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Agile in Action

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With its focus on iterative and incremental approach to project development, Agile is becoming the preferred project management methodology in many industries. While our PMI-ACP® course will help you pass the Agile certification exam, our Agile in Action course focuses on applying Agile principles in your every day work, to help you be better prepared to use these concepts to improve project success and efficiency. This course will focus on critical components of Agile project management and will go beyond PMI-ACP® content by addressing areas most important for project managers to get right. Learners will gain an understanding of best practices, discuss project issues incurred and identify potential solutions. This is an interactive course where participants will provide insight on best p

With its focus on iterative and incremental approach to project development, Agile is becoming the preferred project management methodology in many industries. While our PMI-ACP® course will help you pass the Agile certification exam, our Agile in Action course focuses on applying Agile principles in your every day work, to help you be better prepared to use these concepts to improve project success and efficiency. This course will focus on critical components of Agile project management and will go beyond PMI-ACP® content by addressing areas most important for project managers to get right. Learners will gain an understanding of best practices, discuss project issues incurred and identify potential solutions. This is an interactive course where participants will provide insight on best practices and learn from each other. Note: This course has been approved by PMI for 5 PDUs.

When is Agile appropriate Roles and responsibilities of Agile team members Refining the product backlog Agile estimating Solving team challenges Soft skills and the Agile team Understanding organizational change

This course is intended for Project Managers who want to learn and share best practices to effectively manage a project using the Agile methodology.

Lesson Id Title Description
1 When is Agile Appropriate Principles of Systems Thinking
Organizational Traits
2 Roles and Responsibilities of Agile Team Members Product Owner
Scrum Master
Development Team
3 Refining the Product Backlog Value-Based Prioritization
MoSCoW
Kano Analysis
4 Agile Estimating Relative Sizing
Story Points
Affinity Estimating
Ideal Time
5 Solving Team Challenges Team Chartering
Co-located Agile vs. Distributed Teams
Agile Failure Modes
6 Soft Skills of the Agile Team Leadership Theories
Consensus Building
Brainstorming
Knowledge Sharing
7 Understanding Organizational Change Types of Change
Top 3 Challenges of Implementing Agile
Evolutionary Change
Revolutionary Change
Steps to Transitioning
Best Practices to Implement Agile