Course Details
Duration: 2 days; Instructor-led
Audience
This Agile Project Management qualification aims to address the needs of those working in a project focused environment who want to be agile. It is useful to all candidates and competency levels ranging from highly experience project managers to those new to the industry.
Prerequisites
None. It is suitable to all candidates and competency levels ranging from highly experienced project managers to those new to the industry.
Methodology
This course is highly interactive and uses diverse teaching methods (lectures, self-assessments, group discussions, activities, and videos) to accommodate different learning styles This training will also leverage on participant’s personal life and work experiences.
Course Objectives
Following the completion of the course delegates will be able to:
- Develop a more advanced, applied level of knowledge to gain an understanding of agile and the ability to apply relevant project management methods, leading to successful agile projects.
- Clarify different management styles needed for successful agile projects compared to traditional projects and be able to tailor these to the situation.
- Actively promote trust and close co-operation between the business and developers and gives the business ongoing visibility into what is happening.
- Combine knowledge of more traditional management methodologies with agile to better adapt to a changing business environment.
- Improve time-to-market and project success rates while simultaneously accelerating results by encouraging stakeholder involvement, feedback and effective controls.
Outlines
Module 1: What is Agile? Choosing an appropriate Agile approach
· Agile concerns and issues
· What is Agile
· Which Agile approach
Module 2: Philosophy, Principles and Project Variables
· Philosophy
· Project Variables – Understanding what is negotiable
· The 8 principles
· Principles – AgilePM top tips
Module 3: Preparing for Success
· Factors Instrumental to Success – ISFs
· Project Approach Questionnaire (PAQ)
Module 4: The DSDM Process
· The DSDM Process
Module 5: The People – DSDM Roles and Responsibilities
· Roles and responsibilities
· Project roles
· SDT roles
· Supporting roles
Module 6: The DSDM Products
· Products overview
· The products
Module 7: Key Practices - Prioritization and Timeboxing
· MoSCoW prioritisatio
· Timeboxing
· A DSDM structured Timebox
· Timeboxing – the daily stand-up
Timeboxing – the wider context
Module 8: Planning and Control throughout the Lifecycle
· Planning concepts
· Testing concepts
· Planning throughout the Lifecycle
· Planning and quality
Module 9: Other practices: Facilitated Workshops, Modelling, and Iterative Development
· Key DSDM Practice: facilitated workshops
· Key DSDM Practice: Modelling
· Key DSDM Practice: Iterative development
