AgilePM Handbooks v2

by Agile Business Consortium

Since its launch in 2010, The Agile Business Consortium’s Agile Project Management has proved very popular, and has enabled the adoption of Agile Project Management practice worldwide. This handbook is based on The Agile Project Framework, the latest version of DSDM, and is intended to support the accredited Agile Project Management (AgilePM) Practitioner training course, as well as providing the definitive source for the AgilePM Foundation and Practitioner exams. Our aim is to encourage professional development in the field of Agile Project Management.

Genres: Nonfiction

240 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Barry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite poorly structured with information repeated throughout. Desperately needs a good editor. In some ways the book gets in the way of learning. Even the glossy paper and format makes finding information difficult.

Not a massive fan of DSDM either - it takes a methodology that should be about responsiveness and speed and wraps it in a pm straightjacket (and no, saying 'only use this stuff if you have to' once or twice isn't it).

The basics of this methodology could be understood in an hour or two of focussed learning and then some doing...the fact it is delivered in a five day training course just shows to me how bloated it is - I worry what kind of projects people will deliver if they have this but no practical experience of agile and iterative development.

[Sam · Rating 3 out of 5]

The AgilePM Handbook is a solid, structured guide for implementing Agile practices within a project governance framework—particularly useful for those working in more traditional environments transitioning to Agile. Coming from an IT project management background, I appreciated how it bridges the gap between the flexibility of Agile and the accountability required in formal project delivery. It’s not a casual read, but it’s a practical one if you’re navigating real-world constraints.

What I Liked:
- It offers a clearly defined Agile framework (DSDM) that respects delivery discipline while still supporting iterative, incremental development.
- The roles, products, and lifecycle stages are well explained and map neatly to controlled environments like government or enterprise IT.
- There’s a strong focus on governance, risk, and business case alignment. Features often under-emphasised in other Agile literature.

What I Didn’t:
- The language is dense and occasionally jargon-heavy, it reads more like a certification manual than an accessible reference.
- It assumes some prior knowledge of both Agile and traditional project management, so it’s not ideal for total beginners.
- Examples are a bit thin, more real-world scenarios would help illustrate how theory plays out in practice.

[muhamad sahir · Rating 4 out of 5]

Comprehensive reference for Agile Project Management.

[Yash Vardhan]

I am preparing for Agile PM so I assume this book will come handy.

[Anshar]

for project study use DSDM Agile project management

[Allia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very relevant information, clearly presented in a simplistic way. Definitely easy to read and digest whilst learning. Oh and I PASSED my foundation AgilePM exam during the first U.K. lockdown in 2020 😬 whoop whoop!

[Delhi Irc]

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