Course Introduction
Join our Scrum/Agile training Certification classes in New Jersey. The PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® formally recognizes your knowledge of agile principles and your skill with agile techniques. It will make you shine even brighter to your employers, stakeholders and peers.
The PMI-ACP certification was created as a designation for professionals experienced in the agile methodologies and tools used for managing projects. Agile practices, which differ from conventional project management techniques in a number of ways, are often used in software development but can be found in a number of other industries, as well.
The PMI-ACP® is our fastest growing certification, and it’s no wonder. Organizations that are highly agile and responsive to market dynamics complete more of their projects successfully than their slower-moving counterparts — 75 percent versus 56 percent — as shown in our 2015 Pulse of the Profession® report.
The PMI-ACP spans many approaches to agile such as Scrum, Kanban, Lean, extreme programming (XP) and test-driven development (TDD.) So it will increase your versatility, wherever your projects may take you.
Avtech PMI training provides you with the foundation to drive Scrum management and Agile practices both within your workgroup, as well as across your company.
An Agile project manager emphasizes facilitation, leadership and communication over traditional command-and-control activities. The ScrumMaster's role is to maximize the team's efforts toward its goals while removing the impediments that stand in its way.
2,000 hours of general project experience working on teams. A current PMP®® or PgMP® will satisfy this requirement but is not required to apply for the PMI-ACP.
1,500 hours working on agile project teams or with agile methodologies. This requirement is in addition to the 2,000 hours of general project experience.
21 contact hours of training in agile practices.
If you work on agile teams or if your organization is adopting agile practices, the PMI-ACP is a good choice for you. Compared with other agile certifications based solely on training and exams, the PMI-ACP is evidence of your real-world, hands-on experience and skill.
During class, participants will be introduced to PMI Agile concepts and practices with banks of sample questions. Additionally, participants will apply agile principles directly to a real-world project taken directly from their industry.
Overview of agile project management
Agile manifesto
Popular agile methodologies
Agile principles and practices
Quick overview of the agile practices using scrum
Understanding the key roles and artifacts of scrum
Scrum master (Agile project manager)
Product owner
Team members
Product backlog
Sprint planning meeting
Sprint backlog
Tracking board
Sprint demo
Retrospectives
Understanding user stories
The anatomy of a user story
User story development techniques
Story points
Ideal time
Wide band delphi
Playing poker
The sprint planning meeting
The sprint planning meeting time box
Feature prioritization
The tracking board
Definition of done
Load balancing
Sprinting
Self organized teams
Work volunteering
Daily stand up meetings
Burn down chart updation
Sprint demo meetings Continuous improvement process
Velocity
Sprint retrospectives
Scaling scrum
Co-located and distributed teams
Best practices and concepts
Agile tooling
Osmotic communications for co-located and distributed teams
WIP limits
Cumulative flow diagram
Process tailoring
Affinity estimating
Product road map
Story maps
Wire frames
Chartering
Frequent verification and validation
Test driven development / test first development
Continuous integration
Project charter for an agile project
Participatory decision models
Process analysis techniques
Self assessment
Value based assessment
Soft skills
Negotiation
Emotional intelligence
Collaboration
Adaptive leadership
Conflict resolution
Servant leadership
Building high performance teams
Value based prioritization
Return on investment (ROI)
Net present value (NPV)
Internal rate of return (IRR)
Compliance
Customer valued prioritization
Minimally marketable feature (MMF)
Relative prioritization / ranking
Business case development
Agile implementation
Agile contracting methods
Agile project accounting principles
Applying new agile practices
Compliance (Organization)
Control limits for agile projects
Failure modes and alternatives
Globalization, Culture and team diversity
Innovation games
Principles of systems thinking (complex, adaptive, chaoes)
Regulatory compliance
Variance and trend analysis
Vendor management
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
PMP® Scrum master. Technical business analyst. Agile trainer. Project Manager. Digital Channel planner. Deputy Project Manager. Director - planning and Project management. Business Analyst.