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PMI-ACP® Agile Certified Practitioner
PMI-ACP® AGILE CERTIFIED PRACTITIONER
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PMI-ACP® Exam Preparation
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
This course will help prepare students for the Agile Certified Practitioner Exam:
• Explaining the application process and test.
• Looking at specific areas of Agile such as the Agile framework.
• Value – driven delivery, stakeholder engagement.
• Boosting team performance, adaptive planning.
• Problem detective and resolution, and continuous improvement.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
• This course is best suited for those with existing agile training and experience; it is designed to
satisfy the educational requirements of the PMI-ACP® exam.
• To write the exam, one must have 2,000 hours of project experience (or a PMP®) plus 1,500 hours of
agile experience.
• Exam registration is separate from this course and must be arranged through PMI®.Want to prepare
for the CAPM®designation.
PREREQUISITE
• It is recommended that one have taken Introduction to Agile prior to this course or Scrum Immersion
– but it is not required.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Lesson 1: Application Process & Test
• Application Process, ACP Qualifications, Scheduling your Exam.
• Test Breakdown, Key Readings, Fees.
• Level 1 (33% of total examination questions)
• Level 2 (12% of total examination questions)
• Level 3 (5% of total examination questions)
Lesson 2: Agile Framework
• PMBOK® Guide vs. Agile
• Overview – Agile is Iterative and Incremental
• The Effects of WIP and “Best Resourcing”
• Overview – The Beginning of Agile
• Overview - Agile Development Values
• Overview – The 12 Principles of Agile Software
• The Heartbeat of Agility and much more
Lesson 3: Value – Drive Delivery
• Assessing Value, Planning Value, Value Stream Mapping
• A Sample Story Map, A Sample Product Roadmap, Types of Risks
• Expected Monetary Value (EMV)
• Decision Tree Analysis, Agile Contracting
• Forecasting – ETC, Forecasting EAC, Forecasting TCPI
• Cumulative Cost Curve Burndown Chart and mush more
Lesson 4: Stakeholder Engagement
• Who is a Stakeholder?
• Wireframes, Persons, User Stories, User Stories, User Story Strengths
• User Stories The 3 Cs
• Definition of Done DoD, F2F is Best
• Information Radiators Examples, Conflict Resolution and much more
Lesson 5: Boosting Team Performance
• COCOMO, Adaptive Leadership
• Theories of Management Style
• Emotional Intelligence, Empowered Teams, High-Performance Teams
• The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, The Daily Scrum
• One-on-One Coaching & Mentoring, Brainstorming Techniques and more
Lesson 6: Adaptive Planning
• Timeboxing, Progressive Elaboration, Process Tailoring
• The Agile Pyramid, Value-Based Analysis, Value-Based Decomposition and Prioritization
• Agile Games, Wideand Delphi and Planning Poker
• Estimation, Time, Budget and Cost Estimation
• What Causes Project Delays?
• Planning Differences
Lesson 7: Problem Detective and Resolution
• Cost vs. Value of Change
• Escaped Defects, Quality Standards
• Failure Modes and Alternatives
• Continuous Integration, Risk-Based Spike
• Test-Driven Development, Acceptance
• Problem Solving and more
Lesson 8: Continuous Improvement
• Retrospectives Are Key
• Retrospectives Steps
• Complexity Assessment
• Course Closure
MATERIALS
- You will receive the course workbook
