AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONER
OVERVIEW
This Agile Project Management qualification is to confirm that a candidate has successful knowledge and understanding of the Agile Project Management guidance to work as an Agile Project Manager, managing projects with one than one solution delivery team.
Agile is based on the proven fundamentals within DSDM Atern. This new certification provides the ability to deliver Agile Projects in organisations requiring firm standards and visibility around Project Management, while enabling the fast pace, change and empowerment provided by Agile.
The project management course will:
- Explain how to lay the foundations for successful agile projects
- Explain how to manage an agile project
- Compare and clarify the different management styles needed for successful agile projects
- Provide integration with project management approaches, such as PRINCE2®
The Agile Project Management scheme consists of two qualification levels: Foundation and Practitioner, with an examination for each. The Foundation exam must be completed successfully before moving on to the Practitioner level.
TARGET AUDIENCE
This project management course will benefit all those involved in projects, including:
- Practising Project Managers
- General Managers
- Project Team members
- Staff who have a defined role
- Project Management Consultants
PRE-REQUISITE LEARNING
Pre-requisites accepted to be eligible to take the Practitioner examination:
- Agile Project Management Foundation Certificate
- DSDM Atern Foundation Certificate
- DSDM Advanced Practitioner Certificate
COURSE CONTENT
This project management course follows the syllabus set down by the APM Group and DSDM Consortium, including:
- Atern Principles
- The Lifecycle
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Iterative Development
- Configuring the Lifecycle for Evolution
- Delivering Quality
- Project Management
- Risk Management
- Configuration Management
COURSE DURATION & DELIVERY
This is an intensive two day course leading to the Agile Practitioner examination which takes place on the final day.
The Agile Project Management Practitioner exam is an objective-testing two hour exam. Delegates are presented with 4 questions worth 15 marks each. Delegates must obtain 50% out of the 60 available marks. This examination is open-book allowing only for the Agile Manual to be taken into the examination.
Delegates receive the following:
- Accredited course material
- Agile Project Management Handbook
- Sample questions and Case Studies
Depending on experience, delegates are encouraged to devote at least 20 hours of pre-course studying before attending the course. Evening work is also required during the course.
This course is delivered with a blend of classroom training interventions and practical syndicate and individual sessions. All our facilitators are accredited by the APMG.
The Agile Project Management course may be delivered at our premises or alternatively we also tailor the course to be delivered in-house with adequate attendees.
BENEFITS
On completion of the course delegates will be able to:
- Empower the project team to make day-to-day decisions
- Change and evolve as the understanding of the requirements of a project deepens
- Use the Agile framework that encompass people, the technology that supports them and the processes that bind them together
