Course Outline
Pre-Requisites
None.
Lessons
Prepare for your Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) certification while learning to lead Agile software projects that adapt to change, drive innovation and deliver on-time business value.To stay relevant in the competitive, changing world of project management, it's important that project management professionals can demonstrate true leadership on today's software projects. The Project Management Institute's Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) certification clearly illustrates to colleagues, organizations or potential employers that you're ready to lead in this new age of product development, management and delivery.
Course Outline
1.Understanding Agile Project Management
-Agile Principles and How They Relate to Project Management
-Agile Benefits
2.Forming the Agile Team
-Team Roles and Responsibilities
-Self Organization
3.The Agile Coach
-Role of the Agile PM or Agile Coach
-PMI's Code of Ethics
4.Agile Planning
-Product Vision
-Product Road Map
5.Focus on the Customer
-Customer Involvement
-Creating and Using Personas
6.Creating and Maintaining the Product Backlog
-The Product Backlog
-INVEST Model (Bill Wake, 2003)
7.Prioritizing the Product Backlog
-Decision Matrix
-Continuous Prioritization
8.Agile Estimating
-Relative vs. Actual Estimating
-Planning Poker (Grenning 2002)
9.Agile Release Planning
-What is a Release?
-Building the Release Plan
10.User Story Review
-Getting to the Details
-Methods for Documenting the Details
11.Iteration Planning and Execution
-Daily Scrum/Stand-Up
-Demonstrating Working Software
12.Measuring and Communicating Progress
-Burndown and Burnup Charts
-Agile Earned Value Management
13.Retrospectives
-Tips for Effective Retrospectives
-Review of Empirical Process Control
14.Advanced Agile Concepts
-User Story Mapping
-An Introduction to Kanban
15.Adopting Agile Project Management
-Agile Calendar of Events
-Challenges to Agile Adoption
16.Preparation for the Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) Certification Exam
-What to Expect on Exam Day
-In-depth Review for the Exam
Cancellation Policy
If a change needs to be made to your public course registration (cancel, transfer, or substitution) ASPE must receive written notice via email at customerservice@aspeinc.com or fax at 919-816-1710. If a cancel or transfer request is made less than 15 business days prior to the class start date, payment will still be due, no refunds will be issued and you will be charged a $200 change fee. Your paid tuition will be available for one year to be used as a credit towards another course of equal value; only one reenrollment opportunity is allowed. Failure to attend the course without written notification will result in forfeiture of the full course price. Student substitutions may be made at any time prior to the start of class free of charge. If ASPE is forced to cancel a course for any reason, liability is limited to the registration fee only.
Training Location
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