Project management - AgilePM® Foundation training, APMG certification
A practical course focused on AgilePM® Foundation training, APMG certification. Participants build skills across three priorities: Introduction, The Foundations of Agile, AgilePM® Framework.
Detailed programme
Introduction
- Presentation of the Agile Business Consortium framework.
- Issues of AgilePM® in a VUCA environment.
Exercise
- To illustrate the impact of uncertainty and complexity on a real or fictitious project.
The Foundations of Agile
- Comparing classical versus agile methods.
- Empirism, Manifesto Agile.
- Scrum recap (recalls of events and artifacts).
Discussion
- Questions about AgilePM® processes and deliverables.
AgilePM® Framework
- Presentation of the AgilePM® frame.
- Philosophy and 8 fundamental principles.
- Business value, quality, increment.
Exercise
- Show that the project remains under control according to the AgilePM principles.
Roles and Interactions in an AgilePM Project
- Organizational structure, agile leadership.
- Key roles: sponsor, visionary, architect, product owner, Scrum master...
Exercise
- Mapping roles.
Communication and Collaboration
- Definitions.
- Collaborative practices, trust environment.
Exercise
- Propose 2 practices to ensure that stakeholders' needs are in the backlog.
The AgilePM Process
- Project phases: pre-project, feasibility, foundations, development, deployment, implementation.
- Concept of slices and increments.
Requirements Definition and Management
- Backlog Hierarchy.
- User stories, INVEST, acceptance criteria.
- Solution/Product/Sprint Backlog.
Exercise
- Identify backlogs specific to different components of a project (building, service, IT).
Prioritization and Estimation
- MoSCoW: Rules and target effort.
- Techniques: story points, speed, poker planning.
Planning and piloting
- Sprint, slice, project: time horizon and coordination.
- Continuous adjustment, burn-up/down charts.
- Transparency, inspection, adaptation.
- management indicators, visual management.
Exercise
- Share the results of the previous exercise and compare them with the theory.
Governance and risk management
- Alignment with agile principles.
- Indicators, visibility, management by exception.
- Management by exception, roles in the decision.
Exercise
- Identify potential causes of failure of an AgilePM project
Transition from AgilePM® Foundation Certification
- Questions and answers related to participants' expectations.
- Review of main points.
- Review of main technical terms (English).
- Presentation of the review and advice.
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Our offices
- Exceev Consulting
61 Rue de Lyon
75012, Paris, France - Exceev Technology
332 Bd Brahim Roudani
20330, Casablanca, Morocco