Agile Project Management Foundation (AgilePM®)

The Agile Project Management qualification is offered by APMG and provides globally-recognised evidence of expertise in managing projects using Agile methods.

Datrix training offers Agile Project Management Foundation course that enables the delegates to understand principles and practices of agile into your projects. The course also focuses on improving communication between teams and clients, resulting in better productivity. The delegates can equip themselves with the core principles required for the successful Agile project.Moreover, the course introduces delegates with the terminologies and concepts used in the agile environment.

Agile software development can be described as an accumulation of software development methods that are based on iterative development. Agile methods develop a disciplined project management process which encourages routine adjustment and inspection, a leadership philosophy that promotes teamwork, accountability and self-organisation. It can be described as a collection of engineering best practices designed for providing prompt delivery of high-quality software and a business approach that joins development with goals of the company and needs of customers.

Agile development can be defined as any development process that is joined with the agile manifesto concept.
The manifesto was generated by a group fourteen leading figures in the software business and displays their experience regarding what approaches do and what approaches do not work for the software development.

Here are the subjects that will be contained during the Agile training course:

• Choosing the right approach
• The basics of Agile Project Management
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Preparing for an Agile project
• The factors that lead to success
• How to manage an Agile project
• Agile lifecycles
• Processes and Products
• Communication in an Agile project
• Iterative development
• Prioritisation and Time boxing
• Maintaining control in an Agile project
• Managing risk
• Requirements and Estimating
• Agile Planning
• Building in quality

Agile Principles

• Customer satisfaction through continuous and high quality delivery of profitable software.
• Accepting changes and their requirements despite the stage of development.
• Frequent delivery of active software
• Continuous cooperation between all contributors to the project
• Motivated and trusted  individuals are the foundations of the project
• Face-to-face conversation is the best form of communication (co-location)
• Working software is the main aim and representation of progress
• Sustainable development
• Attention to detail such as technical excellence
• Maximising the amount of work not done but to the highest of quality
• Architecture, requirements and designs executed to a high quality from self-organizing teams.
• Reflection on progress and suggesting improvements and adjustments.