APMG-International AgilePM® Foundation & Practitioner blended learning

ILX Group’s accredited AgilePM Foundation and Practitioner blended learning course contains all of the training and materials you need to attain both the Foundation and Practitioner qualifications in AgilePM.

About the course

This fully accredited blended learning AgilePM Foundation & Practitioner course aims to address the needs of those working in a project-focused environment who want to be agile. It contains all the training and materials you need to help fully prepare you for the AgilePM Foundation and Practitioner examinations. It combines highly interactive multimedia e-learning with an intensive workshop.

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 (virtual/classroom).

Important: The Foundation exam must be undertaken and passed online via remote web proctor prior to attending the two-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 two-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

12 months access to our accredited AgilePM Foundation online learning
AgilePM Foundation exam: must be taken online via web proctor and pass confirmation received prior to attending the Practitioner course (must be taken within 12 months of purchase)
Two-day AgilePM Practitioner course (virtual/classroom)
AgilePM Practitioner exam: Will either be at the end of the classroom course or if attending the virtual option online via remote proctor (must be taken within 12 months of purchase)
The AgilePM handbook
Full tutor support

What's covered?

Explain how to lay the foundations for successful agile projects
Explain how an agile project is managed
Clarify the different management styles needed for successful agile projects (compared to “traditional” projects)
Provide integration with PRINCE2®
Fully prepare you for AgilePM Foundation and Practitioner examinations

Target audience

This qualification is aimed at:

Practising project managers
Agile team members who wish to become Agile Project Managers

Foundation exam format

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

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

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