Course overview
AgilePM® combines the flexibility of agile delivery approaches with the governance and control required for effective project management.
Based on the Agile Business Consortium framework and accredited by APMG International, the course provides practical guidance for managing projects in environments where priorities, requirements, and stakeholder expectations continue to evolve.
Participants learn agile principles, lifecycle phases, roles and responsibilities, prioritisation techniques, collaborative working practices, iterative delivery, and governance approaches that support successful project outcomes.
AgilePM is suitable for project managers, coordinators, business analysts, delivery managers, PMO professionals, and agile team members seeking a structured but adaptive approach to project delivery.
This course is suitable for professionals involved in project delivery, organisational change, transformation initiatives, governance, or agile team leadership, including:
- Project Managers
- Agile Project Managers
- Scrum Masters
- Delivery Leads
- Product Owners
- PMO professionals
- Transformation Managers
- Business Change Managers
- Team Leaders
- Programme Coordinators
- Solution Architects
- Business Analysts
- Governance and Assurance professionals
- Operational leaders involved in project delivery
- Stakeholders
The Practitioner-level capability is particularly relevant for professionals responsible for leading projects, coordinating multiple teams, managing delivery risk, and balancing agility with organisational governance expectations.
By completing this course, participants will understand how to:
- Apply AgilePM principles within real-world project environments
- Balance agility with governance, compliance, and organisational controls
- Manage delivery within volatile and rapidly changing environments
- Integrate AgilePM with Scrum and iterative delivery approaches
- Prioritise requirements using MoSCoW techniques
- Apply agile estimating and adaptive planning techniques
- Coordinate delivery across multiple agile teams
- Improve stakeholder collaboration and communication
- Embed agile-compatible risk management into project delivery
- Track outcomes, progress, and business value incrementally
- Apply governance practices without undermining agility
- Tailor AgilePM approaches to suit organisational context
- Support transparency, continuous improvement, and adaptive decision-making
The Practitioner syllabus additionally focuses on leadership, empowerment, collaborative delivery, business value, multi-team coordination, and proactive risk management.
Skills & Competencies Developed
This course aligns strongly with practical capability development frameworks including SFIA Foundation and the NHS Knowledge & Skills Framework by developing competencies across:
Agile Delivery & Project Management
- Agile project delivery
- Iterative planning
- Incremental delivery coordination
- Adaptive governance
- Delivery management
- Outcome-based planning
- Agile lifecycle management
Leadership & Collaboration
- Agile leadership
- Facilitation
- Collaborative decision-making
- Team empowerment
- Stakeholder engagement
- Cross-functional coordination
- Communication planning
Governance & Risk
- Governance balancing
- Agile risk management
- Compliance integration
- Financial governance
- Management by exception
- Delivery assurance
- Adaptive control mechanisms
Requirements & Prioritisation
- User story development
- Agile estimation
- MoSCoW prioritisation
- Backlog management
- Value-based delivery
- Business case alignment
Behavioural & Workplace Capability
- Adaptive thinking
- Situational leadership
- Negotiation and influence
- Transparency and accountability
- Continuous improvement
- Problem-solving under uncertainty
- Collaborative working practices
SFIA Capability Alignment
AgilePM aligns particularly well to the following SFIA capability areas:
- Project Management (PRMG)
- Agile Working (METL)
- Delivery Management (DEMG)
- Stakeholder Relationship Management (RLMT)
- Business Change Management (BCMG)
- Requirements Definition & Management (REQM)
- Risk Management (BURM)
- Governance, Risk & Compliance (GOVN)
Typical alignment ranges between SFIA Level 3–5 depending on organisational role maturity and delivery responsibilities.
NHS Knowledge & Skills Framework Alignment
AgilePM also supports capability development relevant to NHS KSF dimensions including:
- Communication
- Personal & People Development
- Service Improvement
- Quality
- Equality & Diversity
- Leadership
- Information Processing
- Project & Service Management
The collaborative and adaptive nature of AgilePM makes it particularly relevant for healthcare, government, and service-delivery environments where stakeholder complexity and governance obligations must coexist with rapid change.
AgilePM supports career progression into roles such as:
- Agile Project Manager
- Agile Delivery Lead
- Delivery Manager
- Transformation Lead
- Scrum Team Lead
- PMO Analyst
- Change Delivery Manager
- Iteration Manager
- Programme Delivery Coordinator
- Project Governance Officer
- Business Change Lead
The course combines:
- Instructor-led learning
- Practical exercises
- Scenario-based discussions
- Agile planning activities
- Collaborative workshops
- Real-world project examples
- Practitioner-style application techniques
Participants are encouraged to apply AgilePM concepts directly to workplace delivery scenarios rather than treating the framework as theoretical knowledge only.
Foundation level exam pass
Scrum Master (examination authorities)
Is AgilePgM® suitable for experienced Project Managers?
Yes. AgilePgM® is designed for professionals working in programme or enterprise delivery environments where multiple projects, stakeholder groups, and organisational outcomes must be coordinated.
How is AgilePgM® different from AgilePM®?
AgilePM® focuses on managing individual agile projects, whereas AgilePgM® focuses on coordinating organisational capability delivery, governance, benefits realisation, and strategic alignment across multiple initiatives.
What is AgilePM?
AgilePM is a structured agile project management framework designed to combine agile delivery practices with project governance, business control, and organisational oversight.
Is AgilePM the same as Scrum?
No. Scrum focuses primarily on team-level product delivery, while AgilePM provides a broader project management and governance framework that can incorporate Scrum delivery practices.
Do I need previous agile experience?
No prior agile experience is required for Foundation-level learning, although familiarity with projects or organisational change environments is helpful.
What is the difference between Foundation and Practitioner?
Foundation focuses on understanding AgilePM concepts, principles, roles, and practices.
Practitioner focuses on applying and tailoring AgilePM approaches in real-world project scenarios.
Is AgilePM suitable outside software development?
Yes. AgilePM is designed for broader project and business change environments, including government, healthcare, infrastructure, transformation, operations, and organisational change initiatives.
What does “governance-aware agility” mean?
It means organisations can remain agile while still maintaining governance, compliance, financial control, risk management, and executive oversight.
How does AgilePM handle changing requirements?
AgilePM uses adaptive planning, iterative delivery, prioritisation techniques, and incremental delivery to respond effectively to changing business needs while maintaining project control.
What is MoSCoW prioritisation?
MoSCoW is a prioritisation technique used within AgilePM to classify requirements into:
Must Have
Should Have
Could Have
Won’t Have (this time)
This supports controlled scope management and delivery confidence.
Is AgilePM recognised internationally?
Yes. AgilePM is one of the world’s most widely adopted (and oldest) agile project management certifications, with hundreds of thousands of certified professionals globally.
What industries use AgilePM?
AgilePM is used across:
Government
Healthcare
Financial services
Technology
Telecommunications
Infrastructure
Construction
Defence
Utilities
Not-for-profit
Enterprise transformation environments
Can AgilePM work alongside traditional governance frameworks?
Yes. One of AgilePM’s strengths is its ability to integrate agile delivery with existing governance, assurance, financial, and compliance structures.
Why is AgilePM increasingly relevant now?
AI is the biggest disruptor of projects impacting all organisations and modern organisations must adapt fast to the constantly changing environment. Operating in a VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) world, AgilePM provides a practical way to improve adaptability without losing delivery discipline or governance control.