Agile For Practitioners

Course Summary

The Agile For Practitioners course is an in-depth, workshop-style online course that will teach participants the principles and values of Agile, the most popular agile frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, Lean Software Development and Extreme Programming (XP), and help them apply Agile practices and techniques to their current projects.

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

With DASM training and certification, you will:

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

Upcoming Training

Learn from the experience of participants from other companies
Early bird pricing is available
Courses are run every month
PMI members may claim 14 PDUs

November 2021

Mon 1

November 1 - November 30

Agile for Practitioners (Self-Paced)

Self-Paced Training | Instructor: Anthony Mersino

Prerequisites

Prior to the workshop, students must purchase or have a copy of the book Choose You WoW! A Disciplined Agile Delivery Handbook for Optimizing Your Way of Working (WoW) by Scott Ambler and Mark Lines. If you are a PMI member, you can download a free e-copy.
(Highly recommended) Read Section 1 of Choose Your Wow! Book
A computer with video and audio capabilities and a high-speed internet connection.
Access to Chrome, Edge, or Safari browser.

Course Logistics

The course will be delivered live by Jonathan Lee, Project Management Institute Certified Disciplined Agile Instructor (CDAI), through Video Conferencing and Online collaboration tools.
Students are highly encouraged to have video cameras on during the workshop to enhance collaboration and engagement amongst attendees.
Students Course Materials will be provided (.pdf) one day before the session.
This is 3 half-day course. Each day, the workshop will begin at 8:00AM and end by 1PM CST with frequent breaks.
Class size is limited to 21 attendees

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

Getting the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP®) Certification

Participants interested in getting their PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP®) certification should review the education and experience requirements to sit for the PMI-ACP® exam. Details of those requirements can be found on the Project Management Institute site.

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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