Course Catalog

PMI ACP 21PDU Exam Prep Course

Description

PMI ACP® CONTACT TRAINING PROGRAM

The PMI 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 PMI 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 PMI 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 PMI ACP® aspirant needs to have before applying for the PMI 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 PMI ACP® Application form.
 Ascertain their level of readiness for taking the PMI ACP® Examination.

COURSE AGENDA

Module 1

1.Agenda for 3 days workshop
2. What is PMI-ACP?
3. Where you stand?
4.Questions and Answers session

Module 2

1.Agile Manifesto
2.Agile Framework
3.Agile Lifecycle
4.Agile Methodology

Module3

1.Scrum

Module 4 (Agile Communication)

1.Communication concepts and management
2.Daily stand up meetings
3.Osmotic communication
4.Information radiator
5.Team space
6.Communication tools
3.Osmotic communication
7.Knowledge sharing

Module 5 (Agile Estimation)

1.Relative sizing
2.Ideal days Vs. Story Point
3.Planning poker
4.Affinity estimation

Module 6 (Planning, Monitoring and Adopting)

1.Retrospective
2.Task/Kanban boards
3.Time boxing
4.Iteration Release Planning
5.WIP limits
6.Burn down/up charts
7.Cumulative flow diagrams
8.Process tailoring & Project Scaling

Module 7 (Agile Analysis and Design)

1.Product roadmap
2.User stories
3.Backlog
4.Story maps
5.Progressive elaboration
6.Wireframes
7.Chartering
8.Persona’s & Agile Modeling

Module 8 (Product Quality)

1.Verification and validation
2.Test driven development
3.Definition of Done
4.Continuous Integration & Refactoring

Module 9 (Soft Skills Negotiation)

1.Emotional Intelligence
2.Collaboration
3.Adaptive and Servant leadership
4.Negotiation
5.Conflict resolution
6.Servant Leadership
7.Shu-Ha-Ri
8.Coaching and mentoring technique

Module 10 (Value-based prioritization)

1.ROI: Return on Investment
2.NPV: Net present value
3.IRR: Internal rate of return
4.Customer-valued prioritization
5.MMF: Minimum marketable feature
6.Relative ranking/prioritization

Module 11 (Metrics)

1.Velocity cycle time
2.EVM: Earn value management
3.Escaped defects
4.Impediments removed & Enhance productivity

(Value stream Analysis)

1.Value stream mapping 2.Lean Software Development
3.Lean Portfolio management
4.Lean Release planning

Module 12

1.Vendor Management
2.Quality Standards
3.Team Motivation
4.Contracting
5.Variance and trend analysis
6.Compliance
7.Team Motivation
8.System thinking

Module 13

1.Simulation test practice

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Power Skills0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00

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