AgilePM Practitioner study plan
AgilePM Practitioner · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
AgilePM fundamentals and the Agile Project Management approach & Roles and responsibilities in an AgilePM project
Define the eight AgilePM principles and explain how each shapes project behaviour
Distinguish the AgilePM lifecycle phases (pre-project, feasibility, foundations, evolutionary development, deployment, post-project) and state the purpose of each
Map each AgilePM role to its responsibilities and identify which roles sit on the project-level vs solution-development level
Explain the difference between the fixed-timebox and fixed-scope approaches to planning and when each applies
Your checkpoint
A one-page lifecycle diagram with every phase, its key decision point, and the roles involved, plus a 10-line principles-to-behaviour table
AgilePM fundamentals and the Agile Project Management approach & Roles and responsibilities in an AgilePM project
Describe the DSDM/AgilePM philosophy of on-time delivery of a fit-for-purpose solution and contrast it with traditional scope-driven delivery
Explain the role of the business sponsor, business visionary, and project manager in governance and decision-making
Determine how the business ambassador, technical coordinator, and solution tester contribute within a timebox
Identify the responsibilities of the team leader and how facilitated workshops support collaboration
Your checkpoint
A role-responsibility matrix covering all AgilePM roles against the six lifecycle phases, with at least one responsibility per cell or an explicit 'not involved' note
AgilePM products and deliverables & AgilePM fundamentals and the Agile Project Management approach
List the core AgilePM products and classify each as project-level or solution-development-level
State the purpose and minimum content of the business case, terms of reference, and project plan
Explain how the prioritised requirements list (Moscow) drives timebox content and trade-off decisions
Describe how the benefits, risks, and assumptions are captured and revisited across phases
Your checkpoint
A product catalogue table listing each product, its owning role, its lifecycle phase, and its key content headings
AgilePM products and deliverables & AgilePM practices, techniques and tailoring
Explain the purpose and content of the feasibility assessment and foundations summary
Describe how timeboxes are structured (investigate, refine, consolidate) and what each stage produces
Explain the role of the daily stand-up and how it feeds timebox control
Distinguish the products used at the start of a timebox from those produced at its close
Your checkpoint
A completed mock feasibility assessment and foundations summary for a sample project, with prioritised requirements list entries justified
AgilePM practices, techniques and tailoring & Roles and responsibilities in an AgilePM project
Explain MoSCoW prioritisation rules, including the recommended effort split across must/should/could/won't
Describe how facilitated workshops are planned, run, and followed up, and the facilitator's responsibilities
Explain modelling techniques and how they support requirements elaboration without over-specification
Describe iterative development and how it interacts with timeboxing and testing
Your checkpoint
A workshop plan for a prioritisation session, including agenda, participants, facilitation techniques, and expected outputs
AgilePM practices, techniques and tailoring & AgilePM products and deliverables
Explain the configuration management approach and how it applies to AgilePM products
Describe the estimating and measurement techniques used within timeboxes
Explain how the deployment phase is planned and what deployment products are required
Describe quality assurance at the project level versus solution testing at the development level
Your checkpoint
A deployment plan outline for a sample solution, including deployment products, acceptance criteria, and post-deployment review points
AgilePM practices, techniques and tailoring & AgilePM fundamentals and the Agile Project Management approach
Explain how AgilePM is tailored to different project scales, including the use of the lighter project approach
Describe how AgilePM can be combined with formal governance and stage-gate structures
Identify which products and roles can be scaled down or combined in smaller projects and the risks of doing so
Explain how the project manager handles exceptions, tolerance, and escalation within the lifecycle
Your checkpoint
A tailoring statement for a small project describing which products are combined or omitted, which roles are merged, and the justification for each decision
AgilePM fundamentals and the Agile Project Management approach & Roles and responsibilities in an AgilePM project & AgilePM products and deliverables & AgilePM practices, techniques and tailoring
Consolidate all four domains by mapping every exam objective to a product, role, or practice
Practise scenario-based reasoning by working through integrated case questions and justifying each answer against AgilePM principles
Identify and close remaining knowledge gaps through targeted review of weak areas
Rehearse timing and question-approach strategy for the practitioner-style exam
Your checkpoint
A completed full-length mock exam under timed conditions with a written review of every incorrect answer and the source principle or product that resolves it
Milestones
Week 2: Can draw the full lifecycle from memory and correctly assign every role to its decision-making responsibilities without notes
Week 4: Can produce a complete product catalogue and explain the content of each core product in under 20 minutes
Week 6: Can explain MoSCoW effort splits, timebox stages, and deployment planning accurately in a self-quiz with 80% or better
Week 8: Score at least 75% on a timed full-length mock and be able to justify every missed answer against a specific AgilePM principle, role, or product