Course curriculum

  • Preparing to Pass the PMI-ACP Exam

  • Agile Principles and the PMI-ACP Mindset

    • Overview of Domain I- Agile Principles and Mindset

    • Defining Agile Values for Projects

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    • Managing Knowledge-Work Projects

    • Comparing Empirical Processes and Defined Processes

    • Exploring the Declaration Of Interdependence

    • Being Agile and Doing Agile

    • Inverting the Triple Constraints

    • Leading Organizational Agility

    • Thinking About Agile Practices

    • Doing Agile Project Management

    • Encouraging Others to Embrace Agile

    • Reviewing the Agile Manifesto

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    • Individuals and Interactions Over Processes and Tools

    • Working Software Over Comprehensive Documentation

    • Customer Collaboration Over Contract Negotiation

    • Responding to Change Over Following a Plan

    • Twelve Principles of Agile

    • Comparing Agile Project Management Approaches

    • Introducing Scrum

    • All About Kanban

    • Extreme Programming

    • Lean Product Development

    • Dynamic Systems Development Method

    • Feature-Driven Development

    • Introducing Crystal

    • Leading an Agile Project

    • Management and Leadership in Agile

    • Serving as a Leader

    • PMI-ACP Coach

    • Create a Safe and Trustful Team Environment

    • Experiment to Find Efficient And Effective Ways Of Working

    • Encourage Emergent Leadership

    • Assignment- Roles and Responsibilities

    • Assignment Two - Roles and Responsibilities

    • Section Summary

    • Section Quiz

  • Value-Driven Delivery

    • Overview of Domain II Value-Driven

    • Delivering Value in Agile Projects

    • Creating Value ASAP

    • Removing Waste

    • Defining Value in Organizations

    • Exploring the Time Value of Money

    • Introducing Earned Value Management

    • Agile Project Accounting

    • Creating Key Performance Indicators

    • Managing Risks in Agile Projects

    • Adhering to Regulatory Compliance in Agile

    • Prioritizing Value in Agile Projects

    • Deliver High-Value Requirements First

    • Utilizing MoSCoW

    • Assignment- Using MoSCoW

    • Assignment Three - MOSCOW

    • Using Kano Analysis

    • How to do Dot Voting

    • Spending Monopoly Money

    • Trying the 100-Point Method

    • Setting Requirements Prioritization

    • Relative Prioritization and Ranking

    • Delivering Value in Increments

    • Reviewing the Cost of Change

    • Creating the MVP

    • Embracing Low-Tech_High-Touch Tools

    • Creating Kanban Boards

    • Making a Task Board

    • Assignment- Creating a Sign Board

    • Setting the WIP Limit

    • Exploring Little’s Law

    • Working with Vendors In Agile Projects

    • Introducing DSDM Contracting

    • Graduated Fixed Priced Contracts

    • Fixed-Price Work Packages

    • Validating Value in Agile Projects

    • Software Testing and Verification

    • Exploratory Testing

    • Usability Testing

    • Implementing Continuous Integration

    • Working with Test-Driven Development

    • PMI-ACP Coach

    • Acceptance Test-Driven Development

    • Section Summary

  • Stakeholder Engagement

    • Overview of Domain III- Stakeholder Engagement

    • Leading Stakeholder Stewardship

    • Defining Stakeholder Values

    • Defining Community Values

    • Managing Stakeholder Engagement

    • Identifying Project Stakeholders

    • Building Stakeholder Synergy

    • Keeping Stakeholders Involved

    • Leading Stakeholder Conversations

    • Sharing the Project Vision

    • Creating the Project Charter

    • Assignment- Creating a Charter

    • Assignment Four - Creating a Charter

    • Defining Done in Agile Projects

    • Modeling an Agile Project

    • Use Case Diagrams

    • Leveraging Data Models

    • Considering Screen Designs

    • Introducing Wireframes

    • Communicating with Stakeholders

    • Leading Face-to-Face Communication

    • Sharing Knowledge with Stakeholders

