Absolutely. Upon completion, you’ll earn your AgilePM® Foundation certification, a globally recognised qualification for agile project management method used across industries and countries, making it a valuable credential for digital project roles in Australia and internationally.

You’ll gain both the theoretical foundation and practical knowledge needed to perform effectively in a digital and software project environment. You’ll learn how to:

• Understand what a software project is, how the delivery lifecycle works, and where project managers and coordinators fit within an organisation.

• Apply core project management concepts such as scope, time, cost, quality, risk and dependencies to real software and digital scenarios.

• Work with agile ways of working, including backlogs, sprints, releases and retrospectives so you can support modern digital teams.

• Communicate clearly with developers, designers and business stakeholders, adjusting your language and level of detail for each audience.

• Manage expectations by clarifying needs vs. nice-to-haves, negotiating priorities and handling changes constructively.

• Identify, assess and track project risks, issues and assumptions using structured approaches (including RAID-style registers).

• Use modern agile boards and collaboration tools to plan work, track progress, manage documentation and keep teams aligned.

• Apply AI safely to support tasks such as drafting user stories, RAID logs and updates, while keeping human oversight and judgement in control.

By completing the course, you’ll be ready to enter the Software Project Coordinator or Assistant Software Project Manager depending on your experience

Potential career paths include:

• Software Project Coordinator - Software Project Coordinator roles sit close to the technical delivery of apps, systems and platforms. You’ll work with developers, testers, product owners, vendors and business stakeholders to support software projects day to day. The role focuses on coordinating schedules and sprint plans, tracking tasks and status, organising meetings, and helping with deployments, releases and change requests. You’ll also assist with simple reports and updates, ensuring software projects stay organised, on track and clearly communicated.

• Assistant Software Project Manager / Software Project Manager – A Software Project Manager plans, delivers and oversees projects focused on software applications, systems and platforms. They work closely with developers, testers, architects, product owners and business stakeholders to turn requirements into working software. Day to day, they coordinate tasks and sprints, manage timelines and budgets, track risks and issues, and keep everyone aligned through clear status reports and meetings. They also support releases, deployment activities and ongoing improvements, ensuring software is delivered on time, fit for purpose, and aligned with business and user needs. Over time, this role can grow into leading larger, more complex technology programs or product portfolios.

You’ll gain the core skills, tools, and knowledge needed to step into digital and software project roles in modern organisations. The course blends agile project theory with real-world scenarios and AI-supported practice to help you:

• Understand how software projects (websites, apps, platforms) are planned, prioritised and delivered using agile ways of working.

• Build decision-making, risk management and stakeholder communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Learn about Scrum and how to work with Agile Project Management (AgilePM®) foundations, backlogs, sprints and releases so you can operate confidently in digital and software project environments.

• Use modern agile boards and collaboration tools to track work, manage issues and keep teams aligned and informed.

• Explore how AI can support project tasks such as shaping user stories, drafting RAID logs, reports and updates using safe, reusable prompt patterns.

• Develop the communication, organisation and coordination skills needed to contribute effectively in real digital and IT project teams.

By the end of the course, you’ll have a strong foundation in scrum and agile software project management, a clear pathway towards AgilePM® Foundation certification, and practical, portfolio-ready artefacts that support your move into IT project roles.

Yes, this bootcamp is suitable for beginners and career changers with little or no formal project experience. It starts with software project fundamentals, helping you understand how digital products are planned, built and delivered, and how project managers work with developers, designers and business stakeholders.

Step by step, you’ll learn key concepts such as backlogs, sprints and releases, risk and issue management, stakeholder communication, and how to use modern agile boards and collaboration tools. You’ll also be introduced to Scrum and Agile Project Management (AgilePM®) foundations and practical AI skills, so you can see how structured methods and AI tools are applied in real digital and software project environments.

Because the program is 100% online and self-paced, beginners can build confidence at their own speed while developing practical, job-ready skills. By the end, you’ll have a solid grounding in digital and software project management, a clear pathway towards agile-focused roles, and a set of project artefacts and AI-enhanced workflows you can use to start or transition into a digital and software project career.

Absolutely, agile software or digital project management is clearly in demand in Australia. According to Seek.com there is a 17.7% year-to-year growth and Hays listed IT project management as one of the Top-in-demand jobs. Employment for overall IT project managers is expected to grow steadily over the next five years, with thousands of new roles available on Seek.com each month.

By becoming an Agile & Digital Software Project Manager, you position yourself in one of the most stable and globally relevant areas of the tech industry, where skilled professionals are continuously sought after.