The Project Management Institute (PMI) offer special certification for agile methods, known as PMI-ACP® (Agile Certified Practitioner). This course will provide you with the knowledge, training, and advice needed to prepare for that exam.
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The Project Management Institute (PMI) offer special certification for agile methods, known as PMI-ACP® (Agile Certified Practitioner). This course will provide you with the knowledge, training, and advice needed to prepare for that exam.
Teaching objectives
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
Understand Agile contracts and the adaptability of Agile methods
Learn how to model user needs and define usage scenarios in Agile mode
Get an overview of the managerial aspects of an Agile project
Know the techniques for facilitating an Agile team, making estimates, and planning iterations
Understand the prioritization, events, and artifacts of an Agile project
Prepare for the PMI-ACP® exam
Intended audience
Anyone who is going to take part in an Agile project. Any candidate for the PMI-ACP® exam.
Prerequisites
Eligibility for the PMI-ACP® exam approved by the PMI. Good knowledge of development project management (cascade & agile). English fluency: Course materials and PMI-ACP® exam in English.
Course schedule
Context of an Agile development
Why opt for a development in agile mode?
The range of agile methods: Scrum, XP, FDD, DSDM, Crystal, Lean SD & Kanban.
Summary map of agile methods.
Determining the value chain in Agile mode
Unique aspects of an Agile contract.
Use of the indicators RSI, VAN and TRI.
“User values“: Relative prioritization.
Planning within the team’s capacity.
Organizing a schedule and iteration scalability to satisfy the client environment.
Tracking performance through earned value management.
Incorporating change, re-prioritization, and feedback from the client to proceed with later iterations.
Hands-on work
Simulation of an estimation meeting.
Stakeholder engagement
Building the vision: Prototyping tools, metaphors, and use cases to achieve a “roadmap/backlog”.
Best practices: XP, "Escaped defect", and Lean SD.
Continual improvement
The “Kaizen Effect”.
Sharing knowledge.
Working on the operability and cycle time of processes.
Highlighting new agile practices.
Maintaining and strengthening agile collaboration.
Preparing for the exam
PMI-ACP® eligibility process.
Exam questions and group corrections.
Complete exam answers provided.
Traps to avoid, organize your preparation well.
Certification
The content taught makes reference to Scrum, XP, FDD, DSDM, Crystal, Lean SD& Kanban methods. They are in line with the PMI's Agile Practice Guide.
To take the certification test, you must register and apply on PMI's website.
Practical details
Hands-on work
A phased simulation exercise that incorporates all Agile areas of knowledge, tools, and techniques is offered.
Teaching methods;
Mock exams are regularly offered in order to review the matters covered and prepare for certification conditions.
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