Course curriculum

  • 1

    Basic Exam Info

    • Basic Info

  • 2

    Agile Principles and Mindset

    • Intro

    • Intro to Agile

    • Industrial vs Knowledge Work

    • Predictive vs Agile

    • Role of Project Manager

    • Agile Values and Principles

    • Agile Declaration of Interdependence

    • Being Agile

    • Organizational Agility

    • Inverted Triangle Model

    • Four Types of Life Cycles

    • Scrum Overview

    • Scrum Roles

    • Scrum Pillars and Values

    • Scrum Artifacts

    • Scrum Ceremonies

    • INVEST in User Stories

    • Other Agile Methodologies

    • Planning, Monitoring and Adapting in Agile Framework

    • Kanban

    • Extreme Programming (XP)

    • XP Core Values

    • XP Team Roles

    • XP Core Practices

    • DSDM

    • FDD

    • Crystal Methodologies

    • ASD

    • Lean

    • Leading Agile Teams

    • Servant Leadership

    • Agile Teams
  • 3

    Value-Driven Delivery

    • Introduction

    • Value Driven Delivery

    • Prioritizing Customer Value - part 1

    • Prioritizing Customer Value - part 2

    • Considerations for Requirements Prioritization

    • Procurement in Agile

    • Agile Contracts

    • Continuous Integration

    • Testing

    • Test-Driven Development

    • Working on Backlog

    • Agile and the PMO
  • 4

    Stakeholder Engagement

    • Introduction

    • Project Stakeholders

    • Agile Project Charters

    • Definition of Done

    • Use Case Diagram

    • Data Model

    • Wireframes

    • User Personas

    • Communicating with Stakeholders

    • Brainstorming

    • Collaboration Games

    • Interpersonal Skills
  • 5

    Team Performance

    • Introduction

    • Agile Team Performance

    • Communications on Agile Teams

    • Soft Skills

    • Tuckman's Ladder

    • Herzberg's Theory

    • Shu-ha-ri Model

    • Dreyfus Model of Adult Skill Acquisition

    • Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

    • Team Velocity

  • 6

    Adaptive Planning

    • Introduction

    • Adaptive Planning

    • Scrum Processes

    • Rules of Daily Standup

    • Breakdown of Project Work

    • Relative Sizing

    • Agile Estimations

    • Spikes

    • Iteration H

    • Agile Metrics
  • 7

    Problem Detection and Resolution

    • Introduction

    • Technical Debt and Refactoring

    • Failure Modes and Success Modes

    • Lead Time vs Cycle Time

    • Detecting Defects

    • Problem Detection Analysis

    • Risks in Agile
  • 8

    Continuous Improvement

    • Introduction

    • Continuous Improvement

    • Calculations

    • Intraspectives and Project Pre-mortem

    • Retrospectives

    • Value Stream Maps

    • FMEA

    • Continuous Integration, Testing, Quality & Risk
  • 9

    Study Plan

    • PMI-ACP Study Plan

  • 10

    Ethics and Responsibilities

    • Ethics and Responsibilities

  • 11

    Exam Simulator

    • Full Length PMI-ACP Exam #1

    • Full Length PMI-ACP Exam #2

  • 12

    Bonus: Agile Practice Guide Summary

    • Agile Practice Guide Summary

    • Agile in PMBOK Knowledge Areas
  • 13

    BONUS: Study Notes

    • PMI ACP - Short Notes
  • 14

    BONUS: Dictionary

    • Dictionary
  • 15

    BONUS: Communications Management

    • Lecture Notes

    • Plan Communications Management

    • Manage Communications

    • Monitor Communications
  • 16

    BONUS: Stakeholder Management

    • Lecture Notes

    • Identify Stakeholders

    • Plan Stakeholder Engagement

    • Manage Stakeholder Engagements
  • 17

    Bonus: PMI-ACP Sample Project Descriptions

    • PMI-ACP Sample Project Descriptions
  • 18

    Bonus: JIRA Training

    • JIRA - Creating Epics and User Stories

    • JIRA - User stories

    • JIRA Workshop