Duration
3 days
OVERVIEW
The world is quickly becoming agile. Are you?
If you use agile practices in your projects, or your organization is adopting agile approaches to project management, the PMI-ACP® certification may be right for you. The PMI-ACP recognizes knowledge of agile principles, practices and tools and techniques across agile methodologies.
The use of agile as an approach to managing projects has been increasing dramatically over the last several years. Gartner predicts that by the end of 2012, agile development methods will be used on 80% of all software development projects. PMI’s research has shown that the use of agile has tripled from December 2008 to May 2011. Furthermore, research demonstrates the value that agile can have in decreasing product defects, improving team productivity, and increasing delivery of business value. The PMI-ACP is positioned to recognize and validate knowledge of this important approach
AUDIENCE
Project managers that intend to apply for the PMI – ACP certification
REQUIRED PREREQUISITES
General Project Experience
- 2,000 hours working on project teams
- These hours must be earned within the last 5 years
- Active PMP® or PgMP® will satisfy this requirement
Agile Project Experience
- 1500 hours working on agile project teams or with agile methodologies
- These hours are in addition to the 2,000 hours required in “general project experience”
- These hours must be earned within the last 3 years
Training in Agile Practices
- 21 contact hours
- Hours must be earned in agile practices
Examination
- Tests knowledge of agile fundamentals
METHODOLOGY
Throughout the course, as course topics are discussed, students will be able to continuously apply acquired knowledge to exercises and exam questions. Each exam solutions will be discussed with an emphasis on exam tips
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Prepare trainees for obtaining the PMI – ACP certification. Additionally the course should also help you to:
- Apply agile practices on specific project situations;
- Understand the agile approach, during the requirement, analysis, design, development, tests and deployment phases;
- Understand the challenges of the agile approach in project management;
- Determine if the agile approach is an option considering the project situation and environment;
- Adapt the agile approach;
Module 2 Introduction To Agile
- Agile History
- Agile Manifesto
- Agile vs Waterfall
Module 3 - Project Selection
- Project Charter
- Project Selection Methods
Module 4 - Define Requirements
- Brainstorming
- Root-Cause Analysis
- 20/20 Vision
- “Buy a Feature”
- The Apprentice
- “Product Box”
- ”Prune the Product Tree”
- Force Field Analysis
- “Parking Lot”
- Personas and Extreme Personas
- Wireframes
Module 5 - Agile Planning
- Release and Iteration Planning
- Vision Document
- Product Roadmap
- Themes
- Epic Stories
- User Stories and Story Cards
- Story Maps
- Features
- Minimal Marketable Feature
- Tasks
- Value Stream Mapping
- Progressive Elaboration
- Rolling Wave Planning
- Test-First Development
- Agile Modeling
- Time Boxing
- Continuous Integration
Module 6 - Agile Estimating
- Relative Sizing
- Delphi and Wideband Delphi
- Planning Poker
- Affinity Diagramming
- Ideal Time
- Velocity
- Cycle Time
- Burn Rate
- Product Backlog
Module 7 - Working With Agile
- Backlogs
- Quality Management
- Verification and Validation
- Kaizen
- WIP Limits
- Retrospectives
- Change Management
- Escaped Defects
- Smells
- Spikes
- Kaizen
- Refactoring
- Risk-Adjusted Backlogs
Module 8 – Communication
- Osmosis Communication
- Burn Up and Burn Down Charts
- Kanban Boards
- Radiators
- Cumulative Flow Diagram
Module 9 - Stakeholder And Team Management
- Collaboration
- Motivation
- Negotiation
- Emotional Intelligence
- Conflict Management
- Leadership
Module 10 - Earned Value Management
- Earned Value Adjusted to Agile
- Reporting
Module 11 - Agile Methodologies
- Scrum
- XP
- Lean
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.