Project Management

AgilePM® Foundation & Practitioner

Get qualified in the world’s leading framework and certification for Agile Project Management.

  • Duration 4 Days
  • Fee - Virtual Instructor-Led $2,560 + GST
  • Exam Exam in Class
  • Fee - Face-to-face Training $2,960 + GST
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Upcoming Course Dates

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Virtual Instructor-led Training | AEDT 11 - 14 November 2024 09:30 am - 05:00 pm
Canberra, Face-to-Face 25 - 28 November 2024 09:00 am - 05:00 pm
Melbourne, Face-to-Face 9 - 12 December 2024 09:00 am - 05:00 pm

Overview

AgilePM® Foundation & Practitioner
The go to course for Agile Project Management

ALC offers an outstanding, four-day Agile training program covering the full scope of AgilePM®, the world’s leading Agile project management framework & certification. Developed by the Agile Business Consortium (formerly the DSDM Consortium) in association with APMG, this certification is aimed at anyone in a project environment who is looking for a leaner, structured approach that enables faster response to change and that is conducive to rapid implementation of high-priority initiatives.

Using the latest syllabus v2.0, the course will explain:

  • The key Agile skills and techniques
  • How an Agile project is managed
  • The different management styles needed for successful Agile projects (compared to “traditional” projects)
  • How to lay the foundations for successful Agile projects
  • How Agile operates alongside other frameworks such as PRINCE2®, MSP®, ITIL®

What you get from ALC’s Agile Project Management course

All participants will receive:

  • ALC’s Agile Project Management course workbook
  • The official Agile Project Management Handbook v2.0 written and published by the Agile Business Consortium – the definitive source for Agile
  • Case studies
  • Practice exams
  • Foundation and Practitioner certificate exams 

Live Virtual Instructor-led Agile Training

ALC’s Agile Project Management course is now available as Virtual Instructor-led Training (VILT). You get the same world-class trainer and the same excellent agile training that you would normally get from ALC. It is fully live and interactive. The only difference is that the AgilePM Agile Project Management course is conducted online.

Virtual Instructor-led Training has been around for quite a while and is a well-proven delivery method. Get AgilePM® Training Live, Instructor Led, virtually run online from your home, office or wherever you have a computer and a good internet connection!

Our Trainers Make the Difference

  • Leigh Harris

    Leigh is a recognised professional in the development and delivery of project, programme, and enterprise architecture training. He has held roles as a training manager and facilitator within leading consultancies and multi-national training organisations.

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  • Michelle Zgalin

    Michelle's career has centred around project delivery, business analysis, facilitation and consulting having spent over 20 years in the IT industry working in Australia as well as in the United Kingdom and Central Europe.

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Learning Outcomes

The AgilePM course will enable participants to understand:

  • The underpinning philosophy and principles of Agile
  • The lifecycle of an Agile project, including alternative configurations
  • The products produced during an Agile project and the purpose of these
  • The techniques used and their benefits and limitations
  • The roles and responsibilities within an Agile project
  • How the Agile Project Management process can enable planning, management and control for predictable Agile project deliveries.

Ready to become qualified in the world’s leading framework and certification for Agile Project Management? Book now for our Agile training and certification AgilePM® Foundation / Practitioner Combined course

The AgilePM course covers an agile approach to project management vs traditional project management. Using the principles of agile project management your development team and other team members will be able to enhance their development process by taking an iterative approach to dev using the agile methodology.  

Who Should Attend

The AgilePM course is aimed at Project Managers and others involved in Project Management who want to understand how to apply Agile approaches within an overall Project Management Lifecycle framework.

Course Contents

1. Agile Project Management Fundamentals

  • What is Agile Project Management?
  • Benefits of Agile Project Management
  • When to use Agile Project Management
  • Preparing for a successful Agile project
  • Agile Project Management Principles

2. The Agile Project Management Process

  • Agile Project Management Framework
  • Configuring the Agile Project Lifecycle

3. Work Products and Deliverables

  • Management Products and Deliverables
  • Business Work Products and Deliverables
  • Technical Products and Deliverables

4. Agile Project Teams

  • Agile Project Roles and Responsibilities
  • Agile Project Team Empowerment
  • Agile Project Team Structure

5. Agile Project Management Practices

  • Facilitated Workshops
  • MoSCoW Prioritisation
  • Modelling
  • Iterative Development
  • Timeboxing

6. Project Management and Control

  • Agile Planning
  • Agile Risk Management
  • Agile Estimating and Measurement
  • Agile Configuration Management

7. Other Agile Project Management Concerns

  • Agile Requirements (Functional and Non-functional Requirements)
  • Agile Testing
  • Quality Management and Quality Control
  • Ensuring Maintainability and Scalability
  • Excellent trainer. They used great anecdotes to explain how the content could be applied in real life, including what not to do. Was great at maintaining energy through long days of course delivery and showed a strong understanding of the course content and its application.

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Fees

Fees per person

AgilePM®  Foundation & Practitioner – Course & Exams (4 days)

  • Live Virtual Training = $2560 + gst
  • Face-to-Face Training = $2960 + gst

All participants will receive:

  • ALC’s Agile Project Management course workbook
  • The official Agile Project Management Handbook v2.0 written and published by the Agile Business Consortium. This handbook is the definitive source for Agile Foundation and Practitioner knowledge.
  • Official APMG certificate exams
  • Credly digital badge alongside APMG certificate
  • free Professional Assessment at Business Agility Professional Level 1 – Explorer.

Exams and Other Information

There are two exams included with the AgilePM course. Both exams are based on the new Handbook (v2.0) and are set and marked by APMG:

Live Virtual Training – Participants of the Agile project management course certification will sit the exam online during the course. The exams are invigilated live by the ALC trainer via the Zoom session. The online exam is hosted by the examination institute APMG and accessed via a web browser.

**Should the participant be unable to sit the exam on the day of the course, an online exam voucher can be provided. The online exam voucher is provided at the end of the Agile course and participants are required to sit their exam via the proctoru system. For more exam voucher information, click here. 

Face-to-Face Training – Participants will be provided with a paper-based exam which is completed whilst at the course in the same venue of the course itself.

Foundation Exam

The Foundation exam is held at the end of the Foundation module and comprises:

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

Practitioner Exam

The Practitioner exam is held at the end of the Practitioner module and comprises:

  • 4 questions
  • Each worth 20 marks for a total of 80 marks
  • 40 marks required to pass (out of 80 available) – 50%
  • 2.5 hours duration
  • Open book (restricted to the manual only) examination

AgilePM Practitioner certification is valid for 5 years. To maintain the certification, candidates will need to complete and pass the relevant Re-Registration exam.

Pre-Requisites

There are no pre-requisites to sit the Foundation exam. To be eligible to take the Practitioner exam you must have one of the following:

  • AgilePM Foundation Certificate, or
  • DSDM Atern Foundation Certificate, or
  • DSDM Advanced Practitioner Certificate.

Accreditation

This course is accredited by APMG

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