PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) Duration: 48 Hours Organizations that are highly agile & responsive to market dynamics complete more of their projects successfully than their slower-moving counterparts. PMI-ACP certification delivers the knowledge necessary to lead Agile software projects that adapt to change, drive innovation, and deliver on-time business value. Agile has made its way into the mainstream. Recently, more organizations and companies are prefer the Agile approach over the traditional waterfall methodology. It's increasingly important that project management professionals demonstrate true leadership in today's software projects. Main Outline: PMI-ACP Overview Domain 01 - Agile Principles and Mindset Domain 02 - Value-Driven Delivery Domain 03 - Stakeholder Engagement Domain 04 - Team Performance Domain 05 - Adaptive Planning Domain 06 - Problem Detection and Resolution Domain 07 - Continuous Improvement
Details Outline: PMI-ACP Overview Value of PMI-ACP Certification to the Professional Value of PMI-ACP Certification to the Organization PMI-ACP Eligibility Requirements PMI-ACP Timeline PMI-ACP Certification Fees Domain 01 - Agile Principles and Mindset Agile & Best Practices Agile Evolution Agile Manifesto Principles of the Agile Manifesto Agile-Less Engineering, More Enabling Agile Core Principles and Practices What Agile is Not Benefits of Agile Agile-Real Life Example Agile Methodologies, Frameworks, and Processes Scrum Three Pillars of Scrum Scrum Roles Scrum Vocabulary Scrum Meetings Project Using Scrum - Example Scrum Roles - Key Points Extreme Programming Five Core Principles of XP XP Practices XP Process Diagram Success of XP Methodology - Example Crystal Methodology Domain 02 - Value-Driven Delivery Forecasting Value Time Value of Money Time Value of Money - Terminologies Future Value and Present Value - Formulas Financial Feasibility of Projects Return on Investment Net Present Value Internal Rate of Return Payback Period NPV, ROI, and Payback Period - Example Prioritization Factors in Prioritization PMI-ACP Certification Maintenance and Renewal PMI-ACP Exam Information Domains and Tasks Domains Covered PMI-ACP Exam Blueprint Crystal Methodology - Key Principles & Key Categories Dynamic Systems Development Method Principles of DSDM Atern Phases of DSDM Feature Driven Development Agile Project Management APM Framework APM and PMBOK Lean Software Development Lean Principles Kanban Kanban Method - Case Study Lean Kanban Method OpenUP OpenUP - Phases Information Radiators Effective Information Radiators Examples of Information Radiators Knowledge Sharing Knowledge Sharing Contexts Servant Leadership Characteristics of a Servant Leader Agile Servant Leadership Prioritization of Non - Functional Requirements Minimum Marketable Feature Kanban Boards Kanban Cards Simple Kanban Board Detailed Kanban Board Kanban and JIT Incremental Delivery Reviews and Feedback Techniques Benefits of Review and Feedback Reprioritization or Relative Prioritization Prioritization List
Agile Customer - Value Prioritization Prioritization Techniques Prioritization Techniques MoSCoW & Kano Model Kano Model - Categories Prioritization Techniques - Relative Weighting Risk Management in Agile Risk Adjusted Product Backlog Non - Functional Requirements Agile Compliance Earned Value Management for Agile EVM Terminologies Earned Value Metrics with Formulae Earned Value - Planning Parameters EVM for Agile Agile Contracts Agile Contracting Methods Domain 03 - Stakeholder Engagement Stakeholder Management Principles of Stakeholder Management Project Charter Components of Agile Project Charter Business Case Understanding Stakeholder Needs Agile Wireframes Agile Wireframes - Real Life Example User Story User Story - Card, Conversation, and Confirmation User Story - Attributes Story Card Information Agile Personas Theme and Epic Product Backlog Agile Story Maps Assessing and Incorporating Community & Stakeholder Domain 04 - Team Performance Team Formation Stages Building High - Performance Teams HPT - Generalizing Specialist Attributes of High - Performance Agile Teams Building Empowered Teams Setting and Managing Expectations Daily Stand - Up Meeting Introduction to Agile Leadership Leadership Best Practices Adaptive Leadership Adaptive Leadership - Doing Agile Tools Management vs. Leadership Coaching and Mentoring Within Teams Agile Coaching Coaching at Levels Skills of an Agile Coach Agile Emotional Intelligence EI and ScrumMastersAgile Project Managers Agile Communication Social Media Communication Information Radiators Visible Charts Agile Modeling Best Practices of Agile Modeling Active Listening Key Elements of Active Listening Globalization Culture and Team Diversity Cultural Diversity Issues-Recommendations Agile Facilitation Methods Agile Participatory Decision-Making Agile Participatory Decision-Making Models Agile Negotiation Agile Negotiation and Conflict Management Five Levels of Conflict Agile Conflict Resolution Agile Team Motivation Team Space Signs of Bad Team Space Co-Located Teams Distributed Teams Co-Located vs Distributed Teams Osmotic Communication Collaboration and Coordination Collaboration Technology Communication Gap Examples Agile Brainstorming Session Setting up an Effective Brainstorming Session Brainstorming Session - Steps Velocity Velocity-Example Velocity-Example Unit of Measure for Velocity Sample Velocity Chart
