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Virtual Agile Teams: Virtual In-House Training Agile teams are a must in this world of intense competition, marketing demands, and changing expectations. Global virtual teaming has become a necessity as organizations become increasingly distributed, with suppliers and clients actively engaged in joint projects. Agile Teams now work across geographical, organizational, and cultural boundaries to deliver solutions and services to global users. Distance and differences may amplify the effect of issues and factors that are relatively straightforward for co-located Agile teams. This workshop delivers practical concepts and techniques that participants will start using immediately with their virtual Agile teams. The goal of the course is to enable you to successfully execute your preferred Agile or Scrum methods in a virtual project team environment. What you will Learn At the end of this program, you will be able to: Explain the characteristics of a virtual team and how they differ from a co-located team Build an effective virtual Agile team using a Team Charter approach Develop Release Plans, including prioritizing user stories, with a virtual Agile Team Construct a Sprint plan, including effective user story estimates, virtually Execute a Sprint, including essential Agile or Scrum ceremonies, virtually Conduct effective virtual meetings in an environment supportive of Agile and Scrum methods Foundation Concepts Agile Mindset and Values Agile Benefits and Methods Scrum Overview Co-located vs. Virtual Teams Forming Virtual Agile Teams Exploring Virtual Leadership Focusing on Virtual Agile Leaders Developing a Virtual Agile Team Charter Meeting Team Challenges in a Virtual Environment Planning Releases with a Virtual Agile Team Planning releases overview Estimating user stories Prioritizing user stories Setting release parameters Getting consensus on the release plan Planning a Sprint for a Virtual Project Sprint Planning Overview Confirming Sprint Scope with Virtual Agile Teams Developing a Sprint Delivery Plan for Virtual Agile Teams Running a Sprint in a Virtual Environment Self-organizing a Sprint for a Virtual Agile Team Using Scrum tools in a Virtual Environment Conducting End of Sprint Meetings in a Virtual Environment Iterating as a Virtual Agile Team Creating an Environment for Success Piloting a virtual Agile team Creating an Agile-friendly virtual environment

Effective Negotiation Skills for Business Success (Virtual) Become skillful at dealing with unworkable differences - situations where there appears to be no acceptable compromise or acceptable solution. This interactive workshop shows you how to work towards agreements where all parties are satisfied that they have reached a wise outcome efficiently, and where they can come back to the table in the future because the relationship is intact. You will have the opportunity to re-visit a difficult / challenging negotiation that you experienced in the past as well as take part in progressively more challenging case studies that are tailored to the work you do. You will enhance your personal and professional life with powerful new negotiating skills. The goal of this workshop is to improve your negotiation skills by helping you to identify your own preferred negotiation style and strategies, and to learn about the need to plan for any upcoming negotiation. The workshop is also designed for you to experience typical negotiation situations at certain key points of the life cycle of a project, enabling you to develop an awareness of your effectiveness during negotiations at these stages. The majority of time is spent on practicing newly presented negotiation techniques and receiving feedback on application for further development and improvement. What you will Learn At the end of this program, you will be able to: Identify your preferred negotiation style and strategies Examine the Principled Negotiation Model Adapt your negotiation strategy to the progress of the negotiation Experience typical negotiation situations during the life cycle of a project Develop an awareness of your effectiveness during negotiations Improve your negotiation skills Negotiation Model Negotiation defined Negotiation phases Common approaches to negotiating Principled Negotiating Principled negotiation and the four rules Best alternative to a negotiated agreement Project Negotiation Simulation: Part 1 and Part 2 Project Negotiation Simulation: Part 1 Project Negotiation Simulation: Part 2 Negotiating Cases Negotiating cases Summary and Next Steps

Are you already on your way in your Facilities Management career? Are you looking to advance into the next professional level in Facilities Management? This Level 4 Certificate in Facilities Management course is delivered via our well-established Virtual Learning Environment. All course content is fully available via the screen or for download and can be accessed anytime, anywhere so you can plan your own schedule.

