1. Agile Project
Management
“more about business…less about IT”
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2. What is Agile project management?
• Agile Project Management (AgilePM) is the new
training course and qualification certified and
accredited by the APMG.
• Developed in partnership with the DSDM
Consortium it is based upon the tried and tested
principles of DSDM Atern and was developed to
work alongside more traditional approaches such
as PRINCE2®.
• AgilePM explains how an agile project is
managed and clarifies the different management
styles needed to deliver successful agile projects.
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3. Benefits of Agile project management
• Most agile methods in the marketplace to date, such as Scrum and
XP are software specific and work only at a product delivery level.
Because AgilePM is based on DSDM Atern, the only agile method
that works at a project management level, it provides a full project
management framework that includes roles and responsibilities
and a full project lifecycle.
• AgilePM can be used on any type of project and of any size
• Agile Project Management provides structure and rigour whilst still
enabling the fast pace, change and empowerment provided by agile
and because AgilePM is fully scalable it provides perfect integration
with PRINCE2.
• By flexing the deliverables on a project and through the various
techniques used such as timeboxing and MoSCoW prioritisation,
AgilePM delivers projects on time and on budget whilst protecting
the quality of the final deliverables.
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4. Agile project management - principles
• Focus on the business need
• Deliver on time
• Collaborate
• Never compromise quality
• Build incrementally from firm foundations
• Develop iteratively
• Communicate continuously and clearly
• Demonstrate control
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5. Agile project management - Techniques
• Facilitated workshops –bringing together all stakeholders to discuss the
requirements of the project and to help identify the potential solutions to
be delivered by the project.
• Modelling –approaches to developing the solution using a lot of
visualisation and involving the business or customer as much as possible.
• MOSCOW (M = must; S = should; C = could; W = won’t have this time) -
prioritisation technique to reach a common understanding on the
importance of each requirement.
• Prototyping – create examples of the solution from different perspectives
in order to converge on an accurate solution.
• Timeboxing – controlling the project by breaking the project down into
small timeboxes which each have clear objectives and deliverables.
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6. What do people say about the course?
“I am a Scrum Master but I wanted more structure for handling
problems – Scrum assumes everything is going to go well but I want to
know what I can do if there are problems”
“I wanted to be able to make an educated decision on what project
management approach to use – Agile is often mentioned so I wanted
to see for myself what is offers”
“I have done PRINCE2 and MSP but was looking for something that
bridges the gap between development and project management”
“This qualification is offered by the same organisation that does the
PRINCE2 exams so I thought it was a good qualification to get”
“To be honest Agile has become a bit of a buzzword and I wanted to
find out what it meant”
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7. Agile project management qualifications
Foundation:
• 1 hour multiple choice paper
• 60 questions, 30 correct answers (50%) are required for a
pass
• Closed book exam
Practitioner:
• 2 hour objective based testing exam
• 4 questions with 15 marks per question
• 30 marks (50%) of the marks are required for a pass
• Open book (can use hand book to research your answers)
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8. Are qualifications important?
• Agile is growing in importance as a core qualification requirement for
many project management roles – and not just IT project
management. Examples of what you might see in an agile job
description:
— “Maintain momentum for project delivery in a dynamic and fast moving
environment”
— “Drive Agile Methodology throughout the project/teams - ensuring the
development teams are practising the core agile principles of
collaboration, prioritisation, team accountability and visibility”
— “Organising and facilitating project planning, daily stand-up meetings,
reviews, retrospectives, sprints and release planning”
• The Agile Project Management Qualification is evidence that you
have current knowledge of project management best practice (the
qualification was only launched in November 2010) and you are
committed to your personal development
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9. Why choose Maven Training?
To deliver Agile Project Management courses Maven has partnered with
Keith Richards Consulting who are recognised experts in agile methods
• Training experience:
— KRC deliver many Agile courses and workshops every week across the UK
and Europe
— Trainers are highly experienced in Agile and other project management
approaches so they can offer real world experience and a detailed
assessment of the advantages and challenges of using Agile and how to
align it with other methods
• Thought leadership:
— Keith Richards is the author of ‘Agile project management: running
PRINCE2 projects with DSDM Atern’
— Short listed for ‘ the most valuable agile player’ at the annual UK Agile
awards
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