Achieving AgilePM® Foundation Certification Training

AgilePM Foundation Certification Course Outline

• 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

• 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

• Evolving an Accurate Solution

• Investigating and designing options

  • Iteratively exploring detailed requirements and confirming viability
  • Iteratively modeling 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

• 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

• Foundation Exam

• Preparing for the exam

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

• Foundation Exam (Day 2)

  • Completing the necessary APMG paperwork
  • Taking the foundation exam