AgilePM Foundation study plan
AgilePM Foundation · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
AgilePM fundamentals and the Agile Project Management approach & AgilePM practices, phases and processes
Define the eight AgilePM principles and explain how each constrains project behaviour
Distinguish the AgilePM lifecycle phases (pre-project, feasibility, foundations, evolutionary development, deployment, post-project) and state the purpose of each
Explain how AgilePM blends agile delivery with DSDM governance concepts such as timeboxing and MoSCoW
Map the four exam domains to the official syllabus areas and note your current confidence per domain
Your checkpoint
A one-page lifecycle diagram with each phase labelled by purpose and its owning role
AgilePM fundamentals and the Agile Project Management approach & AgilePM practices, phases and processes
Describe the philosophy and purpose of the feasibility and foundations phases and list the decisions made at each
Explain the concept of the business vision and how it anchors scope at the start of a project
Outline the evolutionary development phase and how timeboxes structure iterative delivery
Compare fixed-length timeboxes with the deployment phase and its readiness criteria
Your checkpoint
A written comparison of feasibility, foundations and evolutionary development covering entry conditions, key decisions and outputs
Roles and responsibilities in an AgilePM project & AgilePM fundamentals and the Agile Project Management approach
Identify every AgilePM role and classify it as project-level or delivery-level
Explain the responsibilities and decision authority of the business sponsor, project manager and team leader
Describe the three business roles (business sponsor, business visionary, business ambassador) and how they share business ownership
Explain how the technical roles (technical coordinator, solution developer, solution tester) divide solution responsibility
State how the agile coach, workshop facilitator and DSDM coach differ in remit
Your checkpoint
A role-responsibility matrix listing each role against its key accountabilities and typical decisions
Roles and responsibilities in an AgilePM project & AgilePM products and deliverables
Explain the purpose, content and ownership of the business case and how it is refined across phases
Describe the terms of reference and the project plan and who is accountable for each
Link each product to the role that owns or approves it
Explain how the business visionary and business ambassador contribute to prioritisation decisions
Your checkpoint
A product-to-owner table covering business case, terms of reference, project plan and prioritised requirements list
AgilePM products and deliverables & AgilePM practices, phases and processes
List the core AgilePM products and classify each by lifecycle phase
Describe the content and purpose of the prioritised requirements list and how MoSCoW categories are applied to it
Explain the timebox plan, timebox review record and how they support evolutionary development
Outline the benefits and delivery plans and the deployment plan and state when each is produced
Identify which products are mandatory versus optional and who approves them
Your checkpoint
A product catalogue mapping every core product to its phase, owner and approving role
AgilePM practices, phases and processes & AgilePM products and deliverables
Explain the daily stand-up, its purpose and how it drives timebox control
Describe modelling and how it is used to explore and communicate requirements
Explain facilitated workshops and the role of the workshop facilitator in AgilePM
Describe iterative development, the timebox review and the retrospective and how findings feed the next timebox
Explain how configuration management and quality assurance are applied to AgilePM products
Your checkpoint
A practice-by-practice summary sheet with the purpose, timing and responsible role for each practice
AgilePM fundamentals and the Agile Project Management approach & AgilePM practices, phases and processes
Walk through the end-to-end process from pre-project through post-project, naming the activities in each phase
Explain the instruments of governance and how they support control without heavy documentation
Describe how tailoring is applied and which factors influence how much formality a project needs
Explain how risks are managed within a timebox and at project level
Connect the principles to the practices and show how each practice supports at least one principle
Your checkpoint
A full process flow diagram annotated with activities, roles and products per phase
AgilePM fundamentals and the Agile Project Management approach & Roles and responsibilities in an AgilePM project & AgilePM products and deliverables & AgilePM practices, phases and processes
Revise all four domains using your own diagrams and summary sheets rather than rereading source material
Complete timed practice sets per domain and record your score for each
Revisit every domain scoring below 70 percent and rewrite the weakest summary sheet
Explain out loud, without notes, the lifecycle, the roles and the core products
Confirm you can define every key term in the syllabus glossary from memory
Your checkpoint
A scored practice log across all four domains with a written remediation list for any weak area
Milestones
Week 2: Can draw the full lifecycle from memory and state the purpose of each phase without notes
Week 4: Can name every AgilePM role and its primary accountability, and match the business case and terms of reference to their owners
Week 6: Can list every core product with its phase and owner, and describe each practice in one sentence
Week 8: Score at least 70 percent on a timed practice set in each of the four domains