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Agile Sprint Planning: Virtual In-House Training The goal of the course is to provide you and your team with the ability to develop effective and realistic Sprint plans. Without effective Sprint Plans, iterations are set up for failure. But Sprint Planning cannot be improved on its own, in isolation. The Scrum processes are highly intertwined and influence each other. The surrounding artifacts, events, and roles must be examined closely, and enhanced, in order to improve Sprint Planning. This course will remind you of the theory to reinforce the principles, but will concentrate on next-level skills, so that you and the team are able to create realistic and usable Sprint Plans. This course is not introductory. You are already aware of the Scrum framework and have been implementing Scrum on your projects. Now is the time to improve efficiency and effectiveness, to facilitate successful Agile projects. What you will Learn You'll learn how to: Identify and correlate the key symptoms and root causes of ineffective sprint plans Improve key Product Backlog elements Evaluate Agile roles in sprint planning Appraise key product practices Enhance project transparency The Product Backlog User stories Acceptance Criteria Backlog Refinement Supporting Roles Product Owner (the Backlog) Development Team Stakeholders and SMEs Supporting Product Practices Roadmaps and release plans and story maps Definition of Done Technical Debt Transparency Daily Scrums Information radiators Retrospectives Sprint Planning Capacity and Velocity Sprint Planning Meetings The Sprint Backlog Summary What did we learn, and how can we implement this in our work environments?

Project Management Fundamentals - Chinese: On-Demand The course provides practical skills, concepts and principles that can be brought back to the workplace, as well as the insights needed to adapt them to specific project contexts. Many projects are managed by competent and efficient project managers who have not received professional project management training. The work of these project managers includes optimizing processes, planning marketing, developing new products, event planning and implementation, and other project work. Project Management Fundamentals (PMF) is a project management course specially designed for such people, aiming to help such managers build a solid project management knowledge base without affecting their own work too much. The course covers practical skills, theoretical foundations, working principles required in real work situations, and how to flexibly apply the acquired knowledge to special project situations. The goal of this lesson is to improve the quality of work by learning how to plan, manage and control projects effectively. Based on this, the course will focus on a process-oriented, analytically-oriented and systems-oriented approach. These frameworks will help students improve their problem-solving and decision-making skills in real-world projects, with particular emphasis on the collaborative, effective communication, and interpersonal skills needed to manage projects. These contents will run through the entire PMF course, and will be explained in the following two units: People and Projects Execution , Communication , and Building Project Teams What You Will Learn At the end of the course you will be able to: Describe the value of strong project management Identify the characteristics of successful projects and project managers Recognize how current agile/adaptive practices fit into project management Explore the project management process, including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing Use project management processes and tools based on case studies and real-world contexts Create a preliminary project plan Use standard project management terminology Basic Concepts Project Management and Related Definitions The Value and Emphasis of Project Management Competitive Constraints and Project Success project life cycle People and Projects Overview of people and projects project manager project team people and projects in the organization Initiating and Defining Requirements Startup project Create a project charter Conduct stakeholder assessments define requirements Using a Work Breakdown Structure Define the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Create a working WBS use WBS Managing Project Risk Rationale for risk management Risk Planning Overview identify risks analyze risk Planning Risk Responses Implement response and monitor risks Adaptive Environmental Considerations Estimate Preparation Define estimates Estimation method Estimation practice estimated cost Verify estimates Scheduling Define the scheduling process and related terminology Sorting and defining dependencies Determine the critical path Consider Schedule Risk vs Optimizing Schedule Execution , Communication , and Building Project Teams From Baseline to Execution Project Communications and Stakeholder Relations efficient team Monitoring and Control Define Monitoring and Control Observing how to control from the perspective of competitive constraints Variance Analysis and Corrective Action (Earned Value) Adaptive Environmental Considerations Closing Project finishing project Focus on Project Transition Focus on post-project evaluation

Project Management Fundamentals - Español: On-Demand What Are You Going To Learn Upon completion of this course, you will be able to: Use standard project management terminology Describe the benefits and importance of strong project management Identify the characteristics of a project manager and successful projects Recognize how current agile/adaptive practices are incorporated into project management Explore project management processes, including Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring and Control, and Closing Use project management processes and tools, based on case studies and real world situations Create an initial project plan Fundamental concepts People and Projects Initiation and Definition of Requirements Using the Work Breakdown Structure Project Risk Management Estimate Timeline Execution, Communication and Team Development Monitoring and Control Project Closing

