About the course
The blended learning will provide you with the knowledge and understanding of the scope, content and structure of the AgilePM method and fully prepare you for the AgilePM Foundation and Practitioner examinations. You will begin by studying the highly interactive AgilePM Foundation e-learning and utilising the exam simulator which will give you a real-time opportunity to practice your exam technique.
Upon completion of your Foundation e-learning you will be able to take the examination online via web proctor. Once you have passed the Foundation element you will be able to arrange your Practitioner workshop, which culminates on the morning of day four with the AgilePM Practitioner examination.
Important: the Foundation exam must be undertaken and passed online via remote web proctor prior to attending the four-day Practitioner workshop.
Duration
You will have 12 months' access to the Foundation e-learning. Once you have completed this, and have passed the Foundation exam, you will then attend the four-day Practitioner workshop.
Pre-requisites
There are no formal pre-requisites for attending the Foundation exam.
In order to sit the Practitioner exam you must hold one of the following qualifications:
- Agile PM Foundation certificate
- DSDM Foundation certificate
- DSDM Advanced Practitioner certificate
Learning objectives
By the end of the Foundation element of the course you should understand the key principles and terminology within the Agile Management Foundation guidance. Specifically:
- The underpinning philosophy and principles of Agile
- The lifecycle of an Agile project, including alternative configurations
- The products produced during an Agile project and their purpose
- The techniques used and their benefits and limitations
- The roles and responsibilities within an Agile project
By the end of the Practitioner element of the course you should be able to:
- Apply the underpinning philosophy and principles of DSDM 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
Target audience
This qualification is aimed at:
- Practising project managers
- Agile team members who wish to become Agile Project Managers
Exam format
Foundation exam format
For the 2014 exams aligned to Handbook v2.0
- Multiple choice format
- 50 questions per paper
- 25 marks required to pass (out of 50 available) - 50%
- 40 minutes duration
- Closed book
Practitioner exam format
For the 2014 exams aligned to Handbook v2.0
- Objective testing
- 4 questions per paper, 20 marks available per question
- 40 marks required to pass (out of 80 available) - 50%
- 2.5 hours duration
- Open book (restricted to the official manual only) examination
How you take your exam
- AgilePM Foundation exam: must be taken online via remote web proctor and pass confirmation received prior to attending your workshop
- Four day AgilePM Practitioner workshop which culminates on the morning of day four with the AgilePM Practitioner examination