This is the most popular agile project management certification. Ideal for people working on, managing or supporting agile projects.
This online course will:
- Help you understand how to play an active role in agile projects
- Boost your confidence in working with agile projects
- Increase your standing within an organisation as a knowledgeable person in agile project management
- Provide the necessary prerequisites to take the AgilePM Practitioner certification
There are no prerequisites for this course, but any experience working on or running projects is always helpful.
Online training has the benefit of flexibility, training when and where you want, especially during times when travel is restricted.
Learning outcomes
To gain an understanding of agile project management and prepare you to pass the APMG accredited AgilePM® Founation exam.
Time
The expected time to complete the full course and sit the exam is around 20 hours. However, everyone learns differently and so some students will require more time and others will complete the course quicker. This is one of the benefits of e-learning, you're not forced to learn at the same pace as other students.
Foundation
The following 11 interactive modules, split in to 28 episodes, cover the full AgilePM Foundation syllabus. Once you complete all the modules, there are quizzes and exam simulators to help with preparation for the online exam. Note the term DSDM was formally known as Dynamic System Development Method.
- The DSDM agile approach
- DSDM philosophy and fundamentals
- DSDM principles
- Success factors
- The DSDM process
- Roles and responsibilities
- DSDM Products
- Planning and control
- DSDM Practice - MoSCoW prioritisation
- DSDM Practice - timeboxing
- Other DSDM practices
The Agile PM exams are taken within one year of purchasing an online self-study course.
AgilePM Foundation exam
- Multiple-choice
- 50 questions
- 25 marks required to pass - 50%
- 40 minutes duration
- Closed book.
- Results: Same day (online exam), 3 business days (classroom exam).
The APMG-International AgilePM® certification aims to address the needs of those working in a project-focused environment who want to be agile. Agile project management is widely used in several industries, particularly IT and Creative, but is gaining popularity in other industries too.
The AgilePM guidance, developed in partnership with the Agile Business Consortium, offers a practical and repeatable methodology that achieves an ideal balance between the standards, rigour and visibility required for good project management, and the fast pace, change and empowerment provided by agile.
Read more on our dedicated AgilePM Information page.