Planning Information
The duration of this course is 3 days.
Classes are priced from $1,195.00. See individual sessions for details.
Description
For many organizations, business success and even survival hinges on embracing an Agile mindset. Continuous delivery of value, an unwavering customer-centric perspective, and the ability to respond and adapt to change characterize many of today’s best performing organizations. Even if not formally implementing a specific approach, Agile practices are often employed in more traditional organizations competing in today’s disrupted, hyper-dynamic business environment. This exam prep course provides a solid foundation for anyone seeking to develop fluency in Agile concepts, terms, and practices as well as the necessary knowledge to be prepared for the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® exam. This course covers the values and principles articulated in the Agile Manifesto, as well as the values of key Agile frameworks and methods, including Scrum, XP, and Lean.
This 3-day PMI-ACP exam prep course, with successful completion of an online mock exam, satisfies the 21 hours of formal education required to sit for the certification exam.
Intended Audience
This PMI-ACP exam prep course is intended for anyone who wants to learn the principles and practices of agile and/or wants to obtain the PMI-ACP credential.
At Completion
- Improved ability to use an Agile mindset when collaborating
- Better team productivity with clearly defined roles and responsibilities
- A common language and improved team communication
- Higher-quality products developed more rapidly
- Increase customer satisfaction
- Greater organizational agility to respond to change and uncertainty
- earn how to prepare for the rigorous PMI-ACP Exam
Prerequisites
For those who wish to sit for the PMI-ACP exam, the following is required:
- 12 months of general project experience, earned within the last 5 years OR an active PMP® or PgMP® certification.
- 8 months of agile project experience - working on agile project teams or with agile methodologies (in addition to the 12 months required in ""general project experience""), earned within the last 3 years.
- 21 contact hours of training on agile practices earned by attending this course.
Exams & Certifications
This course prepares students to sit for the Agile Certified Practitioner Certification exam and satisfies the PMI-required 21 contact hours of training.
Materials
Students will be provided with the most effective study tools currently available on the market, including offline exam preparation tools and activities, a comprehensive class manual, presentation slides, and access to realistic exam simulation tools.
Students will master the pace, subject matter, and difficulty of the PMI-ACP exam with a free membership to the online practice exam portal (a $68 USD value). Your personalized portal will include mock exams, quizzes, performance reports, and much more.
Course Outline
An Introduction Agile Project Management
- What is Agile?
- Why is Agile Effective?
- The Agile Manifesto
- The Benefits of Agile
Forming the Agile Team
- Agile Team Roles and Responsibilities
- Team Expectations
- Self Organization
- Team Communication
The Agile Coach
- Role of the Agile Coach / Agile PM
- All About Agile Project Management
- Effectively Working with Agile Teams
- Communication
- The PMI Code of Ethics
Agile Planning
- Agile Project Planning
- The 5 Levels of Agile Planning
- Product Vision
- The Product Roadmap
How to Focus on the Customer
- Involving the Customer
- User Roles
- How to Create and Use Personas
Creating and Maintaining the Product Backlog
- All About the Product Backlog
- All About User Stories
- The INVEST Model
- Agile Acceptance Criteria
- Foundational Stories
- Agile Constraints
Prioritizing the Product Backlog
- Agile Prioritization Themes
- All About the Decision Matrix
- About Kano Analysis
- How to Prevent Fire Alarms
- Continuous Prioritization in Agile
Agile Estimating
- Relative vs. Actual Estimating in Agile
- An Introduction to Story Points
- Using Story Points in your Project
- "Planning Poker"
Agile Release Planning
- Velocity
- All About Releases
- Schedule Based vs. Feature Based Planning
- How to Build the Release Plan
- Communication
All About User Stories
- How to get to the details
- Documentation methods for collecting details
- Establishing a consistent approach to grooming and product backlog review
Iteration Planning and Execution
- All about Capacity
- How to Engage the Team
- Planning the Iteration
- Executing the Iteration
- Daily Scrum and Stand-up
- The Scrum of Scrums
- Iteration Review
- How to Demonstrate Working Software
Measuring and Communicating Process
- Scrum of Scrums
- All about Taskboards
- Story and Task cards
- Agile Metrics
- The Burndown and Burnup Charts
- Cumulative Features Diagrams
- Agile Earned Value Management (EVM)
- Agile Tools
Retrospectives
- The Elements of a Retrospective
- How to Facilitate Retrospectives
- Tips for effective Retrospectives
- A Review of Empirical Process Control
Advanced Agile Controls
- User stories with affinity sizing
- Mapping User Stories
- Tailoring Processes
- Introduction to Kanban
- Mapping the Value Stream
- All about Monte Carlo simulations
Adopting Agile Project Management
- Overview of the Agile Process
- How to Overcome Resistance and Get Started
- Agile Calendar of Events
- Challenges to Agile Adoption
Preparing for the PMI-ACP Certification Exam
- Completing your PMI-ACP application
- How to schedule your exam
- PMI-ACP exam day expectations
- Review each section of the exam
- Review of PMI-ACP practice questions
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