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Agile Project Management

The Agile Project Management qualification aims to address the needs of those working in a project-focused environment who want to be Agile.

Based on the proven fundamentals within DSDM Atern, the certification provides the ability to deliver Agile Projects in organizations requiring standards, rigour and visibility around Project Management, while at the same time enabling the fast pace, change and empowerment provided by Agile.

The course will:

Explain how to lay the foundations for successful agile projects
Explain how an agile project is managed
Clarify the different management styles needed for successful agile projects (compared to "traditional" projects)
Provide integration with PRINCE2®.

Agile Project Management Training Courses - To book an Agile Project Management course and exam, contact any of APMG-International's Accredited Training Organisations.

Qualifications

The exam formats are as follows:

Foundation

The foundation Agile PM qualification lives up to its name by providing the users of the method with the core principles needed to facilitate a successful project while allowing a degree of scope and agility that not many other methodologies provide. With a clear, concise and detailed perspective on project productivity, the Agile PM qualification is useful to all candidates and competency levels ranging from highly experience project managers to those new to the industry.

Multiple choice format
60 minutes duration
60 questions per paper
30 marks required to pass - 50%
Closed-book.

Practitioner

The practitioner qualification empowers, encourages and equips you with an in depth knowledge of not just the qualification, but also how to apply and implement these principles into the life of a project manager on a daily basis. Pre-requisites accepted to be eligible to take the Practitioner examination:

Agile Project Management Foundation Certificate
DSDM Atern Foundation Certificate
DSDM Advanced Practitioner Certificate

The practitioner examination is in the "Objective Testing" format of scenario, question and answer booklet.

Objective-testing format
4 questions
15 marks per question, 60 marks available
Two hours duration
30 marks required to pass - 50%
Open-book (restricted to the manual only) examination.

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Agile PM: What is it?

Keith Richards, from Keith Richards Consulting, talks about Agile Project Management.

Agile Project Management News

September 20 2010: APM Group and DSDM Consortium join forces to deliver innovative Agile Project Management Certification