EI Skills Assessment Framework Benefits of EQ Agile Tools Domain 05 - Adaptive Planning Multiple Levels of Planning Aligning Agile Projects to Programs and Portfolios Rolling Wave Planning or Progressive Elaboration Timeboxing Timeboxing - Best Practices Timeboxing - Advantages Estimation Accuracy vs. Precision Measures of Project Size Relative Sizing Story Points Story Points Estimation - Steps Story Points - Estimation by Analogy Value Points Ideal Days Story Points and Ideal Days Estimation Scale Wideband Delphi Wideband Delphi Process Wideband Delphi Technique-Planning Poker Planning Poker - Example Affinity Estimation Affinity Estimation Process Estimation Using T - Shirt Sizing Determining Project Size Project Size Estimation - Real Life Example Domain 06 - Problem Detection and Resolution Agile Problem Detection Problem Detection Techniques Fishbone Diagram Fishbone Diagram Analysis Whys Tool Control Charts Lead Time and Cycle Time Escaped Defects Work In Progress Cumulative Flow Diagrams CFD-Little s Law Work In Progress-Detailed CFD with Bottleneck Agile Problem-Solving Agile Problem-Solving-Best Practices Benefits of Metrics Release Plan Steps in Planning a Release Release Planning - Example Release Planning - Example Illustration Agile Product Roadmap Iteration Plan Iteration Length Selection Length of Iterations - Example Velocity - Driven Iteration Planning Commitment - Driven Iteration Planning Iteration Lifecycle Release Plan vs. Iteration Plan Value - Based Analysis and Decomposition Determining Initial Schedule and Cost Range Estimates Cone of Uncertainty Agile Cone of Uncertainty Velocity Variations Sprint Reviews Importance of Sprint Reviews Sprint Retrospection Backlog Grooming or Refinement Backlog Grooming or Refinement - Illustration Mid - Course Corrections Mid - Course Corrections - Inspect and Adapt Release Burndown Chart Agile Games Burn Charts Variance Analysis Trend Analysis Variance and Trend Analysis Risk Management in Agile Risk Management Lifecycle Step 1-Risk Identification Risk Identification Opportunities Step 2-Risk Assessment Risk Assessment-Risk Census Step 2-Risk Assessment Step 3-Risk Response Strategies Step 4-Risk Review Risk Log Risk Burndown Chart Risk Profile Graphs
Types of Metrics Baseline Metrics Actual Metrics or Actuals Best Practices Progressive Risk Reduction Spike Agile Failure Modes Agile Coach Failure Modes Domain 07 - Continuous Improvement Kaizen - Introduction Kaizen - Key Aspects Retrospectives Retrospectives-Agenda Importance of Retrospectives Conducting a Retrospective-Factors Conducting a Retrospective - Steps Techniques to Conduct Retrospectives Brainstorming Techniques Process Analysis Technique Agile Process Tailoring Quality in Agile Project and Quality Standards for Agile Projects Quality in Agile - Best Practices Best Practices - Frequent Verification & Validation Quality Best Practices - Exploratory Testing Quality Best Practices - Usability Testing Test - Driven Development - Advantages Acceptance Test - Driven Development Cycle Effectiveness of TDD - Experiment Quality Best Practices - Continuous Integration Best Practices of Continuous Integration Checklist for Story Completion Value Stream Mapping Seven Forms of Waste Agile Flowcharts Flowchart Symbols Agile Spaghetti Diagrams Spaghetti Diagrams - Steps Benefits of Spaghetti Diagram Self - Assessment Organizational Self - Assessment Written Communication in Agile Facilitated Workshops Workshop Facilitator Principles of System Thinking
Who Should Attend Intermediate-level professionals who need to improve their Agile project management skills and want to earn PMI-ACP certification Anyone who is considering using an Agile methodology for software development, including project managers, analysts, developers, programmers, testers, IT managers/directors, software engineers, software architects, software managers, testing managers, team leaders, and customers. Prerequisites You should be familiar with the role of Agile in your organization; no advance preparation is required. Exam Requirements 1. Secondary degree (high school diploma, associate s degree or global equivalent), 2. 2,000 hours (12 months) working on project teams. This experience must have been earned in the last 5 years, 3. 1,500 hours (8 months) working on project teams using agile methodologies. This experience must have been earned in the last 3 years. These hours are in addition to the 2,000 hours required in general project experience, and 4. 21 contact hours, which must have been earned in agile practices. Note: Those who hold a PMP and/or PgMP certifications, PMI has already verified you have exceeded the project experience requirements. In other words, PMP and/or PgMP certification holders will be accepted as fulfilling the general project experience requirements.