PMI-ACP® Exam Prep
This course builds on the candidates' practical experience of Agile in the workplace to equip them with the broad range of knowledge and skills required for the PMI® Agile Certification exam. It will follow the PMI® requirements and reference the suggested reading list, including the Agile Practice Guide, but will not be limited to those areas.
Within the profession and discipline of project management, Agile continues to develop as a significant and important aspect of bringing change to an organization. Where the products of change must be delivered to the business 'on time,' Agile is often the chosen methodology.
In addition to equipping candidates for the PMI® Agile Certification examination, this course will also support candidates in taking a more informed and effective role in Agile projects. It will also enable them to take a significant role in encouraging and enabling the organization to become or develop as an Agile environment.
What you will Learn
You will learn how to:
Appreciate the wider aspects of Agile project management tools and techniques
Integrate various disciplines within Agile
Tailor / customize Agile to suit the needs of different projects
Prepare yourself for the PMI® Agile Certification examination
Getting Started
Introductions
Agenda
Expectations
Foundation Concepts
Defining 'Traditional' Project Management
Project management parameters
The 'traditional' approach to the parameters
Strengths and weaknesses of the traditional approach
Defining 'Agile' Project Management
Project management parameters revisited
The 'agile' approach to the parameters
Strengths and weaknesses of agile
Managing projects with traditional and agile methods
Can the two approaches co-exist?
Leveraging the benefits of both methods
Options for using both methods on a project
Avoiding the elephant traps
Key aspects of the PMI® Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® Handbook
Overview
Eligibility requirements
Exam information
Exam Blueprint
Continuing certification requirements
Key aspects of the PMI Agile Certification Examination Content Outline
Introduction
Agile exam content outline
Tools and techniques
Knowledge and skills
Domains and tasks (not examined)
An Introduction to Agile and Implementing Agile
Definable work vs. high-uncertainty work
Project factors that influence tailoring
The Agile Manifesto and 12 Principles
Agile mindset
Agile domains and tasks
Agile Tools and Techniques Related to PM 'Hard Skills'
Planning, monitoring, and adapting
The need for planning, monitoring, and adapting
The Agile approach to planning and plans
The Agile planning tools and techniques
The Agile monitoring tools and techniques
The Agile approach to adapting
Product quality
A definition of 'product quality'
Setting the standard for product quality
Agile tools and techniques for achieving product quality
Risk management
A definition of 'risk'
What is 'at risk'?
The acceptability of risks
The Agile tools and techniques for managing risks
Agile Tools and Techniques Related to PM 'Soft Skills'
The difference between PM 'hard and soft' skills
Communications
The importance of communications
Forms of agile communications
Communications within the project
Communications from the project
Communications to the project
Making communications the cultural norm
Interpersonal Skills
Defining and understanding management
Defining and understanding leadership
Defining and understanding servant leadership
Delegating vs. empowering
Playing to people's strengths
Overcoming the roadblocks
Core Agile Tools and Techniques
The philosophy of core Agile tools and techniques
Agile estimation
Will traditional forms of estimating work for agile?
The relationship between estimating and guessing
The relationship between estimating and sizing
The where, who, and how of agile estimating
Agile analysis and design
Product analysis and design from a user point of view
Product analysis and design from a supplier point of view
Product analysis and design from an agile project point of view
Value-Based Agile Tools and Techniques
The role of value-based tools and techniques in bridging traditional PM with Agile
Value-based prioritization
Value-based prioritization and agile projects
Investment appraisal methods
Regulatory driven
Customer driven
Ranking methods (MMF, MoSCoW)
Metrics
What should we measure / track?
Methods of measuring / tracking
Adding value with metrics
Process Improvement
Value-stream analysis
Value-stream mapping
Agile Knowledge and Skills
Context of Agile Knowledge and Skills vis-Ã -vis Agile Tools and Techniques
Agile Knowledge and Skills
Process focused
People focused
Product focused
Project focused
Exam Preparation and Course Closure
The application process - where are you now?
The 'Exam-Focused Journal' - what you still have to do
Further preparation - self-study schedule
Exam topic review
Practice exam
Practice exam debrief
Course closure