AGILE PM™ PRACTITIONER
Course Overview
This Practitioner course is an APM Group Ltd (APMG) Accredited Course that covers the elements contained in the APMG Syllabus for the Agile PM™ Practitioner Course. The Practitioner course is aimed at individuals who have successfully completed their Agile PM™ Foundation examination and now need to review in detail Agile PM™ principles, processes, and techniques. The delegates are expected to apply their project management experience and knowledge of Agile PM™ to a given scenario.
Prerequisites
To gain the most from the Practitioner Course we recommend that delegates should have had prior experience or awareness of projects and the project management environment.
Prior to Day One of the course, delegates should have completed their pre-course study pack. The course content and timing are based on the assumption that they will have done so. It is essential that the delegates have passed their Foundation Examination.
Could you please also ensure you understand fully the APMG Examination Candidate Terms & Conditions before making your booking. These are available at the following link http://www.apmg-international.com/home/TermsandConditions.asp.
The course:
The course will use a mix of tutorial, group work and self-study to enhance the individual learning including the use of sample examination papers to familiarise participants with the Practitioner examination.
Learning outcomes of the course
On completion of the course the participants should be able to:
■ Discuss the structure and contents of Agile PM™ Practitioner examination paper.
■ Explain the Agile PM™ Practitioner examination question types.
■ Apply understanding of Agile PM™ and project management to answer Agile PM™ practitioner examination questions.
Course
The course will examine:
■ Contents and structure of a Agile PM™ Practitioner examination paper including:
o Contents of Practitioner Paper including Scenario, Question and Answer Booklets
o Glossary of examination question types
o General advice on answering examination questions
■ Analysis of a Case Study (modified Rowland business relaunch scenario) to provide delegates with the opportunity to put some of the theory obtained during the classroom sessions into practice by using a reproduction of a real-life project, albeit limited by practicality constraints. It is divided into the following areas::
o Techniques
o People and Roles
o Controls
o Lifecycle and Products
Case Study exercises have been styled in a similar manner to the Practitioner Examination question style, with roughly the same amount of information provided.
■ Conclusion
Practitioner Examination
The Practitioner exam uses objective test questions which require a candidate to choose a response to a question from a set of choices for which the correct answer is pre-determined.
The question types include:
- Classical Multiple Choice
- Multiple Response
- Matching
- Sequencing
- Assertion/Reason
Reference to the candidates own annotated Agile PM™ manual is permitted. No additional support material is permitted, including use of post-it notes and stapled sheets. A candidate, may however, index their manual.
The examination is two hours in duration. This includes any time required to analyse the scenario and any additional information required to answer the questions.
The Question Booklet will contain four questions, each covering a different syllabus area which will be clearly identified at the beginning of each question. Each of the four questions contains 15 question lines, each of which attracts 1 mark, giving a total of 60 marks. The pass mark is 30 (50%). Each of the four questions will be sub-divided into parts. Each of the ‘part- questions will identify the portion of the 15 marks allocated to it. Candidates are expected to answer all questions and part-questions.
AGILE PM™ PRACTITIONER
Course Overview
This Practitioner course is an APM Group Ltd (APMG) Accredited Course that covers the elements contained in the APMG Syllabus for the Agile PM™ Practitioner Course. The Practitioner course is aimed at individuals who have successfully completed their Agile PM™ Foundation examination and now need to review in detail Agile PM™ principles, processes, and techniques. The delegates are expected to apply their project management experience and knowledge of Agile PM™ to a given scenario.
Prerequisites
To gain the most from the Practitioner Course we recommend that delegates should have had prior experience or awareness of projects and the project management environment.
Prior to Day One of the course, delegates should have completed their pre-course study pack. The course content and timing are based on the assumption that they will have done so. It is essential that the delegates have passed their Foundation Examination.
Could you please also ensure you understand fully the APMG Examination Candidate Terms & Conditions before making your booking. These are available at the following link http://www.apmg-international.com/home/TermsandConditions.asp.
The course:
The course will use a mix of tutorial, group work and self-study to enhance the individual learning including the use of sample examination papers to familiarise participants with the Practitioner examination.
Learning outcomes of the course
On completion of the course the participants should be able to:
■ Discuss the structure and contents of Agile PM™ Practitioner examination paper.
■ Explain the Agile PM™ Practitioner examination question types.
■ Apply understanding of Agile PM™ and project management to answer Agile PM™ practitioner examination questions.
Course
The course will examine:
■ Contents and structure of a Agile PM™ Practitioner examination paper including:
o Contents of Practitioner Paper including Scenario, Question and Answer Booklets
o Glossary of examination question types
o General advice on answering examination questions
■ Analysis of a Case Study (modified Rowland business relaunch scenario) to provide delegates with the opportunity to put some of the theory obtained during the classroom sessions into practice by using a reproduction of a real-life project, albeit limited by practicality constraints. It is divided into the following areas::
o Techniques
o People and Roles
o Controls
o Lifecycle and Products
Case Study exercises have been styled in a similar manner to the Practitioner Examination question style, with roughly the same amount of information provided.
■ Conclusion
Practitioner Examination
The Practitioner exam uses objective test questions which require a candidate to choose a response to a question from a set of choices for which the correct answer is pre-determined.
The question types include:
- Classical Multiple Choice
- Multiple Response
- Matching
- Sequencing
- Assertion/Reason
Reference to the candidates own annotated Agile PM™ manual is permitted. No additional support material is permitted, including use of post-it notes and stapled sheets. A candidate, may however, index their manual.
The examination is two hours in duration. This includes any time required to analyse the scenario and any additional information required to answer the questions.
The Question Booklet will contain four questions, each covering a different syllabus area which will be clearly identified at the beginning of each question. Each of the four questions contains 15 question lines, each of which attracts 1 mark, giving a total of 60 marks. The pass mark is 30 (50%). Each of the four questions will be sub-divided into parts. Each of the ‘part- questions will identify the portion of the 15 marks allocated to it. Candidates are expected to answer all questions and part-questions.
