Do you know what agile project management really means? When your colleagues talk about ‘going agile’ do you know what is involved and how it might affect you? This webinar is packed with facts and practical experience of adopting an agile approach to project management. It will help you understand how agile is different to other methods including PRINCE2® and what the benefits and the challenges of agile really are. It forms part of a series of webinars, blogs and speeches I have delivered for the past 10 years. You can see more by clicking on the Linked-In or Twitter feeds embedded into the slides.

1. APMG International Webinar
Why is everyone talking about
Agile Project Management?
Thursday 27 February 2014 / 13:00 GMT
Presenter: Melanie Franklin, AgileChangeManagement Ltd

2. Agenda
• Welcome & introduction
– Mark Constable, APMG International
• Why is everyone talking about Agile Project Management
– Melanie Franklin
AgileChangeManagement Limited
• Q&A
• Further information
• Close

3. About APMG International
• Global examination & accreditation institute
• Examination Institute (EI) for the AXELOS Global Best Practice
portfolio (ITIL®, PRINCE2®, MSP®, etc)
• Extensive portfolio of professional management certification
schemes aimed at improving business processes, capability and
results
• Work with key industry partners (e.g. AXELOS, IAITAM, IPMA,
ISACA, itSMF, DSDM Consortium) to promote best practice
• 300+ Accredited Training (ATOs) and Consulting (ACOs)
organizations with 1500+ approved trainers and consultants
• 18000+ candidates per month
• Full details at www.APMG-International.com

4. Your presenter….
Melanie Franklin has a track record of excellence in
project, programme and portfolio planning and delivery.
She is the author of 6 books about project and change
management and is writing her 7th book for newly
appointed change managers.
Moderator
Mark Constable is a Marketing Executive at APMGInternational with over 8 years experience at the
company.

5. Objectives
• Appreciate what agile project management is, so that
you can decide for yourself if its something you want
to investigate further
• Clarify the differences between agile and more
traditional approaches to project management
• Understand why so many organisations are pursuing
an agile agenda
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6. • Agile Project Management full
content is defined in the Agile
Project Management Handbook
• A copy of this handbook will be
provided to delegates on their
training course
• This Handbook is also the definitive
source for all Agile Project
Management exams
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7. Importance of Agile Project Management
Agile firms grow their
revenue 37% faster than
other organisations and have
30% higher profits.
Pulse
Report:
http://www.pwc.com.
au/consulting/agilitystudy/
71% of respondents said agile
working gave them a faster response
to changing market conditions
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90% of
respondents
(CEOs and
CIOs) ranked
organisational
agility as vital
for success

8. Big picture
New
ideas
Innovate
Review
Create
Improve
Implementations
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9. Making it happen
Agile Project Management
Traditional Project Management
Solution defined in detail
Vs
Solution evolves
All features are promised
Vs
Features are prioritised
Time and budget can flex
Vs
Time and budget are fixed
PM plans in detail and
delegates work
Vs
Self directed team, PM removes
barriers to progress
Command & control structure
Vs
Collaborative working
Is my project suitable for agile? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IquRQpzJDUI#t=11
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10. Keeping ideas fresh
12 – 18
months
2 years
6 months
Month 1
Go
live
Project lifecycle
Month 2 Month 3
Project
Live
Month 4 Month 5
Project
Live
Month 6 Month 7
Project
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11. Style of working
Waterfall:
Agile:
Project Board
Business Users
Board
Project
Manager
Project
Manager
Team
Users
Team
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12. Popularity of Agile Project Management
Year 3 (1998)
Year 3 (2013)
Year 2 (1997)
Year 2 (2012)
Year 1 (1996)
Year 1 (2011)
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
0
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1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
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13. Structure of the qualification
Foundation:
1 hour multiple choice paper
60 questions, 30 correct answers (50%) are required for a
pass
Closed book exam
Practitioner:
2 hour objective based testing exam
4 questions with 15 marks per question
30 marks (50%) of the marks are required for a pass
Open book (can use hand book to research your answers)
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14. Q&A

15. Further information
•
APMG-International website:
– www.apmg-international.com
•
APMG AgilePM qualification scheme:
– www.apmg-international.com/AgilePM
•
“Agile Project Management Handbook” (recommended reading)
– www.apmg-businessbooks.com
melanie@agilechangemanagement.co.uk
•
07960 995262
@AgileMelanie
www.agilechangemanagement.co.uk
Melanie
Melanie Franklin
AgileCM
http://www.linkedin.com/company/apmg-international
@APMG_Inter

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