Agile For Practitioners Training

Course Summary

The Agile For Practitioners Training Course is an in-depth, workshop-style 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 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

Course Intro, Intro 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

Explain various Agile frameworks and why they are used—including Scrum, XP, Lean, and Kanban
Apply the 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

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

Upcoming Training

Learn from the experience of participants from other companies
Hosted at Northwestern University in Chicago IL
This 6-week, online and self-paced course includes numerous hands-on exercises and workshops
Includes breakfast and lunch
This course qualifies as education contact hours for the Project Management Institute’s Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP®) exam.

October 2021

Mon 4

October 4 @ 7:30 pm - November 13 @ 8:30 pm

Agile for Practitioners

Hybrid Training | Instructor: Anthony Mersino

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.

Additional details about getting the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP®) can be found in our blogs below:

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What Our Clients Say

"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

"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

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

Loretta ReedProject Manager

Lakecia WhimperTechnology Project 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

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

Loretta ReedProject Manager

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