Course Details
Course Outline
1 - Introduction to the PMI-ACP® Course and Exam
2 - Agile Principles and Mindset
Agile project Management Framework: What is Agility Agile Manifesto Agile Principles Agile Methodologies: Scrum, Kanban, Extreme programming (XP), Lean Agile leadership Agile process overview
3 - Value-Driven Delivery
What is Value-driven delivery, how to deliver value early and minimize wasteAssessing Value - Return on Investment (ROI), net present value (NPV), Internal rate of return (IRR), earned value management, managing riskValue Based prioritization – Customer-Valued prioritization, prioritization schemes (Kano analysis, MoSCoW, relative prioritization / rankingDelivering incrementally – Minimal Viable Product (MVP), Minimal marketable Feature (MMF), Work In progress (WIP), WIP Limits, Bottlenecks, Cumulative Flow Diagram (CFD)Contracting in Agile projectsVerification and validation
4 - Stakeholder Engagement
Identifying project stakeholdersManaging stakeholder engagementEstablishing a shared vision – Agile chartering, Definition of "Done" (DoD), Agile modelling, wireframes, personasCommunication Management – face to face communication, two-way communication, knowledge sharing, information radiators, social mediaWorking collaboratively – workshops, brainstorming, collaboration gamesInterpersonal skills for Agile success – emotional intelligence, active listening, facilitation, negotiation, conflict resolution, participatory decision making
5 - Team Performance
Agile team rolesHigh-performing Agile teams – stages of team developmentAdaptive leadershipCreating collaborative team spaces – co-located teams, osmotic communication, distributed teamsTracking team performance in Agile teams – burn charts, velocity
6 - Adaptive Planning
Defining adaptive planningPrinciples of Agile planningTools for sizing and estimatingReleases and Iterations planning
7 - Problem Detection аnd Resolution
How problems impact a projectDetecting problems – lead time and cycle time, defects, variance analysis, trend analysis, control limitsManaging projects threats and issues – risk-adjusted backlog, risk severity, risk burndown graphsSolving problems
8 - Continuous Improvement
Multiple levels of improvement – processes, product, peopleImplementing continuous process improvement – process tailoring, systems thinking, process analysis, value stream mapping, project pre-mortemsWorking towards continuous product improvement – product feedback loops and learning cycleLeading continuous people improvement – retrospectives, team self-assessments
9 - 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
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