At the end of the  Agile Project Management Practitioner training courses, you will be able to : 

• apply the underpinning philosophy and principles of Agile in a project situation
• appropriately configure the lifecycle of an Agile project to a given scenario
• produce and evaluate the content of Agile products produced during an Agile project in a given scenario
• apply the following Agile techniques in a project situation: facilitated workshops, MoSCoW prioritisation, iterative development, modelling and timeboxing
• identify the Agile techniques to be used for a given situation within a scenario
• understand the roles and responsibilities within an Agile project and correctly determine the appropriate personnel to fulfil these roles within a given scenario
• understand the mechanisms for control of an Agile project that are specific to an Agile project
• understand in outline how to test, estimate and measure progress in an Agile project
• describe the Agile approach to managing requirements and identify action to rectify problems with requirements within an Agile project from a given scenario

Agile Project Management Practitioner training course, is ideal for :

• Consultants/contract staff operating in an AgilePM environment.
• Project Managers considering a career in an AgilePM environment.
• Anybody wishing to improve employment prospects in an AgilePM environment.
• Project managers, Program managers, IT managers, Team leads
• New and experienced project staff.

Day 1

Introduction to agile project management

• What is Agile? 
• Philosophy, Principles, and Project Variables?
• Roles and Responsibilities and delegation
• Preparing for Success
• Preparing for Agile Project Management

Day 2

Life cycles and Objectives

• Life cycle and products
• Agile Project Management through the Lifecycle
• The Effective Use of the Products
• Deliver on Time - Combining MoSCoW and Timeboxing
• People, Teams, and Interactions
• Detail reviewed

Day 3

People and Roles

• Responsibility of each role
• How roles relate to life cycle
• How an Agile team works
• Differences between Agile and traditional team management
• Limits of empowerment

Day 4

More Detailed Explanations of Control

• Quality
• Communications
• Risk Management
• Planning
• Project management
• Requirements, estimation, measurement
• Testing
• Parameters

Day 5

More Detailed Explanations of Techniques

• Facilitated workshops
• MoSCoW
• Iterative development
• Modelling
• Timeboxing

RECTUS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration