Live and Virtual Course Overview
(25 Contact Hours / PDUs):

Prepare for the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner certification exam (PMI-ACP) through this three day, instructor led course. This course offers an in-depth look at agile project management through a PMI perspective, and is delivered in a combination of lecture and hands-on learning format. In this boot camp style course, you will receive a comprehensive introduction to agile projects and cover the six primary exam objectives:

Exam Objectives

 Value-Driver Delivery
 Stakeholder Engagement
 Boosting Team Performance Practices
 Adaptive Planning
 Problem Detection and Resolution
 Continuous Improvement

Who Should Attend:

The final day will end with a full length practice exam and question review. This course will benefit anyone interested in learning the fundamentals of implementing agile projects, and will focus on those preparing for PMI’s certification exam and obtaining the PMI-ACP credential.

Course Materials Included:

· PMI-ACP Exam Prep Course Book
· PMI-ACP Exam Prep Workbook
· 30-day class follow up access to OnlineSkillBuilder.com (practice questions, · flashcards, forum)

Course Agenda:

Introduction
· Course Introduction
· PMI-ACP credential overview
· PMI's Code of Ethics & Professional Conduct
· Agile Manifesto values & principles
· Introduction to project risk
· Variations in agile methods & approache aelf assessment
· Self assessment

Value Driven Delivery
· Defining positive value
· Incremental development
· Avoiding potential pangers
· Prioritization

Stakeholder Engagement
· Stakeholder needs, involvement and ixpectations
· Feedback techniques for product
· Stakeholder management
· Vendor management

Boosting Team Performance Practices
· Team formation, empowerment, collaboration and commitment
· Building empowered team
· Coaching and mentoring within team
· Communications management
· Leadership tools and techniques

Adaptive Planning
· Levels of planning
· Adaptation
· Estimation
· Velocity/Throughput/Cycle Time

Problem Detection and Resolution
· Soft skill negotiation
· Risk management
· Active listening
· Problem-solving strategies, tools, and technique

Continuous Improvement
· Continuous improvement processe
· Value stream analysis
· Product quality
· Brainstorming techniques
· Innovation games
· Variance and trend analysis

Special Bonus for the first 7 Registrations!
45 Day Access to a Full Length PMI Agile Certified Practitioner Practice Exam

120 Question PMI-ACP Online Practice Exam provided by OnlineSkillBuilder.com 

ACP Practice Exam - Agile Certified Practitioner Exam Prep