Project Management

Agile Certified Practitioner ( PMI-ACP ) Certification (002)


Description
Cambridge PMI-ACP online Course enhances the participant's skills pertaining to Agile principles and methodologies. Showcases individual agile knowledge and experience to the potential employers. It helps in building the excellent career in agile project management methodology.

This Online, Self -paced course will enable you to prepare for the PMI-ACP certification exam with confidence, increase your chances of passing the exam and help you stand out among your peers in the competitive market. This course is ideal if you want to compliment your Agile Project Management skills and concepts and to demonstrate or establish your knowledge and experience in Agile Project Management. Furthermore, research demonstrates the value that agile can have in decreasing product defects, improving team productivity, and increasing delivery of business value. The PMI-ACP® is positioned to recognize and validate knowledge of this important approach.

PMI ACP® Course Objectives:
1- Align your Agile development experience with PMI's six domains of practice.
2- Review relevant topics in the PMI® suggested reference materials for exam preparation.
3- Compare Agile development practices to the classical approaches for project management.

Take our PMI-ACP Exam Prep Course to satisfy the required 21 contact hours (PDUs) education requirement.
Content
  • Welcome Note
  • ACP - Welcome Note
  • Module 1 : Introduction
  • Introduction to PMI-ACP
  • PMI-ACP Certification and Benefits
  • PMI-ACP - Domains and Exam Pattern
  • Agile Practise Guide (APG)
  • What is a Project ?
  • Importance of Project Management
  • Project Life Cycle and Types
  • Predictive Life Cycle
  • Iterative Life Cycle
  • Incremental Life Cycle
  • Adaptive Life Cycle
  • Hybrid Life Cycle
  • Characteristics of Project Life Cycles
  • Selection of Project Methodology/Lifecycle
  • Summary - Introduction
  • Exam Tips
  • Module 2 : Agile Principles and Mindset
  • Objectives and Tasks
  • Agile Process, Methodology and Framework
  • Agile Manifesto and Mindset
  • Four Values of Agile Manifesto
  • Twelve Principles of Agile Manifesto
  • Implementing Agile : Being Agile and Doing Agile
  • Mangement and Leadership
  • Servant - Leadership
  • Defined Process : Control Process and Empirical Process
  • Agile Release Plan - Part 1
  • Agile Release Plan - Part 2
  • Agile : Typical Life Cycle
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Introduction to Scrum
  • Implementation of Scrum
  • Features of Scrum
  • Scrum Roles
  • Scrum Events
  • Scrum Artifacts
  • Product Backlog Grooming
  • Extreme Programming (XP)
  • Extreme Programming (XP) - Testing
  • Extreme Programming (XP) - Testing Driven Development (TDD)
  • Lean
  • Kanban Method
  • Crystal Method
  • Scrumban
  • Feature Driven Development (FDD)
  • Dynamic System Development Method (DSDM)
  • Scaling Frameworks and Types
  • Scrum Of Scrums
  • Scaled Agile Framework (Safe)
  • Disciplined Agile
  • .Exam Tips
  • Quiz - Agile Principles and Mindset
  • Module 3 : Value Driven Delivery
  • Objectives and Domain Tasks
  • Value Driven Delivery
  • Assessing Business Value - Part 1
  • Assessing Business Value - Part 2
  • Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
  • Risk Management : Part 1
  • Risk Management : Part 2
  • Risk Management : Part 3
  • Risk Burndown Graph
  • Value Based Prioritization
  • Basis of Prioritization
  • Compliance and Customer Valued Prioritization
  • Moscow Method
  • Monopoly Money
  • 100 Points and Dot Voting
  • Kano Analysis
  • Prioritization Model - Relative Prioritization
  • Prioritization Model - Relative Priorization Continued For Example
  • Prioritization Model - Kanban Board
  • Prioritization Model - Cumulative Flow Diagram (CFD) - Part 1
  • Prioritization Model - Cumulative Flow Diagram (CFD) - Part 2
  • Procurement and Contracts
  • Types of Contracts
  • Contract : Multi-Tired Structure
  • Contract : Emphazize Value Delivered
  • Contract : Fixed-Price Work Package
  • Contract : Graduated Fixed Price
  • Contract : Not-To-Exceed Time and Material
  • Contract : Early Cancellation Option
  • Verification and Validation
  • Exam Tips
  • Quiz- Value Driven Delivery
  • Module 4 : Stakeholder Engagement
  • Objectives and Domain Tasks
  • Stakeholders
  • .Shared Vision
  • Agile Charter
  • Team Charter
  • Definition Of Done
  • Acceptance Criteria
  • Agile Modeling - Types of Agile Modeling
  • Agile Modeling - Use Case Diagram
  • Agile Modeling - Wireframe
  • Agile Modeling - Data Model
  • Agile Modeling - Personas
  • Process In Stakeholder Management
  • Communications - Part 1
  • Communications - Part 2
  • Types Of Communications
  • Two Way Communications
