Description
Become a Certified AgilePM®
This one day course will prepare candidates to take the APMG AgilePM Foundation and Practitioner certification exams. Participants should have completed the prerequisite course: Lean-Agile Project Management (or approved self-study.) Participants are also expected to have recently reviewed the AgilePM® Agile Project Management Handbook v2 prior to the class (approx. 4-6 hours).
Participants will review the content of the Foundation and Practitioner syllabus, practice answering sample questions as a group in-class, and take both a practice Foundation Exam (in class) and Practitioner Exam (after class).
The course will explain the structure of the exams, the syllabus areas covered, the types of questions used in both exams. We will discuss strategies for time management, use of the Handbook (for the open book Practitioner Exam) and tips for answering the different types of questions.
After completing the course and recommended study activities, participant will be ready to sit both exams. Candidates register, pay, and schedule to take the exam online directly with APMG, the testing and accreditation agency. It is strongly recommended that you take the exams within one-two weeks of this class.
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Course Outline
Review of Agile Project Foundations (1 hr)
- Philosophy, Fundamentals, Principles
- Agile Project Framework Process, Products, and Key Practices
- AgilePM and Stakeholder Roles and Responsibilities
Examination Preparation and Practice (1.5 hrs)
- Exam structure and process for taking the Foundation Exam
- Tips and strategies for taking the exam
- Practice Exam – participants will take a sample exam in-class
- Scoring, review and debrief
Review of AgilePM Practitioner Exam Content (1.5hrs)
- Agile Project Management through the Lifecycle
- Agile Project Management Products
- People and Roles
- Techniques (Requirements, User Stories, MoSCoW, Timeboxing, Estimating)
- Planning and Control, Quality and Risk Management
Examination Preparation and Practice (3 hrs)
- Exam structure and process for taking the Practitioner Exam
- Tips and strategies for taking the exam
- Sample Questions – In class group exercises and discussion
Practitioner Practice Exam (2.5 hrs)
- Practice Exam – participants take a sample exam after the class
- Self-scoring, review and debrief (from answer key and rationale)
Learning Objectives
The purpose of this course is to prepare candidates to take both the AgilePM Foundation Exam and the AgilePM Practitioner Exam. While there is review of key content, participants are expected to have taken the prerequisite training and have studied the syllabus material in the AgilePM® Agile Project Management Handbook v2 prior to the class.
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