PM4R Agile

The changing reality demands new, more flexible project management approaches that allow for adaptation to changes or unforeseen events that may arise during the execution of development and social impact projects, while also achieving sustainable, inclusive, and respectful development.

That is why Academia BID, the learning platform of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), has developed the PM4R Agile methodology. With this hybrid methodology, the team will progress more efficiently in projects, increase transparency, be more motivated, and make more frequent value deliveries with greater stakeholder participation.

In this course, you will learn about the five steps of the PM4R Agile methodology, their characteristics, and the outcomes and tools of each step, as well as the roles each team member will have during project execution.

Over the next few weeks, we will accompany you with various learning activities, so that you can get involved firsthand in planning a real project using the PM4R Agile methodology. Through simulations, you will identify and apply the 5 steps of the methodology in a fictional project and be able to decide when it is relevant to apply them.

This course is "self-paced" so you can enroll at any time, even if the course has been open for a while. You can take it at the time that is most suitable for you inside the enrolment period of the course.

If you opt for the Audit Track, you could complete the course free and have 10 weeks to take the course from the day you subscribed.

If you opt for the Verified Track , you can access the course in an unlimited way and complete the qualified evaluations until the closing date, (September 14th, 2023), after making a payment of $29 . If you pass, in addition to the verified certificate, you will obtain a digital badge *that allows you to change how you share your academic and professional achievements, for example, on social media.

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What you'll learn

• Recognize the 5 steps of the PM4R Agile methodology.
• Identify the characteristics, elements, tools, roles, and outcomes of each of the 5 steps of the PM4R Agile methodology.
• Decide, for a given project, if it is relevant to apply the PM4R Agile methodology.
• Apply the PM4R Agile methodology in a case based on a development and social impact project.