Agile Project Management Foundation - AgilePM® Training in Australia

There are no prerequisites for this course although it would be beneficial for delegates to have some practical experience of project work within an Agile environment.

Pre-Course Reading

While not required, delegates are encouraged to visit the Agile Business Consortium's website and start to become familiar with the framework.

• set up an Agile project
• identify appropriate people for Agile roles
• define increments and time boxes to keep a project on track
• manage a Solution Development Team
• communicate with business stakeholders in a project environment
• use Agile techniques, including prioritisation of requirements to ensure on-time project delivery
• identify risks to delivery of projects managed using the DSDM Agile approach

• What is Agile? And why use DSDM?
• Philosophy, Principles, and Project Variables
• Preparing for Success
• Preparing for Agile Project Management
• The DSDM Process
• The People - DSDM Roles and Responsibilities
• The DSDM Products
• Key Practices - Prioritisation and Timeboxing
• Planning and Control Throughout the Lifecycle
• Other Practices - Iterative Development, Facilitated Workshops, Modeling and Prototyping

Agile Project Management Foundation Examination

All delegates will sit the APMG Agile Project Management Foundation examination (a multiple choice paper) in the late afternoon of the second day of the course.

Exam details:

• The Foundation examination is taken at 15:00 during the afternoon on Day two and candidates may take 40 minutes to complete it
• Full details of the examination can be found on the APMG website.
• APMG-International Agile Project Management is a trademark of The APM Group Limited.

• Multiple choice format
• 50 questions per paper
• 25 marks required to pass (out of 50 available) - 50%
• 40 minutes duration
• Closed book

Proof of identity for the examination

Delegates must bring signed photo ID to APMG examinations (e.g. passport, driving license, student card) as they will be asked by the invigilator to produce it prior to the exam. Delegates must also be familiar with the APMG Terms and Conditions of Certification which can be found on the APMG International website.