Course Overview: 

This class uses a sample product development initiative to illustrate the course principles.  If you need to learn what is required to lead or participate in an Agile effort using the SCRUM approach within your organization, this course will cover the Agile adaptive life cycle framework and all of the ceremonies, artifacts, and roles.

Attendees to PM-222: Agile Principles using will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

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Duration: 2 Days

Course Objectives: At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to:

• Compare the Agile (adaptive) and Plan Driven (predictive/ waterfall) approaches
• Understand the Agile Manifesto and SCRUM Framework
• Apply the basics of Agile / SCRUM Team Organization, with importance of the Development Team responsibilities
• Use Agile / SCRUM chartering, high-level estimating, and prioritization techniques to initiate a Product Roadmap and a Product Backlog
• Create personas and user stories to lead to Development Team task assignments
• Understand Release and Sprint Planning to lead to the Sprint Backlog
• Plan and conduct a sample SCRUM Sprint from the Vision Statement through the Sprint retrospective

Target Student:

• Designed specifically for Agile project team members, product owners, project leaders and senior managers or anyone wanting to understand the Agile Framework.

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Course Overview: Clear and detailed discussion on the following course content:

• What is the Agile Adaptive  Methodology versus the Predictive (waterfall) Methodology?
• The Agile Value Proposition, by explanation of the Agile Manifesto and Agile Principles.
• What is the Scrum Framework by explanation of Scrum Roles, Ceremonies and Artifacts?
• What are the artifacts of Product Planning, Release Planning and Sprint Planning?
• What are the Agile impacts to corporate team structures and stakeholder alignment?
• What are Agile myths and why an Agile transformation will fail?
• What are Agile (hybrid) tailoring considerations?

Attendees to PM-221: Agile Overview for Executives and Leaderswill receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

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Duration: 1 Days

Course Objectives: Are you and executive or leader in your organization and interested in learning about Agile principles? This course details the Agile framework that uses an adaptive life cycle, specifically related to using the Scrum approach.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Understand an overview of the main aspects that leadership must know to implement strategic opportunities with Agile principles for product quality and on-time product delivery
• Participants will dive into understanding the strategic and tactical elements of implementing Agile and Scrum into their organization
• Receive details on how to understand the organizational impact that the Agile transformation could have on the different aspects of your current business processes

Target Student:

• Designed specifically for leaders and senior managers or anyone wanting to understand the high-level basics of the Agile Framework

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Course Overview:

With tight pressure to cut costs & yet implement technology quickly, IT project managers are under severe pressure to complete projects on time, on budget, & at the promised quality.  Yet industry figures consistently show that 90 percent of major IT project initiatives fail to be complete both on time and on budget.  This course delves into the unique challenges of managing IT projects, and offers a roadmap to success.

PM-223 offers new Project Managers the best start into the Project Management field.  This course is intended to offer the new Project Manager a practical introduction to Project Management.  If you are new to Project Management and are looking for a first step on your way to the Project Manager Professional certification, then this is the course for you.

Attendees to PM-223: Introduction to Project Management will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

Dates/Locations:

Duration: 3 Days

Course Objectives:

• The 5 Process Groups
• Building a WBS
• Estimating work
• Budgets
• Practical Leadership
• Ending a Project

Prerequisites:

• None

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User: marcus.resendez

Instructor comments: Extremely well versed with pertinent course information. Outstanding instructor!

Facilities comments: Nice

User: mendezm

Instructor comments: Instructor was extremely knowledgeable on the subject.

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