Agile For Practitioners (Self-paced)

Course Summary

The Agile For Practitioners course is a self-paced online course that will teach you the Agile Values and Principles, the most popular agile frameworks including Kanban and Scrum and how to apply agile practices and techniques to make sure your next project succeeds.

This course qualifies as 24 PDUs or education contact hours for the Project Management Institute’s Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) exam. Note that in order to sit for the PMI-ACP® exam, students must meet additional requirements set forth by PMI that can be found on their website.

Course Outline

Introduction to Agile and a Comparison of Traditional and Agile Ways of Working
Benefits of Agile and Popular Agile Frameworks and Methods
Planning Agile Projects
Exploring Scrum and High-Performing Teams
Working Together as an Agile Team
Miscellaneous Agile Topics and the PMI-ACP Exam

Key Learning Outcomes

Following this training, participants will be able to:

Explain various Agile frameworks and why they are used—including Scrum, XP, Lean, and Kanban
Use Scrum framework to develop a new product
Create a product backlog and user stories
Create Agile communications tools that create transparency and stakeholder trust
Demonstrate how teams drive business value using product backlogs
Contrast Agile Planning with traditional ways of planning projects
Understand how to establish an Agile team and help encourage high-performance
Apply agile approaches to manage project scope, schedule, budget and quality
Understand the knowledge and experience requirements necessary to apply for and pass the PMI-ACP® certification exam

Benefits of Self-Paced Training

Start whenever you want
Work at your own pace and at times convenient to your schedule
PMI members may claim 24 PDUs

December 2021

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December 1 - December 31

Agile for Practitioners (Self-Paced)

Self-Paced Training | Instructor: Anthony Mersino

Who Should Attend

This course is intended for agile team members, PMO leaders, project managers and leaders who need an in-depth understanding of Agile frameworks and practices or who are seeking the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP®) certification.

Agile Team Members
PMO Leaders
Project Managers
Leaders

Looking for a Group Rate for Online Training?

Groups get all the benefits of in-person training while working at their own pace:

Everyone hears the same message and learns common Agile & Scrum terminology
Online training allows everyone to take the training on their own schedule
Group rates are extended for groups as small as 5
Larger groups get a weekly touchpoint with a live instructor

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What Our Clients Say

“I liked the collaborative exercises, especially the scrum simulation.

Loretta ReedProject Manager

"Anthony is an amazing instructor. He's extremely passionate about Agile, knowledgeable, engaging, and connects with students in a way that facilitates a wonderful learning experience."

Christine CastilloProgram Manager

"The Agile for Practitioners Training was helpful in providing a good foundation. I love the hands-on experience through the various exercises. I recommended this course for giving me a practical understanding of how to apply Agile concepts."

Lakecia WhimperTechnology Project Manager