating a company-specific agile management process
• Achieve better communication and control over projects and adapt project plans without disrupting the project budget, timescale and scope
• Develop professionalism in employees and include agile certification in employee professional development schemes.