Agile Scrum or Agile Project Management is an iterative and incremental method of managing the design and build activities for engineering, information technology, and new product or service development projects in a highly flexible and interactive manner. Learn the fundamentals of tools and techniques utilized in a number methodologies, including Scrum, XP (Extreme Programming), DSDM (Dynamic Systems Development Method), TDD (Test Driven Development), Lean Software Development and Kanban.
This class will meet the education requirement to sit for the PMI-ACP® exam.
Course Outline
Unit 1: Introduction
- Topic A: Course Objectives
- Topic B: Certification Options & Requirements
Unit 2: Agile Principles
- Topic A: What is Agility?
- Topic B: Agile Manifesto
- Topic C: Agile Principles and Values
- Topic D: Agile Methodologies
- Topic E: Agile Project Lifecycle
Unit 3: Agile Frameworks
- Topic A: Scrum
- Topic B: Extreme Programming (XP)
- Topic C: Test-Driven Development Cycle
- Topic D Lean Software Development
- Topic E: Kanban
- Topic F: Additional Methodologies
Unit 4: Agile Analysis and Design
- Topic A: Product Roadmap
- Topic B: User Stories and Backlog
- Topic C: Story Maps
- Topic D: Agile Modeling
Unit 5: Agile Planning & Monitoring
- Topic A: Timeboxing
- Topic B: Release & Iteration Planning
- Topic C: Tools for Sizing and Estimating
- Topic D: Burndown and Burnup Charts
- Topic E: Cumulative Flow Diagrams
- Topic F: Work In Progress
Unit 6: Value-Driven Delivery
- Topic A: Assessing Value
- Topic B: Prioritizing Value
- Topic C: Delivering Incrementally
- Topic D: Verifying & Validating Value
Unit 7: Stakeholder Engagement & Team Performance
- Topic A: Keeping Stakeholders Engaged
- Topic B: Vision
- Topic C: Communication
- Topic D: Working Collaboratively
- Topic E: Interpersonal Skills
- Topic F: Agile Teams
- Topic G: Team Spaces
- Topic H: Tracking Team Performance
Unit 8: Problem Detection & Resolution
- Topic A: Understanding Problems
- Topic B: Detecting Problems
- Topic C: Managing Risk
- Topic D: Solving Problems
Unit 9: Agile & Continuous Improvement
- Topic A: Process Tailoring
- Topic B: Process Analysis
- Topic C: Value Stream Mapping
- Topic D: Feedback
- Topic E: Retrospectives
Unit 10: Preparing For and Taking the Certification Exam