After this course you can set up projects with the Dynamic Project Management Method: define goals with tolerances, settle roles and responsibilities, plan by components and keep quality, changes and risks under control. You know the four DPMM processes and where agile ways of working are built into the method. The course suits you if you are new to project management, work in a project team or commission projects as a manager and want a compact method with an EXIN exam.
What you’ll take away.
- Set project goals using goal dimensions and tolerances
- Explain the DPMM principles and the processes for project control, project planning, project operation and team operation
- Assign project roles, responsibilities and stakeholders clearly
- Plan by components and combine different delivery approaches in one plan
- Manage quality, issues and risks with the DPMM practices
Your training in detail
- Who is it for?
- Aspiring project managers, project team members, team leaders and managers who commission or oversee projects and want a lean, agile method for it.
- Prerequisites
- No formal prerequisites. Some experience of project work helps. EXIN makes the DPMM reference book freely available.
- Format & planning
- Standard length: 2 training days. A different length can be arranged for companies.
Agenda: from understanding to application
Our independently developed agenda proposal. Focus areas, lab environment and scope are agreed before booking.
Project goals, goal dimensions, tolerances and project context
DPMM principles and an agile mindset in projects
Organisation: roles, responsibilities and stakeholder management
Component-based planning and combining delivery approaches
Quality, issue and risk management
DPMM processes: project control, project planning, project operation, team operation
Exam preparation with sample questions
For a small digitalisation project you set goals with tolerances, fill the project roles and draw up a component-based plan. You then work through a change request as an issue.
Exams, licences & credentials
The course prepares you for the EXIN Dynamic Project Management Method Foundation exam. According to EXIN it has 40 multiple-choice questions in 60 minutes, and you need 65% to pass. The exam and its fee are only included if the offer explicitly confirms this. The certificate is issued by EXIN. This is not an official EXIN course unless the offer states otherwise.
Vendor references & review date
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Your learning content
These objectives describe the training topic. The specific syllabus, dates and trainer are agreed before booking; the written offer is binding.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a prior certificate for the Foundation exam?
No. EXIN does not require any other certificate for the Foundation level.
Do I have to renew the certificate later?
According to EXIN, the DPMM Foundation certificate does not expire.
What comes after the Foundation?
At EXIN, passing the Foundation is a requirement for the DPMM Project Manager level.
Does EXIN Dynamic Project Management Method Foundation (DPMM®): method fundamentals include a certificate?
The course prepares you for the EXIN Dynamic Project Management Method Foundation exam. According to EXIN it has 40 multiple-choice questions in 60 minutes, and you need 65% to pass. The exam and its fee are only included if the offer explicitly confirms this. The certificate is issued by EXIN. This is not an official EXIN course unless the offer states otherwise.