Course overview
AgilePM – Agile Foundation & Agile Practitioner with official APMG Foundation & Practitioner exams
Established in 1994, Balance Global was one of the first 3 training companies to be approved in the UK by the UK Cabinet Office to deliver PRINCE2® accredited courses.
As such we are and have always been a Certified APMG Training Organisation/Partner (ATO) and is something all prospective purchasers of this kind, of course, must consider first if they want the best chance of passing their AgilePM exams.
Job outcomes
- Project Manager
- SCRUM Master
- PMO Manager
- Business Analyst
- Risk Manager
- Quality Manager
- Project Coordinator
- Project Support Officer
- IT Project Manager
- Programme Manager
- IT Team Leader
What you'll learn
What you will learn in Foundation level:
- The underpinning philosophy and principles of Agile
- The lifecycle of an Agile project, including alternative configurations
- The products produced during an Agile project and its purpose
- The techniques used and their benefits and limitations
- The roles and responsibilities within an Agile project
What you will learn at the Practitioner level:
- How to apply a variety of Agile practices in a project, e.g. facilitated workshops, MoSCoW prioritisation, iterative development and modelling
- How to test, estimate and evaluate benefits delivery in an Agile project
- The mechanisms for facilitation and support within an Agile project
- The Agile approach to managing and prioritising requirements
Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class
Duration study load
- 5 months
Entry requirements
Course requirements
The course has no pre-requisite knowledge required
Technical requirements
This software has been made available over your network connection via your web browser. The design has been implemented in Adobe Flash and contains Adobe PDF files. Your system should have the following minimum specification:
- Windows7®, Vista® or XP®, MAC OSX or Linux Ubuntu
- Broadband-grade connection (=>0.5MB/sec)
- Web Browser IE7+, Firefox
Assessment
This course package includes the official AgilePM Foundation exam:
- Multiple choice 50 questions
- 25 marks or more required to pass (out of 50 available marks) – 50%
- Closed book exam
- 40 minutes duration
- This exam texts how much of the theory you have retained and understand
- No negative marking
- Qualification valid for life
- Prerequisite for the Practitioner exam
This course package includes the official AgilePM Practitioner exam:
- Objective multiple choice
- 4 questions per paper with 20 marks available per questions
- 40 marks required to pass (out of 80 available) – 50%
- 5-hour duration
- Open-book (AgilePM handbook only)
- This exam tests if you can tailor and apply the theory to a given case study
Advantages of online proctor examinations
- You choose the language of your exam – up to 22 languages available
- You get 24/7/365 customer support for any questions you may have
- You get instant online provisional results
- You can view, download and print your e-certificate once the official results are out
- Your employer, potential employer or recruitment agency can verify your certificate online
- Can be taken in the comfort of your own home at a date and time of your own choosing
Special Dispensations
There are some conditions (such as dyslexia) that qualify for extra time in the examinations. If you think you may qualify for extra time please let us know when you book your exam.
Please note that you will need to provide documentary evidence of the condition to qualify for extra time and give us 20 days’ notice of your booking.
Who's it for?
The AgilePM Foundation & Practitioner online training courses are specifically intended for those with busy schedules that require the flexibility to study in their own time and is for anyone wanting to:
Gain first-class Project Management skills
For those working in Software Development Agile Project Management skills are becoming more and more important as organisation demand more and more rapid and lean software delivery. Here are 5 good reasons why Agile Project Management has become an important standard:
- It boosts speed-to-market – Agile management is all about early and regular software releases
- It allows for quality risk management – Focusing on incremental releases that are made visible to the product team during the development process, agile management opens up opportunities for quickly responding to potential market risks
- It helps to quickly respond to industry changes – Traditional project management strategies often fail to incorporate changes that would ensure client satisfaction. Agile management allows for implementing such alterations with no extra time spent on them
- It offers a team approach to projects
- It’s flexible – As expected, the essence of agile management technique is its inherent flexibility
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About Balance Global
Established in 1994, Balance Global was one of the first 3 training companies to be approved in the UK by the UK Cabinet Office to deliver PRINCE2® Accredited Courses. We have since broadened our portfolio to include MSP® (Managing Successful Programmes) and ITIL® (IT Infrastructure Library) qualification courses in addition to leadership, soft skills and designing bespoke training solutions.
We believe that our longevity can be attributed to the following facts:
- Strong attention to quality - In terms of pass rates we are in the top 10% of APMG/AXELOS Approved Training Organisations (ATO’s). We are also Matrix accredited
- We are able to bulk buy exam papers keeping our costs low.
- Trainer experience – All of our trainers have hands-on project and service management experience, rather than just being experienced trainers. We never use trainers who are not AXELOS/APM Group accredited and approved
- Consultancy assignments - We regularly undertake project and programme management assignments on behalf of our corporate clients, which ensures we are up to date regarding current working practices and techniques
- Product focus – We keep focused on our areas of expertise and what we do best rather than diversifying too broadly
One of our values is to provide good ‘takeaway’ value. By this, we mean that we don’t just want to teach theory or chalk up exam passes. We want delegates to be able to go back to their workplace and implement what they have learnt straight away and really make a difference. This is why we offer a range of templates, and after-care service and consultancy to help clients tailor PRINCE2® and MSP® and embed them within their working practices.
