PMI ACP® Agile Certified Practitioner - eLearning

PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® Prep eLearning

COURSE OVERVIEW

The PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® validates your understanding of agile methodologies and your expertise with agile tools and techniques.

This eLearning course reflects a strong commitment to professional excellence by combining agile training, hands-on experience with agile projects, and exploration of agile tools. It equips you with practical skills for agile planning and cost estimation, ensuring you can apply agile principles effectively in real-world scenarios.

This PMI-ACP® (Agile Certified Practitioner) training will empower you to become a skilled agile professional with knowledge of various agile methodologies, including Scrum, Kanban, Lean, extreme programming, and test-driven development. This course is aligned with recent updates to the PMI-ACP exam, using the Agile Practice Guide as new reference material. This course covers agile methodologies, tools, techniques, and the concepts of the Agile Practice Guide while providing real-life scenarios. During our training, we go through topics such as building an agile team, creating personas or using Scrum, story mapping and DSDM.

Key Features

• Course and material in English
• Intermediate level
• 1 year access to self-paced eLearning platform24/7
• 7 hours total video content
• 30 hours recommended study time
• 4 simulation exams (102 end-of-chapter quizzes)
• 1 industry case study and 61 real life examples
• Exam Not Included
• PMI ACP certification of course completion

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the course you will be able to:

• Develop a working knowledge of the agile principles of scrum, kanban, XP and TDD
• Develop the expertise of implementing multi-iterative development models for any scale of projects
• Develop the ability to deliver high-velocity stories and epics
• Develop the knowledge and skills required to clear the PMI-ACP® certification exam 

Who Should Enroll in this Program?

PMI® Agile Certified Professional training plan is a professional prerequisite across the IT/Tech commerce for all project management positions globally. This certification is best suited for:

• Project managers
• Agile Team members
• Associate/assistant project managers
• Team leads/managers
• Project executives/engineers
• Software developers
• Any professional aspiring to be a project manager

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to take part in the PMI-ACP® course.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Course Introduction

• Course Introduction
• Eligibility Requirements
• Certification Fees and Renewal
• About our Course

Agile Principles and Mindset - Part 1

• Agile principles and mindset - part 1
• Introduction to Agile
• Agile engineering Practices
• The Agile Manifesto
• Applying the Principles of the Agile Manifesto
• Agile Core Principles and Practices
• Benefits of Agile
• Project Life Cycle Characteristics
• Key Takeaways
• Knowledge Check

Agile Principles and Mindset - Part 2

• Agile Principles and Mindset - Part Two
• Agile Methodologies
• Agile Mindset
• Where to Apply Agile
• Meaning of Scrum
• Features of Scrum
• Three Pillars of Scrum
• Scrum Roles
• Key Terms of Scrum
• Scrum Meetings
• Scrum: An Empirical Process
• Extreme Programming
• Extreme Programming Practices - Part A
• Extreme Programming Practices - Part B
• Roles in Extreme Programming
• Process Diagram of XP
• Crystal Method
• Properties of Crystal Method
• Key Categories of Crystal Method - Part A
• Key Categories of Crystal Method - Part B
• Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM)
• Basic Principles of Atern
• Planning Philosophy in DSDM
• DSDM Techniques
• DSDM Phases
• Feature-Driven Development
• Agile Project Management
• Key Takeaways
• Knowledge Check

Value-Driven Delivery - Part 1

• Value-Driven Delivery - Part One
• Quantifying Customer Value
• Time Value of Money
• Time Value of Money: Example
• The Financial Feasibility of Projects
• Return on Investment ROI
• Net Present Value (NPV)
• Net Present Value (NPV): Example
• Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
• Payback Period
• Payback Period: Example
• Prioritization of Functional Requirements
• Moscow
• Kano Model
• Relative Weighting
• Prioritization of Non-Functional Requirements
• Risk Management in Agile
• Key Takeaways
• Knowledge Check

Value-Delivery Delivery - Part 2

• Value-Driven Delivery - Part 2
• Minimal Viable Product
• Project Planning Using MVP
• Agile Compliance
• Key Drivers of Agile Compliance
• Incremental Delivery
• Review and Feedback
• Earned Value Management
• Earned Value Metrics
• Earned value Metrics: Example
• Agile Contracts: Components
• Agile Contracting Methods
• Fixed-Price or Fixed-Scope Contracts
• Time and Materials (T and M) Contracts
• T and M with fixed Scope and Cost selling
• T and M with variable Scope and Cost selling
• Bonus of Penalty Clauses
• Terms used in Agile Contracts

Stakeholder Engagement - Part 1

• Stakeholder Engagement - Part One
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Project Charter
• Understanding Stakeholder Needs
• Agile Wireframes
• User Story
• Story Card Information
• Agile Personas
• Theme and Epic
• Agile Story Maps
• Community and Stakeholder Values
• Key Takeaways
• Knowledge Check

