AgilePM® v3 Foundation 2 Days (14 Hours) / Exam included

Learning Objectives

Attend our 2-day AgilePM Foundation course and:

• Learn how to lay the foundations for successful agile projects within your organization
• Get an insight in the lifecycle of an Agile project and discover alternative configurations
• Have a better understanding of the roles and responsibilities within an Agile project, for example, how the project manager and the roles within an Agile team interact and combine
• Discover the mechanisms to facilitate and support your teams within an Agile project, while maintaining a governance structure adapted to the management of the project
• Understand the challenges of adopting Agile principles and grasp some practical ideas for how to overcome them
• Discover how AgilePM integrates and complements with other methodologies such as PRINCE2 and Scum
• Learn how to apply a variety of AgilePM practices and techniques in a project such as facilitated workshops, MoSCoW prioritization, iterative development and modelling
• Get insight in how to test, estimate and evaluate the benefits of the deliveries in an Agile project
• Be prepared to successfully pass the AgilePM Foundation certification

Course Outline

Topics covered during this 2-day course:

• What is Agile? How to choose an appropriate Agile approach?
• The Agile manifesto
• The philosophy and the principles of AgilePM 
• The AgilePM lifecycle (the processes)
• The AgilePM documents (the products) that support the project governance
• Roles and responsibilities within an Agile project
• Key practices: prioritization and Timeboxing (sprints)
• Planning and controlling the project throughout the Lifecycle
• Other Agile practices: facilitated workshops, modelling and iterative development
• Delivering projects on time: combining MoSCoW prioritization and Timeboxing
• Requirements and user stories
• The effective use of the Products
• Estimating techniques: how and when? "Estimate effort and derive duration"
• Project planning through the lifecycle
• Quality assurance in an Agile project
• Risk management
• How to tailor AgilePM to your needs?

Throughout the course, working in small groups and based on a case study, participants will do several exercises to put their knowledge into practice. Preparation for the AgilePM Foundation exam is included to help you pass your exam as successfully as possible. The AgilePM Foundation exam is taken online with remote supervision by B2B Learning via Teams, one week after the end of the course (date and time to be agreed with the group). Alternatively, we can provide you with an exam voucher to take the test at a date and time of your choice via APMG.

Who should attend?

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

The AgilePM Foundation course is designed for practicing project managers or Agile team members interested in becoming Agile Project Managers. You may be adding AgilePM® to your knowledge of traditional methods such as PRINCE2 and Scrum or you may wish to expand your knowledge of other Agile methods (Scrum, Kanban, …).

Prerequisites

There are no formal prerequisites for this course, however a first experience in project management is a plus.

About the Foundation exam

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

The AgilePM Foundation exam is taken online with remote supervision by B2B Learning via Teams, one week after the end of the course (date and time to be agreed with the group). Alternatively, we can provide you with an exam voucher to take the test at a date and time of your choice via APMG.

Course Material

Participants receive an accredited set of training material, including the presentation, exercises and sample exam papers. You will also receive a paper copy of the official handbook.