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You Will Learn How To
- Prepare to pass the PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)SM exam
- Navigate the tools and techniques exam sections and the knowledge and skills exam areas
- Align your Agile development experience with PMI's six domains of practice
- Review relevant topics in the PMI® suggested reference materials for exam preparation
- Compare Agile development practices to the classical approaches for project management
- Create a personalised plan for self-study to focus your efforts between the course and your exam date
Course Benefits The adoption of Agile methodologies is becoming more prevalent in the business environment. The Project Management Institute is recognising this growth with the introduction of the new PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) SM certification. In this course, you gain the skills necessary to prepare for the PMI-ACP SM credential exam, validating your experience as an Agile practitioner. Through practice exams, workshops and overnight study, you learn essential Agile terminology, tools and principles.
Who Should Attend Experienced Agile practitioners who plan to take the PMI-ACP SM exam as well as PMP ® credential holders with Agile experience who wish to enhance their accreditation.
Workshop Course Through a series of individual practise workshops and simulated exams, you build a personalised study plan to ensure your exam preparedness. Workshops include:
- Taking daily PMI-ACPSM-style practise exams
- Cross-referencing Agile techniques to PMI's recommended reference materials
- Creating multiple customer convergence on priorities
- Establishing the Definition of Done for quality assurance
- Developing a personalised exam preparation plan and study guide
Course Content Introduction to the PMI-ACPSM Exam
- Recognising key Agile developments and definitions
- Applying the values and principles of the Agile Manifesto
- Mapping tools, techniques, knowledge and skills to PMI's six domains of Agile development
Implementing Value-Driven Delivery
Focusing on business value
- Defining and prioritising features in terms of user and stakeholder value
- Leveraging rapid feedback cycles
Ensuring progressive elaboration of requirements
- Identifying Minimally Marketable Features for release planning
- Sharpening the requirements definition by agreeing the Definition of Done
Maintaining Stakeholder Engagement
Engaging empowered business stakeholders
- Identifying stakeholders and their concerns
- Promoting effective collaboration and participation
Communicating progress to help the organisation make informed decisions
- Enabling knowledge sharing
- Building trust and managing expectations through shared success criteria
Boosting Team Performance Practices
Forming cross-functional teams
- Establishing collaborative behaviours through group decision making
- Influencing teams to design their own internal work processes
Empowering teams to self organise
- Encouraging teams to estimate and track project progress
- Creating safe environments that allow teams to experiment
Developing high performance teams
- Raising productivity by eliminating waste
- Coaching and mentoring styles that foster skill enhancement
Implementing Adaptive Planning
Planning at multiple levels
- Applying rolling wave planning
- Leveraging progressive elaboration
Employing empirical planning
- Balancing priorities and team capabilities
- Coaching the team to adjust cadances based on situational awareness
Applying Agile Earned Value Measurement (EVM)
- Refining estimate ranges to reflect current levels of uncertainty
- Capturing measures of accepted work delivered in a specified time frame
- Controlling costs through quantitative measures
Problem Detection and Resolution
Recognising and mitigating risks
- Time Boxing to focus on immediate issues
- Engaging the team proactively to identify risks and create mitigation strategies
- Ensuring impediments are resolved and stakeholder expectations are adjusted
Communicating risks and impediments
- Maintaining visibility with burndown charts, value stream mapping and Kanban boards
- Managing features, technical issues and defects with Backlog
Facilitating Continuous Improvement
Tailoring the process
- Conducting frequent retrospectives to improve the team's behaviour
- Experimenting with new techniques and process ideas
Evaluating work efficiency
- Removing nonvalue adding processes
- Reducing Work In Progress (WIP)
Preparing to Pass the Exam
Developing your personalised study plan
- Pinpointing areas of strength and weakness to optimise study time
- Defining your exam preparation strategy
- Incorporating study tips for best results
Assessing your exam preparedness
- Gaining insight into the exam format and process
- Applying proven tips for exam success
- Optimising your study time and focus
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Course Dates
UK Dates | | 30 May - 1 Jun | London enrol | | 17-19 Oct | London enrol | US East Coast Dates | | 7-9 Mar | Washington, DC enrol* | | 18-20 Apr | New York enrol* | | 25-27 Apr | Washington, DC enrol* |
*New York and Washington DC Courses – Available online with a run time of 2pm to 9pm BST. For AnyWare enrolments, please register at least 10 days prior to the start of the course.
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