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.

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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:

This course is developed for those individuals seeking to pass the Project Management Institute’s PMI-ACP Exam. PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® is one of the newest certifications offered by PMI and is expected to become the industry standard certification for agile over the next few years. The PMI-ACP® certification clearly illustrates to colleagues, organizations or even potential employers that students are ready and able to lead in this new age of product development, management, and delivery.

While preparing you for the exam, you will explore various approaches to agility including Scrum, Kanban, Lean, Extreme Programming (XP), and Test-Driven Development (TDD). By the end of the course, you’ll have mastered the practices and techniques that Agile practitioners use to improve team performance, resolve problems and engage in continuous process improvements and be equipped with job-ready skills.

This course provides students with 21 contact hours in agile practices to help attain the Project Management Institute (PMI)® credential.  PMI® and PMI-ACP® are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

Attendees to PM-224: PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) Prep Course will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

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Duration: 3 Days

Course Objectives:

• Agile Principles and Mindset
• Value-driven delivery
• Stakeholder engagement
• Team performance
• Adaptive planning
• Problem detection and Resolution
• Continuous Improvement

Prerequisites:

• Secondary degree
• 21 contact hours of training in agile practices
• 12 months of general project experience within the last 5 years. A current PMP^® or PgMP^® will satisfy this requirement but is not required to apply for the PMI-ACP
• 8 months of agile project experience within the last 3 years

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