Agile Project Management

Programme Summary

Adaptive project delivery helps teams learn quickly when requirements and solutions evolve. This programme develops practical skills in iterative planning, prioritising value and maintaining transparent progress. Participants organise a product backlog, plan a short delivery cycle and respond to stakeholder feedback, while learning to select appropriate governance, quality and coordination practices for their organisational context.

Training Objectives

1 Explain adaptive delivery principles and suitability; 2 Strengthen value based backlog and iteration planning; 3 Develop collaborative team and stakeholder practices; 4 Support transparent progress quality and feedback; 5 Build practical adaptation and improvement decisions.

Learning Outcomes

1 Assess when adaptive delivery is appropriate; 2 Write clear backlog items and acceptance criteria; 3 Prioritise work using value risk and dependencies; 4 Plan and review a short delivery iteration; 5 Use feedback to revise delivery priorities.

Target Audience

Project Managers; Product Coordinators; Business Analysts; Team Leaders; Delivery Managers; Product Owners.

Target Industries

Software Development; Digital Services; Financial Technology; Product Development; Marketing Operations; Business Transformation.

Course Contents

• Module 1 Adaptive Delivery Context: Uncertainty learning and incremental value; Predictive adaptive and hybrid approaches; Choosing methods for organisational conditions.
• Module 2 Team Roles and Collaboration: Product delivery and facilitation responsibilities; Cross functional skills and shared ownership; Decision authority and stakeholder interfaces.
• Module 3 Product Vision and Value: User needs outcomes and success measures; Scope boundaries and value assumptions; Roadmaps and evolving delivery expectations.
• Module 4 Backlog Development: Features user stories and enabling work; Clear acceptance criteria and examples; Splitting work into manageable increments.
• Module 5 Prioritisation: Value risk urgency and dependency criteria; Ordering work and managing tradeoffs; Revisiting priorities with stakeholder evidence.
• Module 6 Estimation and Capacity: Relative estimation and uncertainty awareness; Team capacity and realistic commitments; Avoiding misuse of velocity comparisons.
• Module 7 Iteration Planning: Selecting goals and achievable work; Task coordination and dependency checks; Quality expectations and completion criteria.
• Module 8 Flow and Daily Coordination: Visible work and progress conversations; Work in progress and bottlenecks; Resolving impediments and unplanned demand.
• Module 9 Quality and Delivery Controls: Definition of completion and verification; Testing integration and release readiness; Security and operational acceptance interfaces.
• Module 10 Review and Feedback: Demonstrating usable outcomes to stakeholders; Gathering evidence and testing assumptions; Updating priorities from review findings.
• Module 11 Retrospectives and Improvement: Reflecting on team processes and outcomes; Selecting small measurable improvement actions; Psychological safety and constructive accountability.
• Module 12 Adaptive Delivery Simulation: Planning and executing a short iteration; Responding to changing stakeholder requirements; Reviewing value quality and team learning.

Assessment

• 60 single best answer questions, including applied scenarios; one mark per question.
• 90 minute invigilated digital examination with identity verification. Approved accessibility adjustments preserve the assessed competence.
• Supplied reference pack permitted; external internet and AI assistance prohibited.
• Individual applied assessment (45 minutes): Create and prioritise a backlog, plan an iteration and respond to stakeholder feedback with revised priorities and a team improvement action.
• Assessment criteria: Clarity of backlog items and acceptance criteria; Logic of prioritisation and iteration planning; Quality of adaptation and learning decisions.
• Pass each component separately: 45/60 written marks (75%) and at least 70% on the applied task.
• Individual results and feedback are provided. One reassessment may follow coaching under the published enrolment terms.

Certification

• Successful learners receive a TQCSI Arabia digital Certificate of Successful Completion.
• The certificate records the learner name, exact programme title, teaching hours, completion date and unique verification reference.
• Verified identity, full attendance and separate written and applied passes are required; all mandatory critical criteria must be met.
• Proposed issue target: within 30 calendar days of approved results and settlement of applicable fees.
• Records assessed agile project management skills; it does not confer an external agile designation or framework licence.
• Attendance confirmation may record completed hours for unsuccessful learners; it does not certify successful completion.

Programme Profile

Number of daysNumber of daysNumber of days

333

Total teaching hoursTotal teaching hoursTotal teaching hours

18 hours; breaks, pre course work and formal final assessments excluded.18 hours; breaks, pre course work and formal final assessments excluded.18 hours; breaks, pre course work and formal final assessments excluded.

Delegates allowedDelegates allowedDelegates allowed

Maximum 20 delegates.Maximum 20 delegates.Maximum 20 delegates.

Training prerequisitesTraining prerequisitesTraining prerequisites

Basic project or team delivery experience is recommended. No programming knowledge or prior agile qualification is required.Basic project or team delivery experience is recommended. No programming knowledge or prior agile qualification is required.Basic project or team delivery experience is recommended. No programming knowledge or prior agile qualification is required.

Pre course assignment and assessmentPre course assignment and assessmentPre course assignment and assessment

Review a fictional product brief and identify changing requirements during a 25 minute exercise.Review a fictional product brief and identify changing requirements during a 25 minute exercise.Review a fictional product brief and identify changing requirements during a 25 minute exercise.

End of course assessmentEnd of course assessmentEnd of course assessment

60 question written exam (90 minutes) and individual applied task (45 minutes).60 question written exam (90 minutes) and individual applied task (45 minutes).60 question written exam (90 minutes) and individual applied task (45 minutes).

Passing criteriaPassing criteriaPassing criteria

75% written and 70% applied, passed separately; full attendance.75% written and 70% applied, passed separately; full attendance.75% written and 70% applied, passed separately; full attendance.