Agile PM Foundation & Practitioner Course
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The Foundation Course
The foundation course will cover the following topics:
The underpinning philosophy and principles of Agile.
The lifecycle of an Agile project, including alternative configurations.
The products produced during an Agile project and the purpose of these.
The techniques used and their benefits and limitations.
The roles and responsibilities within an Agile project.
Who should enroll?
The course is aimed at Project Managers who are either adding to their knowledge of approaches such as PRINCE2® or who are operating in an agile environment and need to be able to run projects in more complex and scalable situations.
Pre-requisite
There are no prerequisites for the course, however some exposure to project management would be useful.
Course content
The foundation course will cover the following topics:
The Philosophy and Principles of Agile Project Management
The AgilePM Lifecycle and Products
Team structures
Roles and Responsibilities
Communication
MoSCoW and Timeboxing
Lifecycle Configuration
Estimation and Measurement
Quality and Maintainability
Planning, Control and Risk
Preparation for the Foundation Examination.
Course Outline
Information Sessions
- About the Course
- About the exams
- Contact and Support
- Tour of the eLearning interface
Foundation Exam Preparation
- How to prepare for the Foundation Exam
- Foundation Exam simulator
Foundation Course Modules
- Introducing AgilePM
- Philosophy and Principles
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Processes and Products
- Key Practices and Techniques
- People and Interactions
- Requirements
- Estimating
- Planning and Control
- Quality
- Risk
- Tailoring
- Foundation Course Closure
Professional Development
Successful completion of this course may entitle you to credits in various professional development programmes:
- For AIPM CPD points, check here
- For PMI PDUs, check here
Certification Exams
The Foundation Exam is a 60 minute closed book multiple choice exam. You must get at least 30 of the 60 questions correct to pass. You must score 30 (50%) or more marks to pass the exam.
The examination is conducted by APMG, subject to their terms and conditions.
EZY Skills will book your examination with APMG. APMG will then contact you by email and ask you to register in their candidate system. They will also let you know how to schedule the date and time you wish to take your examination.
Your course fee allows for a “one time” sitting at the examination. Please be aware that if you schedule an examination with APMG but do not take that examination as scheduled, APMG will charge you an additional fee for the examination. You will not be able to reschedule a missed examination until this additional fee has been paid.
Reference Manuals
Each Foundation course is self-contained; students will not need the reference manual to pass the Foundation examination
Follow-on Courses
We recommend that those who have completed the Foundation course should move on to the AgilePM Practitioner course as soon as possible, while their knowledge of AgilePM remains fresh.
The most economical way to take both Foundation and Practitioner courses is to purchase our AgilePM Combined Foundation and Practitioner course.
We also recommend that students who complete this course should proceed with one of our PRINCE2® courses.
The Practitioner Course
The Practitioner course will cover the following topics:
Apply the underpinning philosophy and principles of AgilePM 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
Identify the Agile techniques to be used for a given situation within a 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.
Apply the following Agile techniques in a project situation, Facilitated Workshops, MoSCoW prioritisation, Iterative Development, Modelling, Timeboxing
Describe the agile approach to managing requirements and identify action to rectify problems with requirements within an Agile project from a given scenario.
Who should enroll?
Pre-requisite
There are no prerequisites for the course, however some exposure to project management would be useful.
Candidates for the Practitioner exam must have previously passed the Foundation exam.
Course content
The Practitioner Seminar helps you to integrate the concepts presented in the Foundation course.
Students will work through a range of exercises and case studies in order to broaden & deepen their understanding of Agile Project Management and to prepare for the exam.
Course Outline
Information Sessions
- About the Course
- About the exams
- Contact and Support
- Tour of the eLearning interface
Practitioner Exam Preparation
- How to prepare for the Practitioner Exam
- How to use the sample Practitioner Exam
Practitioner Course Modules
- Practitioner Seminar
Professional Development
Candidates who pass the Practitioner exam are entitled to style themselves as a “Registered Agile Project Management Practitioner” on CVs and business cards.
Successful completion of this course may entitle you to credits in various professional development programmes:
- For AIPM CPD points, check here
- For PMI PDUs, check here
Certification Exams
The Practitioner Exam is a 2 hour objective testing open book (access allowed only to the Agile Project Management handbook) exam. There will be 4 questions and 60 question items, each worth 1 mark for a total of 60 marks. You must get at least 30 of the 60 question items correct to pass. The questions will be presented in the following styles:
- Classical multiple choice
- Yes/No
- Multiple responses
- Matching
- Assertion/Reason
Candidates for the Practitioner Exam must have already passed the Foundation Exam
The examination is conducted by APMG, subject to their terms and conditions.
EZY Skills will book your examination with APMG. APMG will then contact you by email and ask you to register in their candidate system. They will also let you know how to schedule the date and time you wish to take your examination.
Your course fee allows for a “one time” sitting at the examination. Please be aware that if you schedule an examination with APMG but do not take that examination as scheduled, APMG will charge you an additional fee for the examination. You will not be able to reschedule a missed examination until this additional fee has been paid.
Reference Manuals
Each Practitioner course makes frequent references to sections in the relevant reference manual. In addition, a Practitioner exam candidate is permitted to access the reference manual during the exam; in fact, the examiner expects that the candidate does have access. So EZY Skills strongly recommends that Practitioner exam candidates have access to a copy of the reference manual during the exam.
Only the official reference manual may be used; not a photocopy. The official manual may be annotated and tabulated but no sticky notes and loose leaf papers containing additional notes will be allowed to be accessed in the Practitioner examination.
Note that this does not require the candidate to purchase a copy of the reference manual for themselves. It may be possible for a candidate to borrow a clean copy of the reference manual from a previous candidate or from a corporate or public library.
A certification course does not cover all of the content in the corresponding reference manual. Delegates would find that having access to a copy of the reference manual in the workplace after the course would be an invaluable resource. Most people find that the level of knowledge required to pass a certification exam is somewhat lower than required to actually apply the material just learned in the workplace. Even people with a great deal of experience using the material find that there are occasions when access to the reference manual is necessary.
Providers of Manuals:
For reference manuals relating to APMG courses, the best sources are:
Most reference manuals are also available on Amazon.com.
Used copies of reference manuals may be available on eBay or similar sites.
APMG is currently not providing hardcopy versions from their Bookshop.
Delivery timeframes:
Delivery times for hardcopy reference manuals are currently much longer than normal. Students are advised not to schedule their Practitioner exam before receipt of any reference manual they may have ordered.
Follow-on Courses
We recommend that delegates who complete this course should proceed with one of our PRINCE2® courses.
Total Cost
$1,399.00
Includes AMPG Certification Examination Fee
This course will
The underpinning philosophy and principles of Agile
The lifecycle of an Agile project, including alternative configurations
The products produced during an Agile project and the purpose of these
The techniques used and their benefits and limitations
The roles and responsibilities within an Agile project.
Follow-on Courses
We recommend that students who complete this course should proceed with one of our Project Management courses.
PRINCE2® Project Management
Better Business Cases
Change Management