Preparation for PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) Certificate
The British Academy for Training and Development offers a comprehensive PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) Course designed to offer attendees with a deep understanding of agile principles and practical tools across the agile methodologies. This course covers all important aspects of agile project success. It will impart knowledge and provide field experience in agile principles and mindset, such as customer collaboration, flexibility, and team empowerment. The course highlights value-driven delivery to achieve maximum business value by effective prioritisation and delivery strategies early and often. Attendees will look at stakeholder engagement and learn to build strong relationships with stakeholders to actively involve them throughout the project life cycle. The module on team performance discusses agile-team dynamics to encourage collaboration, accountability, and self-organisation for maximum productivity. Also, the course teaches adaptive planning to enable professionals to manage changes through progressive elaboration and frequent feedback loops. A critical element of the course is problem detection and resolution, wherein the student identifies risks and issues early through agile metrics and responds with strategies for continuous improvement. The training will underscore the need for continuous improvement (product, process, people) with the application of agile retrospectives and feedback tools to ensure constant growth and enhancement in all spheres of the project.
Overview
Course Objectives
Objective:
The objectives of PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) Course are:
Understand and utilise agile principles and mindset in a blend of frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, Lean, XP, and others.Value-based delivery methods ensure the delivery of high-value work.Advise stakeholders on engagement strategies to work effectively together.Use self-organisation and agile best practices to enhance team performance.Appraising project delivery on iterative and incremental planning.Use problem detection and resolution techniques to identify an issue and resolve and prevent it from recurring.Drive continuous improvement on product, process, and people using agile retrospectives and feedback loops.Good preparation for the PMI-ACP certification exam.
Target Audience
This course is ideal for:
Project managers seeking to deepen their agile capabilities.Scrum Masters and Product Owners eyeing the PMI-ACP certification.Team Leaders and Agile Coaches working with agile teams.Business Analysts, Developers, and QA people working on agile projects.Anyone wishing to gain insight into and implement agile methodologies in a professional environment.
Course Outline
Introduction to Agile
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Agile manifesto and principles
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Overview of agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, XP, Lean, Crystal, etc.)
Agile Principles and Mindset
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Embracing agile values
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Building an agile culture
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Servant leadership and team empowerment
Value-Driven Delivery
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Defining and delivering business value
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Prioritisation techniques (MoSCoW, Kano, etc.
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Incremental delivery and feedback loops
Stakeholder Engagement
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Identifying and analysing stakeholders
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Effective communication strategies
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Managing expectations and feedback
Team Performance
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Agile team roles and responsibilities
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Building high-performing teams
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Conflict resolution and motivation
Adaptive Planning
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Iterative and incremental planning
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Release and iteration planning
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Estimation techniques (story points, velocity, etc.)
Problem Detection and Resolution
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Identifying issues and bottlenecks early
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Agile metrics (burn-down charts, cumulative flow diagrams)
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Risk management in agile projects
Continuous Improvement (Product, Process, People)
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Retrospectives and process enhancement
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Encouraging feedback and innovation
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Measuring team and project improvement
PMI-ACP Exam Preparation
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Exam structure and content outline
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Tips and strategies for passing the exam
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Practice questions and case studies
Schedule & Fees
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