AgilePM Foundation User Guide

General Information

• Version: 2.6
• Based on: APMG-International Agile Project Management material
• Publisher: ILX Group Plc

Contents Overview

1. Introduction to Agile
2. Roles and Responsibilities
3. Instrumental Success Factors, DSDM Process, and Products
4. Planning and Control
5. Daily Stand-ups and Other DSDM Practices
6. MoSCoW Prioritisation and Timeboxes
7. Exam Technique
8. Exam Simulator

Session 1: Introduction to Agile

Key Points

• Objective: Prepare for the Agile PM Foundation Exam
• Course Structure: Recommended order of sessions; aligns with Agile Handbook
• Background: DSDM, history, and principles
• Exam Format: 50 questions, 40 minutes, 25 to pass (closed book)

Agile Principles

1. Focus on the business need
2. Deliver on time
3. Collaborate
4. Never compromise quality
5. Build incrementally from firm foundations
6. Develop iteratively
7. Communicate continuously and clearly
8. Demonstrate control

Session 2: Roles and Responsibilities

DSDM Team Model

• Roles: Business Sponsor, Business Visionary, Project Manager, Technical Coordinator, Solution Development Team
• Responsibilities: Clearly defined to prevent misunderstandings; roles include technical, management, and business aspects

Session 3: Instrumental Success Factors (ISFs), DSDM Process, and Products

Instrumental Success Factors

• Key Factors: Embracing DSDM, effective teams, business engagement, iterative development, transparency
• DSDM Process Phases: Pre-project, Feasibility, Foundations, Evolutionary Development, Deployment, Post-Project
• DSDM Products: Milestone and evolutionary products, such as Business Case, Solution Architecture Definition

Session 4: Planning and Control

Concepts

• Project Planning: Outcome-based, planning horizons, re-planning
• Testing Concepts: Integrated, collaborative, repeatable, prioritised, independent, test-driven development
• Tracking and Control: Timeboxing, transparency, responding to change, management by exception

Session 5: Daily Stand-ups and Other DSDM Practices

Techniques

• Daily Stand-ups: Short, focused meetings for progress sharing
• Facilitated Workshops: For collaboration on requirements, planning
• Iterative Development: Short cycles with collaboration, verification, quality checks
• Modelling: Use of models to communicate requirements and progress

Session 6: MoSCoW Prioritisation and Timeboxes

MoSCoW

• Prioritization Acronym: Must have, Should have, Could have, Won't have
• Timeboxing: Structured with stages of Kick-off, Investigation, Refinement, Consolidation, Close-out

Session 7: Exam Technique

Exam Preparation

• Format: 50 multiple choice questions in 40 minutes
• Tips: Multiple passes through questions, careful with question wording, don't change answers unless sure

Session 8: Exam Simulator

• Simulated Environment: Practice with random questions, feedback provided, assessment of performance

This guide provides a comprehensive overview of AgilePM, focusing on principles, roles, processes, and preparation for the certification exam. Emphasizes understanding project management in an Agile context with practical exercises and simulations.