Agile Project Management - PMI-ACP + OATM

Introduction: 
The Project Management Institute has introduced a new and valuable certification: the Agile Certified Practitioner. This intensive 3-Day Learning Event provides you with a great way to meet the requirements of this new certification program.
Learning Objective(s): 


1. As a participant in this Learning Event, you will be prepared to become an effective Agile Project Manager with a toolkit of Agile methods (Scrum, OpenAgile, Kanban), Agile techniques (Planning Poker, User Stories, Release Planning) and skills (prioritizing requirements by ROI, facilitating self-organizing teams).

2. You will also be prepared with the necessary knowledge of agile methods to perform well on the Agile Certified Practitioner PMI-ACP exam.

3. You will have competed the training component of Level 2 OpenAgile Team Member.

Most importantly, you will be prepared to deliver stunning results with your projects!

Agenda: 

Day One:

Introduction to Agile Concepts
- History of Lean and Agile
- The Agile Manifesto
- Agile Beyond Software
- Types of Agile Methods

Agile Project Management
- What is an Agile Project?
- The Project Manager Role
- Project Phases in Agile
- Agile Adoption vs. Transformation

Introduction to Scrum
- What is Scrum?
- Process Overview
- Benefits of Scrum
- Scrum Simulation

Introduction to Kanban
- What is Kanban?
- Kanban Simulation
- Benefits of Kanban
- Where to Apply Kanban?

NOTE: for Day Two and Three, please see the agenda for the Certified OpenAgile Team Member Learning Event.

Audience: 
Project Managers, team leads, and other individuals who are working towards the PMI-ACP designation. Anyone who want an in-depth exploration of the best that Agile methods have to offer to teams and organizations.

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World Mindware is maintained by Berteig Consulting. Learning Event facilitators sometimes blog about their use of agile methods at Agile Advice.
 
World Mindware lists public training seminars and workshops that help individuals, teams and organization to adopt agile methods such as Scrum, OpenAgile, Kanban, Lean, and Extreme Programming. World Mindware offers agile education around the world with a focus on Canada and China. All World Mindware education counts towards Project Management Institute PDUs.