APMG Agile Project Management Foundation & Practitioner (AgilePM®)

Holders of the APMG AgilePM® Practitioner Certification should be able to:

• Apply the underpinning philosophy and principles of Agile DSDM Atern 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
• Apply the following Agile techniques in a project situation: Facilitated Workshops; MoSCoW prioritisation; Iterative Development; Modelling; Timeboxing;
• Identify the Agile techniques to be used for a given situation within a scenario
• Understand the roles and responsibilities within an Agile project and correctly determine the appropriate personnel to fulfil these roles within a given 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
• Describe the agile approach to managing requirements and identify action to rectify problems with requirements within an Agile project from a given scenario

• explain agile to project stakeholders
• explain the agile philosophy and project lifecycle
• identify the agile project products
• set up and work with agile project teams
• run facilitated workshops
• plan an agile project using timeboxes
• plan iteratively and incrementally
• identify and prioritise requirements in an agile way
• develop the right level of documentation in an agile project
• ensure quality in an agile environment

• 4 full days of classroom training (4 consecutive midweek days or 2 weekends)
• Both AgilePM® Foundation and AgilePM® Practitioner exams
• Full set of PowerPoint slides
• Case study and answer pointers
• APMG Agile Project Management Handbook V2.0 (Manual)
• Coffee & refreshments on all course dates
• One year free membership of the Agile Business Consortium

Objectives of the Practitioner Qualification

The Practitioner level qualification assesses if your knowledge and understanding of the Agile Project Management guidance and your ability to apply and tailor it to a given scenario situation. The case study scenario used on the course is designed to allow the candidate to demonstrate competence to begin working as an Agile Project Manager on a non-complex project.

Pre-requisites: APMG AgilePM® Foundation certificate or DSDM Atern Foundation certificate or DSDM Advanced Practitioner certificate

Examination format

Complex multiple choice format

• 4 questions per paper
• 40 marks required to pass (out of 80 available) – 50%
• 2 hours and 30 minutes duration
• Open book (restricted to the official manual only) examination