Agile Project Management Practitioner Online (180 Days) Training Course

Agile Project Management Practitioner level training

Proctored Exam

180 Days Access

£600 (Excl. VAT)€690 (Excl. VAT)$750 (Excl. VAT)

Introduction

The APMG-International AgilePM® certification aims to address the needs of those working in a project-focused environment who want to be Agile.

It aims to combine flexibility with proven process for successful Agile Project Delivery.

The AgilePM guidance, developed in partnership with DSDM Consortium, offers a practical and repeatable methodology that achieves an ideal balance between the standards, rigour and visibility required for good project management, and the fast pace, change and empowerment provided by Agile.

The focus of Agile Project Management is on developing solutions incrementally enabling project teams to react effectively to changing requirements, whilst empowering project personnel and encouraging increased collaboration and ownership.

The guidance is based on DSDM Consortium's Agile Project Framework and is underpinned by DSDM's eight principles for effective Agile Project Delivery:

Focus on the business need
Collaborate
Build incrementally from firm foundations
Communicate continuously and clearly
Deliver on time
Never compromise quality
Deliver iteratively
Demonstrate control

Payment Details

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Access to Your E-Learning

A personal login for our Learning Management System will be created for you and you will receive an email containing details of the URL, username and password.

Please Note

* Depending on when the initial order is taken, it may take up to 48 hours to process.
* Your course access time will only trigger and commence when you first log in.

Course Outline

The AgilePM Practitioner course will cover:

How to apply a variety of Agile practices in a project, e.g. Facilitated workshops, MoSCoW prioritisation, Iterative Development and Modelling.
How to test, estimate and evaluate benefits delivery in an Agile project.
The mechanisms for facilitation and support within an Agile project.
The Agile approach to managing and prioritising requirements.

Description

Our Agile Project Management Practitioner (AgilePM) training course and certification was developed in partnership with the Agile experts at the DSDM Consortium and is accredited with the APMG Examination Institute. It is based on DSDM's Agile Project Framework

The AgilePM guidance and supporting training courses explain how to lay the foundations for successful Agile projects and manage an Agile project from start to finish.

About the Course

The course will allow you to adopt a practical and repeatable methodology that achieves an ideal balance between the standards, rigour and visibility required for good project management, and the fast-pace, change and empowerment provided by Agile.

Who Should Attend

The course is designed for:

AgilePM Foundation certified individuals.
Agile team members who wish to become Agile Project Managers.

Materials Provided

Our Agile Project Management Foundation training course includes extensive learning materials such as:

A full set of comprehensive online materials
Exercises
Sample Exam Paper

Organisational Benefits

Deliver change faster, at a lower cost and with lower risk by continually validating project milestones against business objectives.
Complements and works with existing corporate processes such as PRINCE2®, quality and audit processes which improves rigour and visibility around Project Management, leading to a proven track record of successful delivery in a corporate environment.
Simply adopt a tried and tested approach rather than developing and integrating a company-specific Agile Management process.
Achieve better communication and control over projects and adapt project plans without disrupting the project budget, timescale and scope.
Develop professionalism in employees and include Agile certification in employee professional development schemes.

Individual Benefits

Develop a more advanced, applied level of knowledge to gain an understanding of Agile and the ability to apply relevant Project Management methods, leading to successful Agile projects.
Clarify different management styles needed for successful Agile projects compared to traditional projects and be able to tailor these to the situation.
Actively promote trust and close co-operation between the business and developers and gives the business ongoing visibility into what is happening.
Combine knowledge of more traditional management methodologies with Agile to better adapt to a changing business environment.
Improve time-to-market and project success rates while simultaneously accelerating results by encouraging stakeholder involvement, feedback and effective controls.

Technical Requirements

WINDOWS

Screen Resolution: 1020 x 768 or above
Network/Internet Connection: 4Mb (megabits) or above
Windows XP or higher
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6+
Firefox 3+
Safari 4+

MAC

Screen resolution: 1020 x 768 or above
Network/Internet connection: 4Mb (megabits) or above
Mac OS X 10 or higher
Firefox 3+
Safari 4+

Adobe Flash Player 10+

Compatible speakers/headphones.

We suggest the use of the Firefox web browser for the best educational experience.

To take your web based exam, you will need a computer with a webcam, a microphone and a reliable internet connection.

You will also need administrator rights to install the software that will be used to monitor the exam session.

You will also need photo identification (passport, government ID or equivalent). If your exam includes a document to be printed (for example ITIL Managing Across the Lifecycle case study), the printer will need to be in the room where you take the exam.

Please note, in addition to your webcam, some examination institutes will require you to have a small mirror or reflective surface. The proctor will ask you to hold this up to show that there is nothing attached to the webcam or laptop itself.

For a successful exam, you will need:

	MINIMUM	RECOMMENDED
Web Camera	640×480 resolution	1280×720 resolution
PC Users	Windows XP	Windows 7
Mac Users	Mac OS X or higher	Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Internet Download Speed	.768 Mbps	1.5Mbps
Internet Upload Speed	.384 Mbps	1.5Mbps
RAM	1024MB	2GB

Acceptable browsers are:

Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
Safari
Internet Explorer 7, 8, 9, 10
Adobe Flash Player and Shockwave must also be installed before you begin the exam.

Prerequisites

You must hold the Agile PM Foundation certificate to be eligible for the Practitioner level course.

Prereading

It would be sensible to revist your Agile PM Foundation level of knowledge if it has been some time since you took the course and exam.

Exam Overview

The AgilePM Practitioner online exam comprises:

Complex multiple choice questions
4 questions per paper with 20 marks available per question
40/80 marks required to pass (50%)
2.5-hour duration
Open book (AgilePM Handbook)

Exam Type

Proctored Exam

Professional Development Units - PDU's

There are currently no CPD points available with this course

Qualifications

AgilePM Certificate

Next Steps

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Conclusion

On copletion of this course and a successful exam you will be ideally placed to advance your career in agile project management.