Price: $1800
Duration: 3 Days
Audience:
Level:
Technology: Agile
Delivery Method: Instructor-led
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Microsoft CPE:
This 3-day course aims at introducing its attendees to the core values, principles, and practices of Agile. This course is a more elaborate version of the Certified Scrum Master training as it discusses how to plan and manage Agile practices, not only those in Scrum. The course also goes into greater depth about all the roles and responsibilities on the team and not just the ScrumMaster and Product Owner roles.
The use of agile as an approach to managing projects has been increasing dramatically over the last several years. Gartner predicts that by the end of 2012, agile development methods will be used on 80% of all software development projects. PMI’s research has shown that the use of agile has tripled from December 2008 to May 2012. Therefore, PMI has developed a new certificate called the Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP). The PMI-ACP is positioned to recognize and validate knowledge of this important approach.
The course outline is aligned with the new PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) certification credential that we anticipate will become a worldwide accepted standard for best practices for Agile PM like the PMBOK Guide and PMP recognition is for PM.
It is appropriate for Managers, Executives, Project Managers, Business Analysts, Business and IT stakeholders working with analysts, Quality and process engineers, technicians, managers; supervisors, team leaders, and process operators.
Section 1: Introduction
Exercise 1a: Waterfall-Lean-Agile Simulation
Exercise 1b: How to build end-to-end systems in early iterations
Exercise 1c: Case Study Project
Section 2: Value Driven Delivery – Identify Stakeholders
Exercise 2a: Identify the “Product Owner”
Exercise 2d: Build the Scrum Team
Section 3: Stakeholder Engagement – Envision the Product
Exercise 3a: Envision the Product – Define Objectives and Goals
Exercise 3b: Brainstorming Business Functionality
Exercise 3c: Brainstorming Technical Functionality
Section 4: Tools and Techniques – Building the Scrum Task board
Exercise 4a: Discussion – Tools and Techniques for Scrum
Exercise 4b: Create a Scrum Task board
Section 5: Initiate an Agile Project – Planning Releases
Exercise 5a: Define the PROJECT Vision
Exercise 5b: Create a Release Plan
Exercise 5c: Establish the Project Time-Box
Section 6: Estimating ad Prioritizing Effort
Exercise 6b: Estimate Effort (Course-Grain)
Exercise 6c: Prioritize User Stories
Section 7: Plan the Iteration (Sprint)
Exercise 7a: Discussion – Sprint “Zero” Activities
Exercise 7b: Review the Sprint Plan
Exercise 7c: Adapting to a Chang-Driven Project Plan that Works
Exercise 7d: Confirm the Estimated Effort (Fine Grain)
Exercise 7e: Finalize Sprint Goal and Backlog
Section 8: Running the Sprint - from Planning to Review and Retrospective
Exercise 8a: Hold a Daily Scrum and update the task board
Exercise 8b: Gain Customer Acceptance
Exercise 8c: Review of roles - Quiz
Exercise 8d: Understand the Project Status
Exercise 8e: Change the Product Backlog
Section 9: Boosting the Team Performance
Exercise 9a: Coach the Scrum Team
Exercise 9b: Ensure the Integrity of Scrum Practices
Exercise 9c: Facilitate Communication
Exercise 9d: Remove Impediments to Progress
Exercise 9e: Create Test Scenarios from your User Stories
Exercise 9f: Getting Sign-off
Section 10: Additional Information
No prerequisites - This course is suitable for both novice and experienced professionals who need to manage and implement a project. It is recommended that participants have a basic understanding of project management and business processes and business analysis. Those interested in the PMI ACP certification should have at least 2000 hours Agile project experience and preferably be a certified PMP to qualify for the new exam.