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About the PMI-ACP® Workshop

The PMI Agile Certified Practitioner credential indicates the holder has received Scrum training and has been practicing Scrum is a professional environment for over 900 hours.


The training program consists of everything an Agile professional needs to know to understand the Scrum Framework, the Scrum Master duties, and the Product Owner duties in an Agile environment.


The course also includes advanced Risk Management techniques and the philosophies of Lean.
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Class Logistics

• Eligibility To Take The PMI-ACP® Exam

• 3-Day Online or In-Person Workshop

• Class Eligible For 18 PDU’s
• PMI’s Agile Practice Guide included

Are you ready to book this as a private course for your group? Contact us today to schedule training and coaching.

Agenda

Day 1

Time
Agenda Item
Details

8:30 - 9:00 AM

Welcome & Agenda

• Meet Your Instructor & Classmates

• Course Agenda & Goals
• Getting Started

9:00 - 10:00 am

The History of Agile & Scrum

• History of Sofware Success Rates

• The Need for Agile
• The Agile Manifesto

10:00 - 12:00 pm

The Scrum Framework

• The Scrum Framework

1:00-2:20 PM

Other Agile Frameworks

• Extreme Programming (XP)

• Crystal Method
• The Stable Framework

2:35-5:00 PM

Common Agile Fixtures

• DSDM, SAFe, LeSS, Disciplined Agile

• Kanban
• Information Radiators

Day 2

Time
Agenda Item
Details

8:30 - 9:30 AM

An Agile Project Walk-through

• The Agile Environment

• Servant Leadership
• Self-governing Teams

9:45 - 10:30 AM

Creating an Agile Environment

• Prioritizing Customer Value
• TeamSpace
• Cross-functional Teams
• Trust and Psychological Safety

1:00 - 5:30 pm

Working through a Sprint

• Vision and Release Planning Meetings • Creating User Strories
• The Standup Meeting

1:00 - 2:30 PM

Finishing a Sprint

• The Sprint Demo Meeting
• The Sprint Retrospective Meeting

• Burn-up and Burn-down Charts

2:45 - 5:00 PM

Finishing a Sprint

• Finishing a Project

Day 3

Time
Agenda Item
Details

8:30 - 9:30 AM

Seven Agile Knowledge Areas

• PMI’s Seven Knowledge Areas

9:45 - 10:30 AM

Agile Transformation Models

• Full Up-front Adoption

• Staged Adoption
• Success Profiles

10:45 - 12:00 PM

Scaling Agile

• Scaling Factors to Consider

• Large Scale Scrum (LeSS)
• Agile Success Comittees

1:00 - 2:30 PM

Agile with RFP’s

• Responding a Request For Proposal
• Agile Additives to Plan-based projects • Cultivating the Relationship

4:30 - 5:00 PM

Course Closure

• Reading List, Final Thoughts

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