At-a-Glance:
Course Length:
2 days
Course Number & Level:
405.AGI2– Mastery
Professional Development Units (PDUs): 14
Continuing Education Units (CEUs): 1.4
PMBOK® Guide Knowledge Areas Covered:
- Project Integration Management
- Project Scope Management
- Project Human Resource Management
- Project Communication Management
Agile Project Management
Course Overview
As technology requirements become more complex in today’s demanding workplace, applying a fast-paced, systematic solution becomes more necessary. This 2-day course is designed to provide IT professionals and project managers with an understanding of the agile concepts, how the Agile Methodology changes the project management framework, Agile vs Traditional principles, and working a project from inception to completion through Agile methods.
Key Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the basics of Agile Project Management
- Discuss selecting project leaders
- Discuss criteria for project selection
- Explain five different agile methodologies or frameworks
- Describe how to empower your team and to be self-organized
- Influence your organization to prepare for change
- Adopt agile project management processes for any business project
Course Outline
Introduction to Agile Development
- Discuss agile software development
- Identify agile values and manifesto
- Explain the agile practices and terminology
- Define agile project roles
- Discuss agile project management
- Outline key drivers and concepts in agile project management
Pre-Project Considerations
- Make an agile project manager selection
- Choose the appropriate agile projects
- Plan agile activities through the project management process groups
Agile Methodology Selection
- Outline five agile methodologies
- Discuss the differences between several models
- Choose the appropriate method for your project
Empowering the Team
- Discuss the characteristics and skill sets for a good Agile project team
- Embrace new ways of looking at roles and responsibilities
- Identify tools for the team to use for risk management, network diagramming, estimating and planning
- Determine what performance metrics will be captured on your agile team
Embracing Change
- Review a traditional change model
- Discuss why organizations resist change
- Introduce ways to overcome organizational resistance to change
- Explain why teams resist change
- Go over ways to overcome team’s resistance to change
Our Agile Future
- Discuss current trends in agile project management
- Predict the future trends in an agile environment
- Identify opportunities to implement agile in business areas other than IT
Participant Prerequisites:
This is an advanced course for participants who have mastered the basics of the PMBOK® Guide. Participants should have completed the Project Management Essentials course or the equivalent and have experience managing project teams.