AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT PRACTITIONER

Overview

This course, accredited by the APMG, and created in conjunction with the DSDM Consortium, provides the world’s first independent certification in Agile Project Management. It provides delegates with an understanding of how the Agile Project Management process can enable planning, management and control of successful and well-controlled Agile projects. The course provides the opportunity to gain certification as an Agile Project Manager at both Foundation and Practitioner levels.

Duration

This is a 4 day course.

Prerequisites and evening study

There are no pre-requisites for the course. Some evening work is required. Delegates sit a 1 hour multiple choice Agile Project Management Foundation paper on the third day and on passing this are eligible to sit the 2 hour Practitioner Objective Test Examination (OTE) on the fourth day.

Examinations

Delegates sit a 1 hour multiple choice Foundation paper on the third day and on passing this are eligible to sit the 2 hour Practitioner Objective Test Examination (OTE) on the fourth day.

Course Objectives

This course will enable delegates to:

• Understand the concepts, benefits and risks of Agile development
• Understand the philosophy, approach and principles of Agile project management, using DSDM Atern
• Understand the DSDM Atern lifecycle and products
• Set up appropriate project teams
• Plan and run a facilitated workshop
• Model and prototype aspects of the solution
• Elicit, analyse, prioritise and manage requirements
• Create a timeboxed plan for a project
• Understand the importance of negotiation and collaboration
• Use their skills to set up and manage an Agile project

Who Should Attend

Those who are likely to be involved in the management of Agile projects and programmes, including:

• Project Managers
• Team Leaders
• Business Analysts
• Project Board and Project Steering Representatives
• Project Management Office Personnel
• Quality Assurance and Quality Control Managers

Course Content

What is Agile? Major agile approaches
Benefits of Agile project management
When to use Agile project management
Risks and benefits of Agile
Preparing for successful Agile projects
Agile project management principles
Agile project management framework
Configuring the Agile Project Lifecycle
Management, business and solution focus
Agile project roles and responsibilities
Agile project team empowerment
Agile project team structure
Facilitated Workshops
MoSCoW Prioritisation
Iterative Development
Timeboxing
Modelling
Agile requirements
Agile planning
Agile risk management
Testing, quality and maintainability
Agile estimating and measurement
Agile configuration management

Do you want:

• a training course run on your premises (reducing accommodation and travel fees)?
• a course written or tailored specifically for your staff?
• a standard course run just for your staff?

Do you have:

• four or more people to train?
• a definite time at which the training needs to be provided?

Then you're probably looking for "in-house" training.

We can run any of our standard courses just for you. If you require something special, or a combination of several courses, we can discuss this with you and tailor an event designed to meet your needs. These courses can be run at a time convenient to you, either on your premises or at a separate venue. The location can be specified by you or we can recommend a suitable venue if you prefer.

Need more help?

We can advise on combinations of training courses which typically prove the most effective. We can, if you wish, perform a full training needs analysis of your staff, to help you to identify training needs, and the programmes of training to put into place to meet both your current and future needs.

What to do next...

• Decide what you want from this training - what are your objectives?
• Decide which course(s) you need, or whether something tailored is required;
• Decide approximately when you would like the training to be run;
• Ascertain when your people can be available and how many people in total you need to train.

Then please contact us to discuss your needs.