The Knowledge Academy Agile Project Management Foundation & Practitioner 4 day course covers the following topics:

Software development teams have been using techniques such as Scrum, XP (eXtreme Programming), Lean and others for over a decade. Agile Project Management goes beyond these techniques to bring innovation, responsiveness and quality to projects across the full gamut of human endeavour. Here are principles, processes and practices that can be applied in any sector.

The Agile Project Management qualification aims to address the needs of those working in a project-focused environment who want to be Agile.

Based on the proven fundamentals within DSDM Atern, the certification provides the ability to deliver Agile Projects in organizations requiring standards, rigour and visibility around Project Management, while at the same time enabling the fast pace, change and empowerment provided by Agile.

The training is delivered by highly experienced project management trainers, with participation by the delegates being integral to the learning process.

Prerequisites

There is pre-study work required for this course. There is a downloadable pre-course studyguide. It includes reading the first four chapters of the Agile Project Management Handbook v1.1. These four chapters will be provided electronically.

A full hard copy of the Agile Project Management Handbook v1.1 will be provided on the course itself.

In addition, delegates will be required to complete a MINIMUM of 2 hours homework each evening which is set by the instructor

Course Goals

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)

Prepare for the Agile PM examinations.

This course is in two parts: Foundation and Practitioner.

Foundation lasts three days and includes a one hour multiple choice examination on the afternoon of the third day
Practitioner is a one day workshop including a two hour, scenario based examination. Prerequisites for the Practitioner examination are either:

Agile Project Management Foundation Certificate,

DSDM Atern Foundation Certificate, or

DSDM Advanced Practitioner Certificate

Content

Choosing the right approach

The basics of Agile Project Management

Roles and Responsibilities

Preparing for an Agile project

The factors that lead to success

How to manage an Agile project

Agile lifecycles

Processes and Products

Communication in an Agile project

Iterative development

Prioritisation and Time boxing

Maintaining control in an Agile project

Managing risk

Requirements and Estimating

Agile Planning

Building in quality

Exam Structure - Foundation

Multiple choice format

60 questions per paper

30 marks required to pass (out of 60 available) - 50%

60 minutes duration

Closed-book

Exam Structure Practitioner

Objective-testing

4 questions per paper, 15 marks available per question

30 marks required to pass (out of 60 available) - 50%

Two hours duration

Open-book (restricted to the manual only) examination