PMI® Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP)® Exam Prep Training
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PMI® Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP)® Exam Prep Training
The Project Management Institute (PMI)®‘s ACP® certification is a new credential offered by PMI for people working in Agile project management environments. Individuals obtaining this certification can demonstrate their level of skills in Agile practices. The process of earning this credential involves satisfying PMI®‘s eligibility criterion and passing a exam. The ACP® certification from PMI® carries a high level of professional standing and credibility as it requires a combination of agile education, experience on Agile practices and examination on Agile practices.
The ACP® certification is for anyone involved in any product development efforts that have a large amount of complexity and uncertainty. Obtaining the credential recognizes an individual’s skills in using Agile tools and techniques to successfully navigate complex projects towards satisfactory outcomes
This Program fulfills the PMI® requirement of 21 contact hours which a ACP® aspirant needs to have before applying for the ACP® Certification examination. The Program also aims to train the participants to be effective Project Managers using Agile methodologies.
Workshop Benefits
At the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the processes of Agile Project management.
- Learn about the Agile Project phases, Agile life cycle and Stakeholders, Key Agile Management skills and the social-economic-environmental influences.
- Learn about the key Agile Project management processes of Product Backlog, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews and Retrospectives, Along with other factors such as Prioritizations using different techniques
- Learn about the Professional Responsibilities concerning Agile Project Management.
- Learn how to use the recommended books by the Project Management Institute to prepare for the PMI ACP® examination.
- Get guidelines on filling up the ACP® Application form
- Ascertain their level of readiness for taking the ACP® Examination
The target audience for the program is a mix of professionals across hierarchies involved in project management, product management, system and solution architecting. The target audience for the program is professionals interested in pursuing the ACP® certification examination conducted by Project Management Institute.
- Agile Project Managers
- Product Owners
- Scrum Masters
- Scrum Team Members
- Project Sponsors
- Project Planners
- Quality Staff (Testing and Quality Assurance)
- Agile Developers / Programmers
- Designers
- Testers
- Project Controller (PMO Office)
Outline
- Introduction ( Module 1)
- Getting to know the participants
- Introduction to PMI®
- ACP® Certification – advantages
- ACP® certification – process and fees related information
- ACP® Application procedures – instructions on how to fill in the form
- ACP® examination – information on the split of questions, question pattern
- ACP® examination – Tips on how to prepare and take the examination (this theme will be reiterated throughout the course)
- ACP® – Fulfilling the CCR requirements
- Familiarization with course outline
- Familiarization with the protocols and timings
- Expectation setting and clarifications
- PMI® Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
- Introductory Quiz – to assess the current level of familiarization of the participants with Agile Methodologies, Concepts and assess the gaps.
- Introduction to Agile Methodologies (Module 2)
- What is Agile?
- Agile vs. Traditional Project Management
- Why Agile?
- Agile Manifesto Values and Principles
- Usage and Applicability of Agile Methods
- High Level Roles in Agile
- Variants in Agile (Scrum, XP, TDD, FDD)
- Quiz – Introduction to Agile Methods
- Agile Project Management Context ( Module 3)
- The concept of Agile Project Lifecycle and its characteristics
- Phases defining the Agile Project Lifecycle
- Elements of Project Charter for Agile Projects
- Agile Project Stakeholders – how to identify and manage Stakeholders?
- Agile Analysis and Design
- Product Roadmap
- Product Backlog
- User Stories
- Story Maps
- Progressive Elaboration
- Wireframes
- Chartering
- Personas
- Agile Modeling
- Quiz – Agile Project Management context
- Agile User Stories ( Module 4)
- Business Case Development
- Value Based Prioritization
- ROI
- NPV
- IRR
- Compliance
- Customer Valued Prioritization
- Minimal Marketable Feature
- What is a User Story?
- Discussing Requirements Management in Traditional Project Vs. Agile
- INVEST Concept in User Stories
- Methods of handling Large Stories
- Release Backlog
- Product Backlog
- MOSCOW Principle in Prioritization
- Sprint Backlog
- Brain Storming Techniques
- Re-Prioritization of Requirements / User Stories across Iteration
- Stakeholder Management
- Quiz – Agile User Stories
- Agile Estimation , Planning, Monitoring and Adapting ( Module 5)
- Historical Estimations
- Relative Sizing
- Story Points Concepts
- Planning Poker
- Affinity Estimation
- Ideal days / Time based Estimation
- Incremental Delivery
- Sprint Planning Meeting
- Sprint Burn Down Chart
- Product Burn Down Chart
- Release Burn Down Chart
- Release Burn Up Chart
- Sprint Reviews
- Sprint Retrospectives
- Continuous Improvement Process
- Quiz – Agile Estimations
- Agile Communications & Soft Skills ( Module 6)
- Information Radiators
- Team Space
- Osmotic Communication
- Co-located Teams
- Distributed Teams
- Daily Stand Ups
- Scrum of Scrums
- Remote Product Owner and Its Management
- Building High Performance Teams
- Building Empowerment Teams
- Coaching and Mentoring within Teams
- Active Listening
- Team Motivation
- Emotional Intelligence
- Collaboration
- Adaptive Leadership
- Negotiation
- Facilitation Methods
- Conflict Resolution Management
- Servant Leadership
- Quiz – Agile Communications & Soft Skills
- Agile – Product Quality ( Module 7)
- Test Driven Development
- Test me First Concept
- Definition of “Done”
- Continuous Integration
- Feedback Techniques for Product
- Prototyping
- Simulations
- Demonstrations
- Evaluations
- Problem Solving Strategies, Tools and Techniques
- Project and Quality Standards for Agile Projects
- Quiz – Agile Product Quality
- Agile Risk Management ( Module 8)
- Risk Management
- Risk Adjusted Backlog
- Risk Burn Down Graphs
- Risk Based Spikes
- Quiz – Agile Risk Management
- Agile Metrics Management and Value Stream Mapping ( Module 9)
- Velocity
- Cycle Time
- EVM in Agile
- Escaped Defects
- Variance and Trend Analysis
- Variation in Agile Methods and Approaches
- Value Stream Mapping
- Quiz – Agile Metrics Management & Value Stream Mapping
- ACP® MOCK test (200 questions) — QAI proprietary ( Module 10)
- Feedbacks ( Module 10)
- Workshop Valedictory ( Module 10)
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