  • Face-To-Face and Colocation
  • Virtual and Daily Standup
  • Interpersonal Skill
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Active Listening
  • Facilitation and Negotiation
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Exam Tips
  • Quiz - Stakeholder Engagement
  • Module 5 : Team Performance
  • Objectives and Domain Tasks
  • People Over Process
  • Agile Roles
  • Team Building
  • Team Building - Benefits
  • Team Building - Models
  • Team Building Models - Tuckman Ladder Model
  • Team Builind Models - Shuhari Model
  • Team Building Models - Dreyfus Model
  • Team Motivation
  • Motivation Theory
  • Motivation Theory : McGregor (Theory X and Theory Y)
  • Motivation Theory : Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
  • Motivation Theory : Herzberg's Motivators and Hygiene Factors
  • Team Collaboration
  • Training, Coaching And Mentoring
  • Measuring Team Performance
  • Measuring Team Performance - Burndown Chart - Part 1
  • Measuring Team Performance - Burndown Chart - Part 2
  • Measuring Team Performance - Burndown Chart - Part 3
  • Measuring Team Performance - Burn-up chart
  • Measuring Team Performance - Tracking Iteration Progress
  • Measuring Team Performance - Cumulative Flow Diagram
  • Velocity
  • Exam Tips
  • Quiz- Team Performance
  • MODULE 6: ADAPTIVE PLANNING
  • Objectives and Domain Tasks
  • Adaptive Planning
  • Rolling Wave Planning and Progressive Elaboration
  • Value Based Analysis and Decomposition
  • Time Box
  • Parkinsons Law, Students Syndrome and Learning Curve
  • Ideal Time and Likely Time
  • Agile Estimation
  • User Stories
  • Components of User Story
  • Characteristics of User Stories
  • Backlog Refinement
  • Sizing
  • Relative Sizing and Affinity Grouping
  • T-Shirt Sizing
  • Wideband Delphi
  • Planning Poker
  • Story Map, Product Road Map And Release Plan
  • Exam Tips
  • Quiz- Adaptive Planning
  • Module 7 : Problem Detection & Resolution
  • Objectives and Domain Task
  • Issues, Problems and Risks
  • Problem Detection
  • Technical Debt
  • Detecting Problems
  • Cycle Time and Lead Time
  • Throughput and Productivity
  • Escaped Defects
  • Variance Analysis And Causes Of Variance
  • Trend Analysis
  • Control Limit
  • Problem Solving - Part 1
  • Problem Solving - Part 2
  • Managing Risks
  • Exam Tips
  • Quiz - Problem Detection and Resolution
  • Module 8 : Continuous Improvement
  • Objectives and Domain Tasks
  • Kaizen - Part 1
  • Kaizen - Part 2
  • Deming Cycle
  • Improvement Levels
  • Continuous Improvement in Process : Process Tailoring - Part 1
  • Continuous Improvement in Process : Process Tailoring - Part 2
  • Continuous Improvement in Process : Process Analysis
  • Continuous Improvement in Process : Value Stream Map
  • Continuous Improvement in Process : Pre-Mortems
  • Continuous Improvement in Process : Control Limit
  • Continuous Improvement in Product : Continuous Improvement for product
  • Continuous Improvement in Product : Scientific Method
  • Continuous Improvement in Product : Deming Cycle
  • Continuous Improvement in People : Continuous Improvement and Retrospectives
  • Continuous Improvement in People : Fishbone Diagram
  • Continuous Improvement in People : 5 Whys
  • Continuous Improvement in People : SMART Agile Goals
  • Quality in Agile
  • Exam Tips
  • Quiz - Continous Improvement
  • Module 9 : Mapping
  • Objectives
  • Agile In The Organization
  • Agile PMO
  • Benefits of Agile PMO
  • Agile Pain Points and Troubleshooting - Part 1
  • Agile Pain Points and Troubleshooting - Part 2
  • Agile Values and Agile Practice Guide
  • Agile Principles and Agile Practice Guide
  • Process Chart
  • Applications of Agile and PMBOK 6 Knowledge Areas : Integration
  • Applications of Agile and PMBOK 6 Knowledge Areas : Scope, Predictive Life Cycle and Adaptive Life Cycle
  • Applications of Agile and PMBOK 6 Knowledge Areas : Schudele
  • Applications of Agile and PMBOK 6 Knowledge Areas : Cost
  • Applications of Agile and PMBOK 6 Knowledge Areas : Quality
  • Applications of Agile and PMBOK 6 Knowledge Areas : Resources
  • Applications Of Agile In PMBOK 6 Knowledge Areas : Communictions
  • Applications of Agile and PMBOK 6 Knowledge Areas : Risk
  • Applications of Agile and PMBOK 6 Knowledge Areas : Procurement
  • Applications of Agile and PMBOK 6 Knowledge Areas : Stake Holder
  • Summary
  • Sample Templates
  • Module 10 : Ethics
  • Code of Ethics
  • Exam Preparations
  • Sample Templates
  • Product Vision
  • Product Backlog
  • Release Plan
  • Retrospective - Example 1
  • Retrospective - Example 2
  • Reference Documents
  • EVM Formulas
  • Process Chart
  • PMI-ACP Exam Content Outline
  • PMI-ACP Handbook
  • Feedback
  • Feedback Survey - ACP
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever