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Course Overview
With its focus on iterative and incremental approach to project development, Agile is becoming the preferred project management methodology in many industries. While our PMI-ACP® course will help you pass the Agile certification exam, our Agile in Action course focuses on applying Agile principles in your every day work, to help you be better prepared to use these concepts to improve project success and efficiency.
This course will focus on critical components of Agile project management and will go beyond PMI-ACP® content by addressing areas most important for project managers to get right. Learners will gain an
understanding of best practices, discuss project issues incurred and identify potential solutions. This is an interactive course where participants will provide insight on best practices and learn from each other.
Note: This course has been approved by PMI for 5 PDUs.
Who Should Attend
This course is intended for Project Managers who want to learn and share best practices to effectively manage a project using the Agile methodology.
Course Objectives
- When is Agile appropriate
- Roles and responsibilities of Agile team members
- Refining the product backlog
- Agile estimating
- Solving team challenges
- Soft skills and the Agile team
- Understanding organizational change
Course Outline
When is Agile Appropriate
- Principles of Systems Thinking
- Organizational Traits
Roles and Responsibilities of Agile Team Members
- Product Owner
- Scrum Master
- Development Team
Refining the Product Backlog
- Value-Based Prioritization
- MoSCoW
- Kano Analysis
Agile Estimating
- Relative Sizing
- Story Points
- Affinity Estimating
- Ideal Time
Solving Team Challenges
- Team Chartering
- Co-located Agile vs. Distributed Teams
- Agile Failure Modes
Soft Skills of the Agile Team
- Leadership Theories
- Consensus Building
- Brainstorming
- Knowledge Sharing
Understanding Organizational Change
- Types of Change
- Top 3 Challenges of Implementing Agile
- Evolutionary Change
- Revolutionary Change
- Steps to Transitioning
Best Practices to Implement Agile