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Time:  40 Hours

 

Prerequisite:  

 

Prior Project Management Education or Experience is Preferred.

 

Course overview:

 

This three-day course provides participants with a solid foundation of the PMI-ACP® exam. During class, participants will be introduced to PMI Agile concepts and practices with banks of sample questions. Additionally, participants will apply agile principles directly to a real-world project taken directly from their industry. Participants will also engage in numerous discussion groups focusing on agile best practices. PMI-ACP is a registered trademark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

 

Course Content:

 

Agile Mindset

• PMI-ACP® Exam New Topic - Agile Mind set

• Business Strategy

• Product Strategy

• Competitive Strategy

• Leadership Development

• Negotiation 

• Influencing Techniques

 

PMI-ACP Exam Preparation

• PMI-ACP® Exam Particulars Overview

• PMI-ACP® Exam Particulars

• PMI-ACP® Candidate Requirements

• PMI-ACP® Candidate Fees

• PMI-ACP® Exam Application Process

Core Agile Concepts

• Core Agile Concepts Overview

• Traditional Project Management Methodologies

• Drawbacks of Waterfall Methodologies

• Agile Approach

• Empirical Process Control

• Agile and Traditional Project Management

• Choice of Methodologies/Frameworks

 

The Agile Manifesto

• The Agile Manifesto Overview

• Manifesto Contributors

• Manifesto Values

• Manifesto Principles

 

Common Agile Methodology Elements

• Common Agile Methodology Elements Overview

• Project (Product; Release) Initiation

• Agile Planning

• Iteration Planning and Executing

 

Project Initiation

• Project Initiation Overview

• Determine Project Justifications and Metrics

• Provide Value-Driven Delivery

• Write Project Vision Statement

• Create Project Charter

• Identify Stakeholders and Leader/Coach

• Form Project Team

 

Agile Teams and Team Space

• Agile Teams and Team Space Overview

• Scrum Master/Coach

• Product Owner/Customer

• Team Members/Developers (XP)

• Trackers and Testers

• Other Roles

• Team Space

• Physical Space Recommendations

 

Agile Planning

• Agile Planning Overview

• Develop Epics and Stories

• Create Stories

• Non-Customer Facing Stories

• Personas and Extreme Personas

• Story Maps

• Estimating Stories

• Prioritizing Stories

• Create Product Backlog

• Create Product Roadmap

• Conduct Release Planning

• Create Parking Lot

 

Iterations/Sprints

• Iterations/Sprints Overview

• Velocity Determination

• Iteration Planning Meeting

• Iteration Planning Guidelines

• Development

• Testing

• Daily Standup Meetings

• Progress Tracking

• Velocity Tracking

 

Interpersonal Aspects of Agile

• Interpersonal Aspects of Agile Overview

• Methodologies and Uncertainty

• Coach/Scrum Master

• Team Motivation

• Soft Skills

• Emotional Intelligence

• Collaboration

• Negotiations

• Active listening

• Conflict Resolution

• Conducting Retrospectives

• Mindsets of Agile Coaches

• Leadership Stages

• Key Coaching Responsibilities

 

Agile Methodologies

• Agile Methodologies Overview

• XP and Scrum Terms

• XP Terms and Concepts

• XP Primary Practices

• XP Corollary Practices

• Scrum

• Lean Software Development

• Seven Principles of Lean

• Seven Types of Muda

• Responsibilities

• Core Beliefs of Lean-Agile Software Development

• Other Principles of Lean-Agile Software Development

• Value Stream Mapping

• Lean-Agile Software Development Portfolio Management

 

Scale Agile

• For implementing Lean-Agile software and systems development at enterprise scale.

 

Who should go for this course?

This course is designed for Manager, project leaders, scrum masters, coaches, product owners, and team members who intend on taking the PMI-ACP exam

 

Special notes:

 

Exam simulation + Quizzes will be provided

Additional Reference materials