About AgilePM® Training and Certification
Overview
AgilePM Foundation and Practitioner
Benefits of AgilePM® Training and Certification
For Individuals
- Adapt to change faster and more effectively by implementing a tried and tested approach to Agile project management.
- Gain practical guidance and hands-on experience using interactive project simulations to understand AgilePM principles, concepts and processes, and how to apply them for maximum value.
- Recognize key components of the full project lifecycle— from initiation to project closure— to ensure quality control throughout various stages.
- Apply Agile principles to enhance collaboration, innovation, and efficiency to ensure projects meet and exceed stakeholder expectations.
- Facilitate better interaction between stakeholders, developers, and project teams to ensure clearer understanding and alignment.
For Organizations
- Introduces Scrum practices that organizations can easily adopt and implement into their current processes, improving team workflows and agility.
- Provides organizations with built-in quality, governance and risk management controls to ensure ongoing viability of the project at various stages.
- Helps teams reduce risk through an iterative approach that identifies and resolves potential issues early, significantly reducing the likelihood of project failures.
- Integrates easily into other existing processes like PRINCE2® or ISO9001 to minimize project disruptions.
- Reduces the need for rework by providing initial outlines that clarify project objectives, quality criteria, and a shared understanding of what ‘success’ truly looks like.
Useful links
Useful links
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Agile Business Consortium
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AgilePM changes (v2 to v3)
Documentation
Documentation
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Testimonials
It was truly one of the most enjoyable courses/certifications I have completed. Our company is 'transforming' to agile and this training has truly benefited me and my career tremendously.
I really learnt a lot - it was an eye-opener to see how projects can be run in an agile manner. The content covered is very relevant and therefore valuable in my current environment.
It has given me professional confidence for how to structure and deliver Agile projects at a deeper level. Personally, it helped me gain confidence to apply for a new role outside of my comfort zone knowing I had demonstrable knowledge and skills.
Easy to understand and a great foundation for anyone starting out or involved with agile projects.
Fantastic course, great content and able to use what I've learned immediately.
Helped me to learn and identify the best possible ways to deliver a project in any complex environment.
Videos & Case studies
Videos
Case studies
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Agile in Action: Transforming Challenges into Achievements.
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FAQs
The AgilePM scheme aims to address the needs of those working in a project-focused environment who want to be agile.
Based on the proven fundamentals within the Agile Business Consortium's Agile Project Framework, 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® and other project management methodologies/frameworks.
AgilePM has one main manual supporting the qualification scheme, published by Agile Business Consortium, called Agile Project Management Handbook. This can be purchased from APMG Business Books.
Most AgilePM accredited training organizations include this handbook as part of the course fee.
Foundation examinations are currently available in English, Polish, German, Dutch and French.
Practitioner examinations are currently available in English, German and Polish. Further translations will be considered subject to market demand.
The AgilePM Handbook is currently available in English, German and Polish. Further translations will be considered subject to market demand.
For individuals self-studying it is almost impossible to say. As all candidates have different experience and amount of time available for study, it varies from person to person. We suggest you buy the handbook and have a look through for yourself before deciding how long you need to spend learning.
For those studying with an accredited training organization, foundation courses are generally delivered over 3 days, while combined foundation and practitioner courses are generally delivered over 5 days. It is well worth investigating with individual providers, as many will offer tailored and blended learning solutions.
AgilePM Registered Practitioner certification is valid for 5 years. Between 3 to 5 years after initial certification, Registered Practitioners are required to sit a re-registration examination to verify their continuing competence and knowledge in AgilePM in order to maintain their 'Registered' status. Beyond the 5-year validity the candidate’s certification will still be valid, however they will lose their ‘Registered’ status. Beyond the 5-year period, individuals will be required to complete the full Practitioner exam again in order to reinstate 'Registered' status.
The foundation examination is not valid for a defined period and will not expire.
Candidates who pass the practitioner exam are recognized as ‘AgilePM Registered Practitioners'. Individuals will remain 'Registered' for a period of 5 years. To maintain a 'Registered' status, practitioners must complete and pass an AgilePM re-registration examination within 3-5 years following their initial/previous practitioner certification.
Agile Project Management is based on DSDM Atern, which has always been the only Agile method to fully-address the concept of an Agile project, and provides detailed guidance on how to manage and deliver Agile projects.
Agile Project Management focuses on the elements of Atern that are specific to the Agile Project Manager; it is important to note that Atern also provides detailed guidance on delivery techniques and solution development, which are outside of the Agile Project Management Handbook.
Although Agile Project Management can be viewed as a subset of DSDM Atern, there are some extra features in Agile Project Management that are not currently available in Atern. These include "Top Tips" for Agile Project Managers at the conclusion of most chapters. These "Top Tips" have been collected from the in-depth practical experience of professional individuals who have managed and delivered Agile projects for many years. These are practitioners who work across a wide range of backgrounds, from small, simple projects to large, complex projects, including regulated environments where they need to work in conjunction with other methods and approaches such as PRINCE2, ITIL, CMMI, ISO, etc. Access to this experience through these "Top Tips" has proved to be invaluable and will help the Agile Project Manager to avoid pitfalls and prepare for success.
- Provisional results: After completing the Foundation examination, candidates may receive provisional results either orally from the invigilator or on-screen at the end of an online exam.
- Official results: Once processed, official results, including a PDF breakdown of marks by syllabus area, are available in the APMG Candidate Portal. Results are issued as the total number of marks achieved.
- Processing time: Exam papers are usually marked immediately after the exam. APMG formally processes and confirms results via the Candidate Portal within 2 working days of receiving completed papers.
- Outstanding payments: In exceptional cases, results may be withheld until full payment has been received.
Once you’ve been notified that you’ve passed your exam, you will have the option to create a digital badge in APMG's Candidate Portal.
Visit APMG's Candidate Portal, view your exam results and select 'Create Badge'.
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Once you have created an account with Credly, log into the account and accept your pending badge.