APMG - Agile Project Management (AgilePM®) Foundation & Practitioner

On this accelerated APMG Agile Project Management Foundation and Practitioner course, you’ll gain a thorough understanding of the DSDM Agile Project Management framework, and how as a project manager, you’ll apply the framework into your business strategies.

In just 3 days, you’ll build knowledge on the philosophy, principle and lifecycle of an Agile project. You’ll also learn the:

• Products produced during an Agile project and their purpose.

• Techniques used and their benefits and limitations.

• Roles and responsibilities within an Agile project

Successful exam candidates who achieve an Agile Business certification can claim a free 3-month membership with APMG.

This is a combined course, so you’ll sit both the APMG Agile Project Management Foundation and the APMG Agile Project Management Practitioner exam, to achieve your certifications.

As an official APMG Partner and through Firebrand’s Lecture | Lab | Review methodology, you’ll get access to official courseware, learn from certified instructors and train in a distraction-free environment.

Audience

This course is ideal for:

• Practicing project managers

• Agile team members looking to become Agile Project Managers

Please note: Firebrand Training is an APMG Accredited Organisation.

AgilePM® is a registered trademark of Agile Business Consortium Limited. All rights reserved.

Benefits

Other accelerated training providers rely heavily on lecture and independent self-testing and study.

Effective technical instruction must be highly varied and interactive to keep attention levels high, promote camaraderie and teamwork between the students and instructor, and solidify knowledge through hands-on learning.

Firebrand Training provides instruction to meet every learning need:

• Intensive group instruction

• One-on-one instruction attention

• Hands-on labs

• Lab partner and group exercises

• Question and answer drills

• Independent study

Curriculum

APMG Agile Project Management Foundation

• Section 1: The underpinning philosophy and principles of Agile

• Section 2: The lifecycle of an Agile project, including alternative configurations

• Section 3: The products produced during an Agile project and their purpose

• Section 4: The techniques used and their benefits and limitations

• Section 5: The roles and responsibilities within an Agile project

APMG Agile Project Management Practitioner

• Section 1: How to apply a variety of agile practices to a project, for example, workshops, the MoSCoW technique to define project priorities, iterative development and modeling  

• Section 2: How to test, estimate and evaluate profit delivery in an Agile project    

• Section 3: Facilitation and support mechanisms within an Agile project 

• Section 4: The agile approach to manage and prioritise requirements

Exam Track

As part of this accelerated course, you’ll sit the following exams at the Firebrand Training centre, covered by your Certification Guarantee:

APMG Agile Project Management Foundation exam

• Format: Multiple-choice, closed book

• Number of questions: 50

• Passing score: 50% (25/50)

• Duration: 40 minutes

APMG Agile Project Management Practitioner exam

• Format: Objective-examination, open-book (only the official AgilePM manual is allowed)

• Number of questions: 4 (20 points per question)

• Passing score: 50% (40/80)

• Duration: 2.5 hours

Please note that you cannot take the practitioner exam if you fail the foundation exam.

The validity period for all APMG exams will be limited to 12 months from the booking date. Requests to reschedule within this period will be accepted in the usual way, but extensions beyond this period will not be possible.

What's Included

Included Handbook

Official APMG AgilePM Agile Project Management Handbook v2.0 - ISBN: 978-0992872724

Your accelerated course includes:

• Accommodation *

• Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *

• On-site exams 

• Exam vouchers 

• Practice tests 

• Certification Guarantee 

• Courseware

• Up-to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day

• 24-hour lab access

• Digital courseware 

Prerequisites

It is recommended (but not essential) for delegates to have experience in team leading, project management, project assurance/support or user management. Please note, you are not able to take Agile Practitioner examination without first passing Agile Foundation.

Unsure whether you meet the prerequisites? Don’t worry. Your training consultant will discuss your background with you to understand if this course is right for you.