Achieving AgilePM® Foundation Certification Training

Attend this official APMG AgilePM Foundation certification course and learn how to flex and deliver projects rapidly to meet your customer needs. Plus, you will prepare for and take the AgilePM Foundation exam in class.

AgilePM Foundation Certification Delivery Methods

• In-Person

• Online

AgilePM Foundation Certification Course Informtion

• AgilePM Foundation Certification Course Benefits

  • Prepare for the AgilePM Foundation certification exam.
  • Recognise the underpinning philosophy and principles of Agile.
  • Understand the lifecycle of an Agile project, including alternative configurations.
  • Apply the products produced during an Agile project and their purpose.
  • Apply techniques used and understand their benefits and limitations.
  • Identify roles and responsibilities within an Agile project.
  • PRINCE2 Agile Project Management manual and study guide included
  • Practice exams, prep questions, and additional resources included

  Attendees who have completed the exam are gifted 3-month membership with Agile Business Consortium. Individual Consortium membership offers the following benefits:

  • Online webinars
  • Member training days
  • 20% discount on items in the Consortium’s web-ship, including general events such as the Agile Business Conference
  • Latest templates

  Eligible candidates will automatically receive an email invitation from The Consortium to activate their membership.

• AgilePM Foundation Certification Course Prerequisites

  • Familiarity with project work, either as a project manager or as another role on a project – this course is not designed to teach people how to be project managers. It is intended to provide an agile framework to those who already have some basic project experience.
  • Familiarity with agile product development (for example, Scrum) – this course builds on product development experience to encompass the entire agile project lifecycle, not just development aspects.

• AgilePM Foundation Certification Exam Information

  • This course is accredited by APMG.
  • There are a few hours of pre-course reading required.
  • On Evenings 1 and 2 there will be some sample exam questions set as homework. It is important to set aside some time to complete this extra work – candidates who are able to complete both the pre-reading and the homework achieve significantly better exam results.
  • The Foundation exam will be administered during class.
  • Foundation exam: 40 minutes, 50 multiple-choice questions, passing score is 50%, closed book.
  • APMG Exam no-shows or late cancels/reschedules will result in a £20 fee to the candidate directly from APMG.

AgilePM Foundation Certification Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to Agile Project Management

Establishing Agile Fundamentals

• Exploring the relationship between Agile, AgilePF and DSDM
• Integrating DSDM with best-practice methods
• Outlining the eight principles that guide DSDM

Preparing for an Agile Project

• Analyzing the Project Approach Questionnaire (PAQ)
• Accepting the DSDM philosophy
• Identifying a successful team style

Module 2: Building the Foundation for an Agile Project

Completing pre-project activities

• Completing pre-project activities
• Ensuring that the right projects are started and set up correctly
• Identifying important members of the team
• Planning the Feasibility Phase

Assessing project feasibility

• Confirming that a solution exists
• Creating an outline business case
• Defining the project organization structure
• Planning the Foundation Phase

Setting firm foundations for an Agile project

• Integrating business, solution, and management perspectives
• Establishing a Priorities Requirements List (PRL)
• Defining project and solution standards
• Agreeing on roles and responsibilities
• Extending the outline business case
• Baselining a schedule of project activities

Module 3: Evolving an Accurate Solution

Investigating and designing options

• Iteratively exploring detailed requirements and confirming the viability
• Iteratively modelling solutions
• Refining the evolving solution to meet prioritized business needs
• Expanding and refining products

Incorporating DSDM project management techniques

• Timeboxing development cycles
• Controlling progress throughout the project
• Delivering a quality product to meet requirements
• Managing project risk

Module 4: Deploying Solutions

Releasing to the business

• Achieving acceptance from stakeholders
• Planning the release
• Transferring ownership to the business environment
• Migrating products into live use
• Training end-users and completing documentation

Closing the project

• Confirming that the benefits can still be delivered
• Formally closing the project
• Evaluating the project to support continuous improvement

Conducting post-project activities

• Assessing whether the project benefits have been achieved
• Comparing the results of the projects to the original business case

Module 5: Foundation Exam

Preparing for the exam

• Gaining insight into the exam process
• Applying proven tips for exam success
• Practising with sample test questions

Foundation Exam (Day 2)

• Completing the necessary APMG paperwork
• Taking the foundation exam