AgilePM Practitioner case studies
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Agile Project Management (AgilePM®) Certification is a professional certification listed in APMG International's certification catalogue under the Agile and Lean category. APMG describes its certifications as sharing "best practice knowledge that improves business performance," and states that its certifications are used by a large share of major global organisations. AgilePM is also one of APMG's featured certifications, positioned in the Project Management theme alongside Change Management and Better Business Cases. The certification is aimed at practitioners involved in delivering projects in an agile way, and APMG lists related job roles including Agile Project Manager, Product Owner, Business Analyst and PMO roles. The AgilePM Practitioner case studies are 5 cases and about 3,091 words.
1The Fixed-Price Foundation Phase Squeeze
A consultancy has signed a fixed-price contract to deliver a customer portal in 20 weeks. The sponsor insists on a full Foundation phase before any development, but sales already committed the 20-week figure to the client and the contract penalty for lateness is 2% of contract value per week.
695 words, about 3 min2Who Owns the Decision? Business Ambassador vs Technical Coordinator
On a 6-month AgilePM project delivering a claims-handling system, a disagreement has stalled a timebox. The business ambassador wants a validation rule that rejects claims submitted without a supporting document, arguing it protects the business.
594 words, about 3 min3Prioritised Requirements List That Nobody Can Prioritise
A project is 4 timeboxes into an 8-timebox delivery. The Prioritised Requirements List contains 140 items.
594 words, about 3 min4Facilitated Workshop or Daily Stand-up? Choosing Techniques
A distributed team of 9 (4 onshore, 5 offshore across two time zones) is mid-delivery. The project manager has been running a 60-minute daily stand-up with all 9 attendees to 'keep everyone aligned'.
616 words, about 3 min5Tailoring the Delivery Phase for a Regulated Release
A pharmaceutical client requires a validated system for adverse-event reporting. Regulatory rules mean the software cannot be released incrementally to production - it must go live as a single validated release with full traceability evidence.
592 words, about 3 min