Agile Project Management Practitioner - Online course

Agile Project Management Practitioner

Accreditation by Stonebridge Associated Colleges

5 units

Course Description

About the Agile Project Management Practitioner Certificate

If you’re confident using the Agile Project Management technique and want to become an Agile expert, this is the course for you. Agile Project Management Practitioner has been designed to help managers continue their career development in project management and reach an advanced level of understanding of Agile Project Management. From planning and control techniques to team roles, it covers everything you need to know upskill yourself and take the official AgilePM Practitioner qualification exam.

Who should study this course?

This course has been designed for AgilePM Foundation certified individuals who wish to unlock more of AgilePM’s potential and take their knowledge of the methodology further. However, Agile Project Management Practitioner is also suitable for experienced project managers who understand the basics of AgilePM but do not hold the foundational certification, or anyone working in project management that feels confident enough to take this more advanced Agile course.

What happens after this course?

Upon successful completion of this course, you will possess an in-depth, advanced knowledge of AgilePM, which will allow you to deliver flawless projects and confidently lead a project and team. Agile Project Management Practitioner will also prepare you to take the Practitioner AgilePM V2 exam, which will qualify you as an Agile Project Manager/ Practitioner.

Qualification

On successful completion of your course, you will receive one certificate: Agile Project Management Practitioner Diploma

Agile Project Management Practitioner Diploma is issued by Stonebridge Associated Colleges. To view a sample of the college’s award, please click here .

Syllabus

Introduction and the Case Study:

• History and background
• Award winners
• Work to be done

Lifecycle and Products:

• DSDM Process
• Pre-Project and the Agile PM
• Feasibility and the Agile PM

· Products: business case, Prioritised Requirements List (PRL), Solution Architecture definition (SAD) and Development Approach Definition (DAD), Delivery Plan, Management Approach Definition and Feasibility Assessment

• Foundations Phase
• Evolutionary Development and the Agile PM
• Timebox Plan and the Timebox Review Record
• Deployment and the Agile PM
• Project Review Report
• Post-Project and the Agile PM
• Never Compromise Quality
• Process Quality
• Quality Across the Lifecycle
• DSDM as a Quality Process

People and Roles:

• The DSDM team Model Explained
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Project Manager Role
• Project Manager and Business Sponsor Relationship
• Project Manager and Business Visionary Relationship
• Project Manager and Technical Coordinator Relationship
• Project Manager and Business Analyst Relationship
• Project Manager and Team Leader Relationship
• Project Manager and SDT Relationship
• Roles Review
• People, Teams and Interactions
• Planning and Effective Communication
• Distributed Team Communication
• Collaboration and Team Collaboration

Planning and Control:

• Estimating and Coping with Uncertainty
• Styles of Estimating (Top Down and Bottom Up)
• Estimating Through the Lifecycle
• Planning a DSDM Project
• Planning Activity Phase by Phase
• Managing Risk
• Project Approach Questionnaire
• Tailoring DSDM using the PAQ
• Identifying Risks

Techniques:

· MoSCoW: making MoSCoW work, planning and relating it to a specific timeframe

• Prioritisation
• Assigning Priorities
• Prioritising Requirements
• Timeboxes (how long and which style?)
• A DSDM Structured Timebox
• A Free Format Timebox
• The Daily Stand-up
• Empowered Teams and Change in Timeboxes
• Delivery Planning
• Requirements
• User Stories
• Requirements Through the DSDM Lifecycle

What’s Included

• All study materials
• Study guide
• Full tutor and admin support

· The course fee includes the awarding body registration and certification fee (valued at up to £30.00)

• Introduction and case study 

• • History and background 

• • Case study: Award winners and work to be done 

• Lifecycle and products 

• • DSDM process 

• • Pre-Project and AgilePM 

• • Feasibility and AgilePM 

• • Products (business case, Prioritised Requirements List, Solution Architecture Definition and Development Approach Definition, Delivery Plan, Management Approach definition and Feasibility Assessment) 

• • Foundations Phase 

• • Evolutionary Development and AgilePM 

• • Timebox Plan and the Timebox Review Record

• • Deployment and AgilePM 

• • Project Review Report 

• • Post-Project and AgilePM 

• • Quality and quality across the lifecycle 

• • DSDM as a quality process 

• Planning and control  

• • Estimating throughout the lifecycle and styles/types of estimating 

• • Coping with uncertainty 

• • Planning in a DSDM project 

• • Planning activity phase by phase 

• • Managing and identifying risk 

• • Project Approach Questionnaire 

• • Tailoring DSDM using the PAQ

• Techniques 

• • MoSCoW relating to a specific timeframe 

• • MoSCoW planning  

• • Prioritisation and assigning priorities 

• • Timeboxes and a DSDM Structured Timebox 

• • The daily stand-up 

• • Empowering teams and change in Timeboxes 

• • Requirements and user stories