Training, exams and certification
Training, exams and certification
Fifty questions in forty minutes, closed book, 65% to pass. And no shortcut: APMG does not offer DTMethod as self-study.
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DTMethod® is a design thinking method developed with APMG International. The Foundation certificate checks that you know its principles, roles and phases well enough to take part in a design thinking project.
| Questions | 50, single choice |
|---|---|
| Duration | 40 minutes |
| Pass mark | 65% (33 correct answers out of 50) |
| Materials | Closed book |
| Reference | DTMethod: Designing Right Solutions |
| Languages | English and Polish |
| Accredited training | Required: no self-study route |
| Validity | The certificate does not expire |
| Typical course | Two days in-company (APMG’s reference course lasts three) |
| Seven principles | Focus on people, team involvement, evidence-based approach, stepwise approach, iterative approach, active approach, learning approach |
|---|---|
| Roles | Design Thinking Sponsor, Team, Designer, Coordinator and Facilitator |
| Phases | Exploration, Creative and Construction |
| Techniques | Workshops, idea generation and selection, prototypes, experiments and feedback |
Design thinking is often sold as creativity. DTMethod puts the weight on evidence: ideas are many, but choices rest on what you have learnt from people and tests. Options that pick a solution because it feels right, or because a senior person likes it, are usually wrong.
Learn the seven principles word for word, the five roles and the three phases. Then practise under time: forty minutes for fifty questions leaves under a minute each.
Fifty single-choice questions.
65% — thirty-three correct answers out of fifty.
Forty minutes, closed book.
No. APMG requires accredited training for DTMethod.
English and Polish.
No.
Sources. Every figure on this page comes from APMG International’s published certification pages and candidate guidance, and from accredited training material, checked in October 2026.
We run it as a two-day in-company course with an APMG-accredited trainer, the exam at your premises or by voucher. From €640 per participant, exam included, minimum four.
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