Agile project management - total beginner...

SideWinder · 12 Jun 2020 at 13:06

I've been offered the opportunity to go on an agile project management course (funded) so i am looking for the "best" and for a total beginner.

I have found PMI-ACP and i think this is the one...BUT looking at the overview, it suggests i should have previous project management experience (which i don't).

Can anyone offer an insight?

SideWinder · 12 Jun 2020 at 13:34

I've heard of Prince2 so that is a start!

Although i am experienced in managing projects/teams, i haven't got any certificates to "prove it" so to speak...so may have been doing them incorrectly!

SideWinder · 12 Jun 2020 at 14:37

My employer uses agile so wants to get me up to speed.

I've just been recommended CAPM (Certified Associate in Project Management) as an introduction which may be good for me and then Prince2 agile foundation could be next.

I've googled some exam questions to gauge if i knew a bit already and wow i feel v unintelligent.

SideWinder · 12 Jun 2020 at 20:29

Mm just caught up with a mate's mate aaaaand yeah she also said Prince2 is far too heavy for me to get into..especially for a start up!

Suggested i take a look at the below:

https://www.apm.org.uk/qualifications-and-training/project-management-fundamentals/

SideWinder · 15 Jun 2020 at 15:29

D3K said:
My company is sending half my department on this course next week, Monday to Wednesday.
I can let you know how it is. None of us have direct pm experience but we've all worked with agile methodology to a degree.

How was day 1?

randomshenans said:
I did the CAPM from PMI. Thought it was OK. It's still pretty heavy mind but not a bad cert to have.

I have never done a course before (weird perhaps i know) but could you elaborate on what made it heavy?

SideWinder · 15 Jun 2020 at 21:39

randomshenans said:
Ah mate, it's like any course and anything in IT, it's mad on abbreviations and stuff. Longwinded. I haven't found a course on PM stuff that isn't. Would think in these "agile" times we'd have super sleek agile courses!

Ew. Had a feeling that could be the case hmm and also good point re agile.

D3K said:
A giant bag of hurf blurf tbh. I think I could read a book for an hour then pass any exam if this is the subject matter. I'm too technical and detail-oriented for such high-level lectures comprised of 95% common sense and 5% lingo.

Soooo...it's simple?