APMG™ Agile PgM® Certification Preparation

Increasing numbers of organisations are adopting agile practices for project and programme management.  Until recently, the PPM landscape was dominated by traditional “waterfall” approaches.  Major benefits are often attributed to Agile practices, including improve revenue and speed to market, increased collaboration and customer satisfaction and delivering more effective products and solutions.

Agile PgM training course introduce you to the fundamentals of agile programme management and explore the details of the Agile PgM framework, and how to apply it effectively for successful agile programmes.

APMG™ Agile PgM® Certification Preparation Benefits

• In this course, you will:

  • Get a detailed understanding of the Agile PgM approach, philosophy and principles
  • Understand the nature and structure of an Agile programme lifecycle
  • Help to establish flexible agile programmes that respond effectively to business change
  • Clarify different management styles needed for successful agile programmes compared to traditional programmes and be able to tailor these to the situation
  • Actively promote trust and close co-operation between all stakeholders and provide ongoing visibility into what is happening
  • Ensure incremental and iterative realisation of benefits by encouraging active stakeholder involvement, feedback and effective controls.
  • Understand how management, control, communication and stakeholder engagement are addressed in Agile programmes
  • Assist organizations in achieving transformational change faster, at lower cost and risk.
  • To prepare you for the Agile Programme Management Foundation Exam

• Necessary Preparation

  We encourage you to familiarize yourself with the Agile Programme Management (Agile PgM) Handbook aligned to the syllabus before the training starts. The Agile Programme Management (Agile PgM) Handbook will be emailed to you as an eBook version, along with access to the syllabus, ahead of the start date. During the course, two hours of evening study each night is required.

• Exam Information

  • Multiple choice format
  • 50 questions (each worth 1 mark), 25 marks to pass (50% pass)
  • 40 minutes duration
  • Closed Book

  The Agile Programme Management (PgM) exam will be invigilated during class hours by the course instructor. The foundation exam will take place on Day 3.