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Agile Project Management® Foundation Level with Practitioner (AgilePM)
APMG Accredited Training
Chaired by
Steve Browne
Available Dates
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Venue
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8 - 11 July, 2024
09:25 - 16:15
Virtual Using Zoom
Limited Spaces Available
23 - 26 September, 2024
09:25 - 16:15
Virtual Using Zoom
Limited Spaces Available
25 - 28 November, 2024
09:25 - 16:15
Virtual Using Zoom
Limited Spaces Available
Overview
Adopting Agile methods for project management is rising in the public sector. If you want to help your team communicate better, manage risks and deliver high quality services in a faster manner, you need a clear strategy to implement more effective methodologies.
Our four-day virtual course covers the established certification by APMG. It gives an extensive breakdown of the principles of this modern project management approach and highlights how it differs and extends traditional methodologies, such as PRINCE2.
Leave the course fully qualified in AgilePM Practitioner Level and confident in your ability to apply agile in your organisation to transform and improve project management.
This course is aimed at professionals who are operating in an agile environment and need to be able to run projects in more complex and scalable situations.
Exams
Foundation exam at the end of day 2 and practitioner exam at the end of day 4
Project Management Consultant,
AgilePM Accredited Trainer
Steve started as a computer programmer, working for a subsidiary of Nat West bank, before taking on a role in pre-sales consultancy and client training both in the UK and internationally.
He became involved in Project Management in the 1980’s while working for a services company. Two spells as a company director saw Steve develop a strong interest in formal methods. A return to full time project management included a series of increasingly complex projects and led to programme and portfolio management roles. He has worked with both on-shore and off-shore teams to deliver change ...
Steve Browne
Learning Outcomes
Understand Agile Project Management which is based on the internationally recognised framework of DSDM
Increase your value as a project manager in an agile project environment
Assess the difference between simple lightweight agile approaches which typically operate at the solution delivery (or ‘work package’) level and the greater holistic view of how multiple work streams are co-ordinated with the appropriate level of governance and control
Be prepared for the Foundation & Practitioner exams
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Agenda
Day 1
09:15 - 09:30 Registration
09:30 - 09:45 Introductions and Logistics
09:45 - 10:15 The Marshmallow Challenge
An exercise to introduce the concepts of iteration and incremental delivery
10:15 - 10:45 What is Agile?
What is Agile?
The Agile Manifesto
Background to Agile
An overview of some Agile methods
Agile (iterative) vs. Waterfall (sequential) approaches
10:45 - 11:00 Morning Break
11:00 - 11:45 Principles and Mindset
The underlying philosophy
Taking control of time and cost
AgilePM principles and mindset
11:45 - 12:30 What Makes a Project Successful?
Risks to success
When to use Agile
Preparing for success
Success factors and scaling
Bringing stakeholders on board
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:30 Who Plays Which Role?
Delivery roles
Business involvement
Roles and Responsibilities
14:30 - 14:45 Afternoon Break
14:45 - 15:45 Prioritisation
Timeboxing
MOSCOW prioritisation
15:45 - 16:30 Agile Practices
Modelling
Facilitated workshops
Iterative development
16:30 - 16:45 Homework
16:45 - 17:00 Questions & Close
Day 2
08:45 - 09:00 Registration
09:00 - 10:00 Homework Review and Day 1 Recap
The DSDM Products: Tools to help track and control the project
Planning and Control throughout the Lifecycle: What techniques to applyhen
The DSDM Process: Taking you through a project from initial idea and delivery, to measuring the improvement it has made
10:00 - 10:45 The DSDM Process
From initial idea, through delivery, to measuring the improvement it has made
10:45 - 11:00 Morning Break
11:00 - 12:30 The DSDM Products
Tools to help track and control the project
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:30 Planning and Control Throughout the Lifecycle
14:30 - 14:45 Afternoon Break
14:45 - 15:15 Revision
15:15 - 15:30 Foundation Exam Administration
15:30 - 16:10 Foundation Exam
16:10 - 16:45 Foundation Exam Marking
16:10 - 17:00 Questions & Close
Day 3
08:45 - 09:00 Registration
09:00 - 09:45 Homework Review
09:45 - 10:45 The Agile PM View
Roles and Responsibilities – the AgilePM view
How the PM can work with and get the best from the other participants
10:45 - 11:00 Morning Break
11:00 - 11:45 The Lifecycle
Agile Project Management – through the lifecycle
Help deliver effectively, at a lower cost and with lower risk, by continually validating project milestones against business objectives
11:45 - 12:30 The Effective Use of the Products
Deciding what is the simplest and most helpful way of applying the management tools
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:30 Deliver on Time
How to get teams working together even when they’re not in one location
Combining MoSCoW Prioritisation and Timeboxing: Keeping everything on track
People, Teams and Interactions: Boost communication and stakeholder engagement skills -critical for successful projects
14:30 - 14:45 Afternoon Break
14:45 - 15:30 Requirements
Requirements and User Stories
Understanding requirements gathering and plain language ways of capturing them
15:30 - 16:30 Estimating How and When
16:30 - 16:45 Homework
16:45 - 17:00 Questions & Close
Day 4
08:45 - 09:00 Registration
09:00 - 09:45 Homework Review
09:45 - 10:45 Innovation and Flexibility
How to create flexible plans without stifling creativity
Understand the lifecycle of project planning and how to apply it innovatively
10:45 - 11:00 Morning Break
11:00 - 12:30 Quality, Risk and Evaluation
Never Compromise Quality
What are the limitations of AgilePM?
The products produced during an Agile project and their purpose
How to test, estimate and evaluate profit delivery in an Agile project
Risk management: How to use AgilePM to control risk and improve your chances of success
Clarify different management styles needed for successful agile projects compared to traditional projects and be able to tailor these to the situation
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:45 - 14:00 Practitioner Exam Administration
14:00 - 16:30 Practitioner Exam
16:30 - 17:00 Questions & Close
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