Course Overview

Agile is a philosophy that uses organizational models based on people, collaboration and shared values, such as rolling wave planning; iterative and incremental delivery; rapid and flexible response to change; and open communication between teams, stakeholders and customers. There are many methodologies that adhere to these tenets such as SCRUM, Kanban, Lean, XP.

Agile is a topic of growing importance in project management. The PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® is developed in response to this increasing demand of organizations in the marketplace for project practitioners who can apply a diversity of methods to their projects.

This PMI-ACP® course provides a high quality training program that teaches you the skills and knowledge you need to successfully apply Agile practices in real life and to pass the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®examination to earn your certification.

This classroom course is aimed at people who work in Agile projects or whose organizations are adopting Agile principles.

Target Audience:

• You or your organization use Agile practices or your organization is adopting Agile methods
• Professionals pursuing the PMI-ACP® certification
• CIO / CTO / IT Executives
• Project / Program Management Officers
• Development / Operation Managers
• Project Managers / Team Leads
• Developers/ Programmers
• Designers / Testers
• Project Controllers / Planners
• Product Owners / Stakeholders
• Scrum Masters / Scrum Team Members

Learning Objectives:

Individuals who have completed this course will have an understanding of:

• Agile manifesto, principles and practices across Agile methodologies, such as:
• Scrum
• eXtreme Programming (XP)
• Lean
• Kanban
• Dynamic Systems Development Methods (DSDM)
• Test-Driven / Feature-Driven Developments
• Agile project lifecycle and key Agile management skills and social, economical and environmental influences.
• Applying Agile management knowledge and skills, such as communications, coaching and mentoring, leadership, team motivation, problem solving strategies, and more.
• Using Agile tools & techniques, such as value based prioritization, risk management, soft skills negotiation, product quality, Agile estimation, analysis, and design.
• How to deliver a high quality product in a shorter period of time
• Empowerment of team; self-organization and self-management
• Professional responsibilities concerning Agile Project management.
• Requirements to apply for the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner certification and pass the PMI-ACP ® exam

Benefits of Taking This Course:

• Provides you with increased professional versatility in project management methodologies and Agile framework,
• Presents you a higher level of professional credibility with a combination of Agile training and examination on Agile principles, practices, tools, and techniques.
• Supplies you with the material to apply Agile, Agile framework and in demand methodologies. i.e. SCRUM, Kanban, Lean, XP, TDD, DSDM and more
• Gives you the most recent information about the PMI-ACP® exam by PMI
• Provides everything you need to be fully prepared to take and pass the PMI-ACP® exam, including satisfying the 21 CPUs required to write the examination.

Prerequisites:

• There are no formal requirements for participating in this course; however, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the Agile basics.
• There are eligibility requirements for taking the exam if you plan to apply for the PMI-ACP certification upon completion of this course:
• Secondary school diploma, associate's degree or global equivalent
• 2000 hours working on project teams within the last 5 years (active PMP® or PgMP® will satisfy this requirement)
• 1500 hours working on Agile project teams or with Agile methodologies within the last 3 years (in addition to the above 2000 hours)
• At least 21 contact hours (CPUs) worth of Agile Project management training.

Follow-on Courses:

• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• PRINCE2®
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• Agile Scrum Foundation
• Agile PM Foundation and Practitioner

Course Materials:

• Students will receive a course manual with presentation slides and reference materials.
• Examination:
• Candidates can only purchase the exam at PMI as part of their registration process, as training companies such as ITpreneurs cannot sell the exam vouchers directly to the candidates.
• Candidates need to meet PMI’s exam eligibility (as listed above – see prerequisite).
• The exam is computer based and is in closed-book format; consists of 120 multiple-choice questions distributed between definitions, essay-type, and scenario-based questions.
• The time allotted to complete the exam is 3 hours and computer based. A pass / fail result score is generated based on their overall performance at the end of the exam.

Technical Requirements:

For eBooks:

Internet for downloading the eBook

Laptop, tablet, Smartphone, eReader (No Kindle)

Adobe DRM supported software (e.g. Digital Editions, Bluefire Reader)

eBook download and activation instructions

Agenda:

Module 1 - Introduction

• Introduction to the Course
• Course Overview
• Module Structure

Module 2 - Introduction to the Project Management

• Project and Project Management
• PMI and PMBOK® Guide Fifth Edition
• Introduction to Agile

Module 3 - Agile Manifesto and Principles

• Agile Philosophy
• Agile Project Management
• Agile project Life Cycle
• Traditional vs. Agile Project Management

Module 4 - Agile Methods and Approaches

• Scrum
• eXtreme Project Management (XPM)
• Lean
• Kanban
• Agile Unified Process (AUP)
• Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM)
• Test-Driven Development (TDD)
• Feature-Driven Development (FDD)

Module 5 - Agile Domains and Tasks

• Domain I. Agile Principles and Mindset
• Domain II. Value-driven Delivery
• Domain III. Stakeholder Engagement
• Domain IV. Team Performance
• Domain V. Adaptive Planning
• Domain VI. Problem Detection and Resolution
• Domain VII. Continuous Improvement (Product, Process, People)

Module 6 - Agile Tools and Techniques - I

• Agile Analysis and Design
• Agile Estimation
• Communications
• Interpersonal Skills
• Metrics

Module 7 - Agile Tools and Techniques - II

• Planning, Monitoring & Adapting
• Process Improvement
• Product Quality
• Risk Management
• Value-Based Prioritization

Module 8 - Agile Knowledge and Skills

• Stakeholder Management
• Building Agile Teams
• Communication Management
• Problem Solving
• Other Agile Concepts

Module 9 - PMI-ACP Exam Preparation

• Introduction to PMI® and PMBOK®
• PMI-ACP® Credential
• PMI-ACP® Application Overview
• Exam Preparation