Agile people recruitment

University undergraduate and postgraduate degrees

Can I do an agile project management course at university in the UK?

Many colleges and universities in the United Kingdom (e.g. The Open University) offer a variety of agile and project management qualifications and courses. Universities may seem like a good idea to study, but you must consider whether they have the necessary expertise. University teachers are used to teaching academic courses lasting a semester. However, the agile project management courses that many professionals choose to take only last a few days. For continuing professional development, an agile professional should seek an instructor who has the necessary agile skills and experience. In universities, lecturers will know the theory, but they won't necesarily have the practical agile experience. For learners, that is not a good learning experience.

Frequently asked questions (faqs)

What is DSDM?

DSDM, also known as DSDM Atern is the Dynamic Systems Development Methodology. It was developed by the Agile Business Consortium in England, UK.

Agile project management (Agile PM) was developed from DSDM. Agile PM aids agile practitioners throughout the whole agile software development process, and forms a good alternative to a waterfall approach for the software development life cycle.

What is Agile PM training?

Agile PM training is available as syncronous learning - classroom and virtual classroom courses. Students not wanting to attend a class hae the option of taking asyncronous digital learning in the form of self-paced elearning. E-learning makes use of technology to deliver the learning over the internet. Either options are perfect for students seeking continuing professional development because they help candidates gain sufficient information, knowledge and understanding to pass the examinations successfully.

What are Agile PM exams like?

Agile certification requires a candidate to sit an exam. The examination can be taken online or at the end of a class. Many of the topics tested in the agile project management exam are about agile techniques such as MoSCoW prioritisation, timeboxing and user stories. Students should also be familiar with agile methods and tools such as Scrum and Kanban, but not DevOps. Exams are knowledge based, not skill based.

Should I do Agile PM or PRINCE2 Agile?

PRINCE2 is amongst the most popular project management professional certifications. For many people, getting PRINCE2 professional certification is sufficient to add to their CV. However, for students who work in an agile project context they should take PRINCE2 Agile or Agile PM instead.

We know what ‘good’ looks like. That’s why agileKRC are best placed to help with all your agile recruitment needs.

agileKRC have a long record of placing contractors and permanent staff alike. We cover any kind of requirement where you need people to help you deliver. [MORE]

agileKRC is an accredited partner of the Agile Business Consortium, a not-for-profit professional body for business agility.

We know what ‘good’ looks like

Fundamental to successfully placing any person with your company is that not only can they carry out the role you are looking to fill, but they can do it well.

We understand how to dig deep into a person’s experience and assess the level of expertise they really have and therefore how well it will compliment your own organisation.

Did you know?

Being agile experts, we know what a ‘good’ agile practitioner looks like
We seek to understand your culture so we can find candidates who will fit
agileKRC uses an extensive network of fellow professionals to seek the right candidates
Every candidate we find for your role is fully referenced and vetted beforehand.

We know how important your culture is

Often the magic ingredient when looking for the right person is to do with getting the right cultural fit. This can take many forms.

Our dedicated recruitment team spend a lot of time focusing on this specific area because we know how important it is for you.

Our network, our approach

When our customers are searching for people to add to their teams, agileKRC helps by using an extensive network of fellow professionals.

We take a blended approach to finding the right talent by using our wide range of contacts. Then we independently validate the leads and contacts we receive.

We believe that integrity and a relentless pursuit of quality is the only way to get the best results.

Fully referenced

Our philosophy on referencing is this. A CV is interesting but talking to people directly about any individual talent is vital.

We spend lots of time checking that we have the right person. Only when we are sure we have found them do we put them forward to a customer. [MORE]

What our customers say

CloudBuy have worked with agileKRC for several years now and I would strongly recommend them for anyone’s recruitment needs. Through their extensive research and in depth interviewing they were able to put forward candidates who precisely matched our requirements. This approach has meant that we often only need to interview one person! More importantly than this however is the fact that the individuals that they have put forward have exceeded our expectations and we have been delighted with how they have become part of CloudBuy.

– Sheila Smith, Global Solution Delivery Manager, Cloudbuy.

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