Project Management Fundamentals - Chinese: On-Demand The course provides practical skills, concepts and principles that can be brought back to the workplace, as well as the insights needed to adapt them to specific project contexts. Many projects are managed by competent and efficient project managers who have not received professional project management training. The work of these project managers includes optimizing processes, planning marketing, developing new products, event planning and implementation, and other project work. Project Management Fundamentals (PMF) is a project management course specially designed for such people, aiming to help such managers build a solid project management knowledge base without affecting their own work too much. The course covers practical skills, theoretical foundations, working principles required in real work situations, and how to flexibly apply the acquired knowledge to special project situations. The goal of this lesson is to improve the quality of work by learning how to plan, manage and control projects effectively. Based on this, the course will focus on a process-oriented, analytically-oriented and systems-oriented approach. These frameworks will help students improve their problem-solving and decision-making skills in real-world projects, with particular emphasis on the collaborative, effective communication, and interpersonal skills needed to manage projects. These contents will run through the entire PMF course, and will be explained in the following two units: People and Projects Execution , Communication , and Building Project Teams What You Will Learn At the end of the course you will be able to: Describe the value of strong project management Identify the characteristics of successful projects and project managers Recognize how current agile/adaptive practices fit into project management Explore the project management process, including initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing Use project management processes and tools based on case studies and real-world contexts Create a preliminary project plan Use standard project management terminology Basic Concepts Project Management and Related Definitions The Value and Emphasis of Project Management Competitive Constraints and Project Success project life cycle People and Projects Overview of people and projects project manager project team people and projects in the organization Initiating and Defining Requirements Startup project Create a project charter Conduct stakeholder assessments define requirements Using a Work Breakdown Structure Define the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Create a working WBS use WBS Managing Project Risk Rationale for risk management Risk Planning Overview identify risks analyze risk Planning Risk Responses Implement response and monitor risks Adaptive Environmental Considerations Estimate Preparation Define estimates Estimation method Estimation practice estimated cost Verify estimates Scheduling Define the scheduling process and related terminology Sorting and defining dependencies Determine the critical path Consider Schedule Risk vs Optimizing Schedule Execution , Communication , and Building Project Teams From Baseline to Execution Project Communications and Stakeholder Relations efficient team Monitoring and Control Define Monitoring and Control Observing how to control from the perspective of competitive constraints Variance Analysis and Corrective Action (Earned Value) Adaptive Environmental Considerations Closing Project finishing project Focus on Project Transition Focus on post-project evaluation

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Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® Exam Prep: On-Demand: On-Demand This course gives you the knowledge you need to pass the exam and covers CAPM®-critical information on project management theory, principles, techniques, and methods Are you planning on taking the CAPM® examination? This course gives you the knowledge you need to pass the exam and covers CAPM®-critical information on project management theory, principles, techniques, and methods. You'll also have an opportunity for practical applications and time to review the kinds of questions you'll find in the CAPM® Exam. What you Will Learn Apply for the CAPM® Examination Develop a personal exam preparation plan Describe the structure, intent, and framework principles of the current edition of the PMBOK® Guide Explain the PMBOK® Guide Knowledge Areas, as well as their inter-relationships with the each other and the Process Groups Getting Started Program orientation The CAPM® certification process Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM®) Examination Content Outline CAPM® eligibility requirements Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct Application options Foundation Concepts Skills and qualities of a project manager Project management terminology and definitions Relationship of project, program, portfolio, and operations management Project lifecycle approaches Project Integration Management Review Project Integration Management Knowledge Area Develop Project Charter Develop Project Management Plan Direct and Manage Project Work Manage Project Knowledge Monitoring and Controlling Perform Integrated Change Control Close Project or Phase Project Stakeholder Management Review Project Stakeholder Management Knowledge Area Identify Stakeholders Plan Stakeholder Engagement Manage Stakeholder Engagement Monitor Stakeholder Engagement Project Scope Management Review Project Scope Management Knowledge Area Plan Scope Management Collect Requirements Define Scope Create WBS Validate Scope Control Scope Project Schedule Management Review Project Schedule Management Knowledge Area Plan Schedule Management Define Activities Sequence Activities Estimate Activity Durations Develop Schedule Control Schedule Project Cost Management Review Project Cost Management Knowledge Area Plan Cost Management Estimate Costs Determine Budget Control Schedule Project Resource Management Review Project Resource Management Knowledge Area Plan Resource Management Estimate Activity Resources Acquire Resources Develop Team Manage Team Control Resources Project Quality Management Review Project Quality Management Knowledge Area Plan Quality Management Manage Quality Control Quality Project Risk Management Review Project Risk Management Knowledge Area Plan Risk Management Identify Risks Perform Qualitative Risk Analysis Perform Quantitative Risk Analysis Plan Risk Responses Implement Risk Responses Monitor Risks Project Communications Management Review Project Communications Management Knowledge Area Plan Communications Management Manage Communications Monitor Communications Project Procurement Management Review Project Procurement Management Knowledge Area Plan Procurement Management Conduct Procurements Control Procurements Summary and Next Steps Program Review Mock CAPM® Exam Getting Prepared for the CAPM® Exam After the CAPM® Exam