Who is it for?
The qualification is suitable for practising project managers and team members who are interested in becoming Agile project managers.
Learning objectives
At the end of this course participants will be able to:
- Apply the underpinning philosophy and principles of AgilePM® in a project situation
- Appropriately configure the lifecycle of an Agile project to a given scenario
- Identify and apply Agile techniques in a project situation
- Understand and assign roles and responsibilities within an Agile project
- Understand the mechanisms for governance and control of an Agile project
- Understand how to test, estimate and measure progress in an Agile project
- Describe and apply the Agile approach to managing requirements
Preparation and homework
There is a recommended two hours of pre-course reading required prior to attending the course, consisting of Chapters 1 and 2 of the AgilePM® Manual to ensure participants are prepared for, and gain the maximum benefit from the workshop.
Participants may be required to do evening work during the week that the course is taking place, including a mock exam on the penultimate evening.
Assessment format
For the Foundation level qualification, participants will complete a one hour, multiple choice exam. A pass mark of 50% is required to successfully complete this qualification.
Participants are required to successfully complete the Foundation-level assessment in order to progress on to the Practitioner course.
Participants on the Practitioner-level course will complete 2.5 hour open book exam where they will be required to answer four questions each worth 20 marks. A pass mark of 50% is required to complete this qualification.
Dates
For details of forthcoming course dates and prices, please contact:
The University of Cumbria Project Academy Office on 01228 616332 or project.academy@cumbria.ac.uk
Booking
To book your place, please see below for arrangements if you want to pay by purchase order and invoice or by credit card.
Conditions
If you have selected a course which is delivered online, please read the technical requirements before booking. If you are unable to undertake a booked course due to not having the required equipment, no refund will be offered.
Please note the specific terms applying to this course:
- Candidates are required to present a valid form of photographic ID prior to commencing the exam, such as a copy of their passport or driving licence.
Inclusions and exclusions
- Individual learning packs including presentations and exercise handouts will be issued to you, either electronically in the case of an online course, or in hard copy for in person courses.
- Upon successful completion of the course assessment, an Axelos/PeopleCert certificate will be sent to you after the course.
- Meals and refreshments are not included at in person courses. You will be able to bring your own lunch or buy food on or near the training premises.
I wish to pay using a company purchase order and require a separate invoice
Please email the following details to:project.academy@cumbria.ac.uk no less than 4 weeks before the first day of the course:
- Delegate name(s), job title(s), email address(es) and company
- Name and date(s) of course(s)
- Purchase order and any additional details to be quoted on invoice.
If you have not conducted business with the University of Cumbria before, please be aware that both of us may have administrative procedures required to set up our respective customer/supplier accounts and the time taken to complete these may impact on the availability of places on your preferred course.
Payment, cancellation and changes
- Bookings, including purchase orders, to be received at least four weeks ahead of course start date.
- At our discretion, late bookings may be accepted: please check with us before sending a purchase order.
- Invoices will be issued four weeks before the course once delivery is confirmed (or immediately on receipt of an accepted late booking) and will be due for payment immediately. Full payment should be received by us prior to the course commencing.
- In the event that a booked delegate is unable to attend, substitutions may be made at no cost. UoC must be notified of the substituted names prior to the course commencing. No substitutions will be accepted once the course is in progress.
- In the event of a substitute not being provided for a cancelled candidate place, the unfilled place will be charged for.
- Any no-shows during the course will be charged for.
- For all cancellations and substitutions, UoC must be notified in writing via email to project.academy@cumbria.ac.uk.
I wish to pay using a company or personal credit card and do not require a separate invoice
Please email the following details to:project.academy@cumbria.ac.uk no less than 4 weeks before the first day of the course:
- Delegate name(s), job title(s), email address(es) and company
- Name and date(s) of course(s)
On receipt of your booking and confirmation that we can accommodate you, we will send a link to take your payment.
Payment, cancellation and changes
- Bookings to be received at least four weeks ahead of course start date.
- At our discretion, late bookings may be accepted: please contact us to check whether we have a place for you
- Payment link will be issued four weeks before the course once delivery is confirmed (or immediately on receipt of an accepted late booking) and will be due for payment immediately. Your place will not be confirmed until payment is received in full.
- In the event that a booked delegate is unable to attend, substitutions may be made at no cost. UoC must be notified of the substituted names prior to the course commencing. No substitutions will be accepted once the course is in progress.
- In the event of a substitute not being provided for a cancelled candidate place, the unfilled place will be charged for.
- Any no-shows during the course will be charged for.
- For all cancellations and substitutions, UoC must be notified in writing via email to project.academy@cumbria.ac.uk.
