AgilePM®

Agile Project Management

Foundation Candidate Guidance

March 2015

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1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 The objective of the examination is to enable a candidate to demonstrate an understanding

of Agile Project Management philosophy, principles, processes, people, products, techniques
and guidance. The Foundation exam uses objective test questions, which require a
candidate to choose a response to a question from a set of choices, only one of which is
correct.

1.2 The following paragraphs explain the format of the question papers, and the different styles of
question asked. There are also some suggestions on how to approach answering the various
styles of question.

2 STRUCTURE OF THE PAPER

The examination paper consists of:

2.1 A Question Booklet, which contains 50 exam questions covering different syllabus topics.
Each of the 50 questions is worth 1 mark. The pass mark is 25. You are expected to answer
all questions.

2.2 The Answer Sheet on which your answers must be given. There will only ever be one correct
answer to each question. If more than one answer is given in the answer sheet, the response
line will be void and will attract no marks. Marks are not subtracted for incorrect answers.

3 AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT SYLLABUS AREAS ADDRESSED

The exam consists of 50 questions in total, which cover all areas of the AGILE PROJECT
MANAGEMENT Foundation syllabus. The full AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT syllabus is
available from the APM Group, or from your Accredited Training Organisation.

4 STYLES OF QUESTION
A number of different test styles may be used within the paper. All test styles are based on the
selection of the correct answer from a choice of 4 options.

The test styles are:

4.1 Standard
What DSDM role ensures that the Solution Development Team functions as a whole and
meets its objectives?

a) Business Analyst
b) Project Manager
c) Team Leader
d) Solution Tester

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4.2 Negative
Which characteristic does NOT relate to the Solution Development Team?

a) Each role empowered to make decisions

b) Flexibility to swap team members in and out of the team
c) Desire and authority to make day-to-day decisions
d) Business knowledge and technical expertise

4.3 Missing Word

Identify the missing words in the following sentence.

An organization amenable to incremental delivery of solutions [?] will benefit from early
return on investment.

a) at lowest possible cost

b) into live use
c) for testing in deployment
d) with minimum effort

4.4 List
Which of the following elements make up common sense?

1. Sound judgment
2. Practical judgment
3. Normal native intelligence
4. Specialized knowledge

a) 1,2,3
b) 2,3,4
c) 1,2,4
d) 1,3,4

4.5 Evaluate

Which of the following statements about the Solution Architecture Definition is true?

1. The Solution Architecture Definition contains the strategy for testing and review of
the solution.
2. The Solution Architecture Definition contains both business and technical aspects of
the solution.

a) Only 1 is true
b) Only 2 is true
c) Both 1 and 2 are true
d) Neither 1 or 2 is true

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5 EDITORIAL NOTES
5.1 Throughout the exam, title case has been used for all references to Agile Project Management
philosophy, principles, processes, people, products, techniques, guidance and proper nouns.

6 TIME MANAGEMENT
The exam is 40 minutes in duration. Candidates must manage their time in order to complete
all questions. All 50 questions should be attempted. If candidates wish to write their answers
on the question paper first, they must be aware of the additional time needed to complete the
answer sheet. Only answers submitted on the answer sheet provided will contribute to the
result.
No support material is permitted. This is a closed book exam.

7 USING THE ANSWER BOOKLET

The Answer Booklet will be read electronically and the results generated by computer. It
is therefore essential that candidates follow the instructions given and mark their answers
accordingly. Failure to do so may lead to delay and, in some cases, answers being void.
All answers are given by the candidate filling in ‘ovals’ that relate to their chosen
response, e.g.

A B C D
1
2
3
4

The oval must be filled in IN PENCIL, NOT PEN. If a pen is used, the answers will not be
marked.
Acceptable ways to complete the answer sheets are either:

completely filling in the oval or drawing a line through the centre of the oval.
Any other method, including ticks or crosses, is not acceptable and may not be marked.
If a candidate wishes to change their answer during the exam, the incorrect answer should
be erased completely and the correct answer indicated. If more than one answer if given by
the candidate, the question will score zero.

8 USING THE SAMPLE EXAM PAPER

The APM Group has developed a Sample Exam Paper to aid candidates in preparing for the
examination. With the Sample Exam Paper, there is an accompanying section reference from
the Agile Project Management manual showing where the learning outcome is supported.

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