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Bespoke Training: Agile Project Management® Foundation Level with Practitioner (AgilePM)
APMG Accredited Training
Overview
As the popularity of adopting Agile methods for project management rises in the public sector, so does your team’s need to have a clear strategy in place to implement methodologies that help everyone communicate better, manage risks, and deliver high-quality services in a faster manner.
This four-day Agile Project Management® Foundation Level with Practitioner (AgilePM) course covers the established certification by APMG. It has been created to give an extensive breakdown of the principles of this modern project management approach. As well as highlight how it both differs and extends traditional methodologies, such as PRINCE2.
Run this four-day course fully qualified in AgilePM Foundation and Practitioner Level at your organisation and be confident in your ability to apply agile techniques to transform and improve project management.
This course is aimed at groups of professionals at your organisation 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 the practitioner exam at the end of day 4
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
The APMG-International AgilePM and Swirl Device logo is a trade mark of The APM Group Limited PRINCE2® is a registered trade mark of AXELOS Limited, used under permission of AXELOS Limited. All rights reserved.
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Day 1
Agenda
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 - 10:40 What is Agile?
Background to Agile
Agile (iterative) vs. Waterfall (sequential) approaches
What is Agile?
An overview of some Agile methods
The Agile Manifesto
10:45 - 11:00 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?
Preparing for success
Success factors and scaling
When to use Agile
Risks to success
Bringing stakeholders on board
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:30 Who Plays Which Role?
Roles and Responsibilities
Business involvement
Delivery roles
14:30 - 14:45 Break
14:45 - 15:45 Prioritisation
MOSCOW prioritisation
Timeboxing
15:45 - 16:30 Agile Practices
Facilitated workshops
Modelling
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 Process: Taking you through a project from initial idea, through delivery, to measuring the improvement it has made
The DSDM Products: Tools to help track and control the project
Planning and Control throughout the Lifecycle: What techniques to apply when
10:00 - 10:45 The DSDM Process
From initial idea, through delivery, to measuring the improvement it has made
10:45 - 11:00 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 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
16:45 - 17:00 Questions & Close
Day 3
08:45 - 09:00 Registration
09:00 - 09:45 Homework Review
Roles and Responsibilities – the AgilePM view
How the PM can work with and get the best from the other participants
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 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
Combining MoSCoW Prioritization and Timeboxing: Keeping everything on track.
People, Teams and Interactions: Boost communication and stakeholder engagement skills, critical for successful projects
How to get teams working together even when they’re not co-located
14:30 - 14:45 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
Knowing the life-cycle of project planning and applying it innovatively
How to create flexible plans without stifling creativity
09:45 - 10:45 Innovation and Flexibility
Knowing the life-cycle of project planning and applying it innovatively
How to create flexible plans without stifling creativity
10:45 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:30 Quality, Risk and Evaluation
Never Compromise Quality
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
How to test, estimate and evaluate profit delivery in an Agile project
The products produced during an Agile project and their purpose
What are the limitations of AgilePM?
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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