    • Building an Information Radiator

    • Collaborating with Stakeholders

    • Creating Green and Red Zones

    • Hosting a Workshop

    • Brainstorming Ideas

    • Playing Collaboration Games

    • Defining Soft Skills for Agile Projects

    • Basics of Emotional Intelligence

    • How to Listen Actively and Effectively

    • Facilitating Meetings

    • Negotiating with Stakeholders

    • Resolving Conflicts

    • Making Good Project Decisions

    • Empowering the Project Team

    • PMI-ACP Coach

    • Section Summary

    • Section Quiz

  • Team Performance

    • Overview of Domain IV Team Performance

    • Valuing People Over Processes

    • Defining the Delivery Team

    • Identifying the Product Owner

    • Responsibility of the Team Leader

    • Recognizing the Project Sponsor

    • Forming the Agile Project Team

    • Working with Generalizing Specialists

    • Building a High-Performing Team

    • Developing the Project Team

    • Leading the Project Team

    • Providing Motivation

    • Training the Project Team

    • Coaching Team Members

    • Building a Collaborative Team

    • Working with Co-Located Teams

    • Defining the Project Team Space

    • Identifying Osmotic Communications

    • Managing Team Diversity

    • Working with Distributed Teams

    • Monitoring Team Performance

    • Building Burn Charts

    • Calculating Team Velocity

    • Assignment- Roles and Responsibility for Agile Teams

    • Section Summary

    • Section Quiz

  • Adaptive Planning

    • Overview of Domain V- Adaptive Planning

    • Agile Planning Concepts

    • Adaptive Planning

    • Agile and Non-Agile Planning Activities

    • Principles of Agile Planning

    • Agile Discovery

    • Leading Progressive Elaboration

    • Value-Based Analysis

    • Timeboxing Meetings and Events

    • Creating Estimate Ranges

    • Working with Ideal Time

    • User Stories

    • Assignment- Writing User Stories

    • Assignment Six - User stories

    • Creating the User Story Backlog

    • User Stories- Sizing, Estimating, and Planning

    • Breaking Down the Project

    • Grooming the Backlog

    • Utilizing Affinity Estimating

    • Sizing T-Shirts

    • Creating a Product Roadmap

    • Using Wideband Delphi

    • Planning with Poker

    • Creating Release and Iteration Plans

    • Using Spikes

    • Visioning the Releases

    • Planning for Releases

    • Planning Project Iterations

    • Completing Daily Stand-Ups

    • PMI-ACP Coach

    • Section Summary

    • Section Quiz

  • Problem Detection and Resolution

    • Overview of Domain VI- Problem Detection and Resolution

    • Controlling Project Problems

    • Cost of Change

    • Reviewing Technical Debt

    • Create a Safe and Open Environment

    • Failure and Success Modes in a Project

    • Strategies for Success

    • Detecting Problems and Defects

    • Understanding Lead Time and Cycle Time

    • Assignment- Case Study - Cycle Time and Lead Time

    • Assignment Seven - Cycle time and Lead time

    • Completing Variance Analysis

    • Identifying Trends in a Project

    • Setting Control Limits

    • Creating a Risk-Adjusted Backlog

    • Determining Risk Severity

    • Creating Risk Burndown Charts

    • Solving Problems in Agile Projects

    • PMI-ACP Coach

    • Section Summary

    • Section Quiz

  • Continuous Improvement

    • Overview of Domain VII Review- Continuous Improvement

    • Leading Continuous Improvement as a Process

    • Tailoring Processes

    • Completing Systems Thinking

    • Participating in Process Analysis

    • Creating Value Stream Maps

    • Hosting a Project Pre-Mortem

    • Leading Product Review Sessions

    • Examining a Product Feedback Loop

    • Understanding Approved Iterations

    • Leading a Retrospective

    • Assignment- Preparing for a Retrospective

    • Assignment Eight - Preparing for a Retrospective

    • Completing Team Assessments

    • Section Quiz

    • PMI-ACP Coach

    • Section Summary

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