Stakeholder Engagement - Part 2

• Stakeholder Engagement - Part 2
• Community Management
• Communication and knowledge sharing
• Social Media Communication
• Information Radiators
• Burnup and Burndown Charts
• Kanban or Task Board
• Impediment Logs
• Characteristics of Information Radiators
• Agile Modeling
• Active Listening
• Key Elements of Active Listening
• Globalization Diversity and Cultural Sensitivite
• Cultural Diversity Issues: Recommendations
• Agile Facilitation Methods
• Agile Negotiation and Conflict Management
• Five Levels of Conflict
• Key Takeaways
• Knowledge Check

Team Performance - Part 1

• Team Performance - Part One
• Features and Composition of Agile Teams
• Stages of Agile Team Formation
• High-Performance Teams
• Generalizing Specialist
• Team Responsibility
• Self-Organization
• Key Takeaways
• Knowledge Check

Team Performance - Part 2

• Team Performance - Part Two
• Agile Leadership
• Best Practices of Agile Leadership
• Management vs Leadership
• Servant Leadership
• Coaching and Mentoring
• Agile Coaching
• Agile Emotional Intelligence
• Team Motivation
• Maslow’s Theory
• Frederick Herzberg's Theory
• McClelland's Theory
• Boehm's Theory
• Team Space
• Co-Located Teams
• Distributed Teams
• Co-Located vs. Distributed Teams
• Osmotic Communication
• Team Collaboration and Coordination
• Collaboration Technology
• Communication Gap-Example One
• Communication Gap-Example Two
• Brainstorming Session
• Team Velocity
• Velocity-Example One
• Velocity-Example Two
• Sample Velocity Chart
• Velocity-Example Two
• Agile Tools

Adaptive Planning - Part 1

• Adaptive Planning - Part One
• Planning Philosophy
• Aligning Agile Project
• Rolling Wave Planning
• Timeboxing
• Best Practices of Timeboxing
• Advantages of Timeboxing
• Agile Estimation
• Story Points
• Assigning Story Points
• Story Points Estimation
• Story Points Estimation Scale: Example
• Value Points
• Ideal Days
• Story Points vs. Ideal Days
• Wideband Delphi Technique
• Planning Poker
• Planning Poker: Example
• Affinity Estimation
• Key Takeaways
• Knowledge Check

Adaptive Planning - Part 2

• Adaptive Planning - Part Two
• Project Size Estimation
• Release Plan
• Release Plan: Example
• Iteration Plan
• Types of Iteration Planning
• Iteration Lifecycle: Example
• Release Plan vs. Iteration Plan
• Agile Product Roadmap
• Backlog Refinement - Part Two
• Value-Based Analysis and Decomposition
• Agile Cone of Uncertainty
• Velocity Variations
• Sprint Reviews
• Sprint Retrospectives
• Mid-Course Corrections
• Key Takeaways

Problem Detection and Resolution - Part 1

• Problem Detection and Resolution - Part One
• Agile Problem Detection
• Problem Detection Techniques
• Fishbone Diagram
• Five Whys Technique
• Control Charts
• Lead Time and Cycle Time
• Kanban
• Kanban Process
• Example of Kanban Board
• Work In Progress
• Managing Constraints
• Little’s Law
• Escaped Defects
• Agile Problem Solving
• Key Takeaways
• Knowledge Check

Problem Detection and Resolution - Part 2

• Adaptive Planning
• Metrics and Measures
• Benefits of Metrics
• Examples of Metrics
• Baseline Metrics
• Variance and Trend Analysis
• Risk Management Life Cycle
• Step One-Risk Identification
• Step Two-Risk Assessment
• Step Three-Risk Response Strategies
• Step Four-Risk Review
• Risk Log
• Risk Burndown Chart
• Risk Profile Graph
• Spike
• Agile Failure Modes
• Agile Coach Failure Modes
• Troubleshooting Guidelines
• Key Takeaways
• Knowledge Check

Continuous Improvement - Part 1

• Continuous Improvement - Part One
• Kaizen
• Kaizen in Agile
• Lean
• Defining Waste Manufacturing and Software Development
• A Five-Step Process to Becoming Lean
• Value Stream Mapping
• Agile Retrospectives
• Cargo Smells
• Conducting a Retrospective
• Brainstorming Technique
• Process Analysis Techniques
• Agile Process Tailoring
• Project Factors That Influence Tailoring
• Key Takeaways
• Knowledge Check

Continuous Improvement - Part 2

• Continuous Improvement - Part Two
• Quality in Agile
• Best Practices for Quality in Agile
• Best Practice One: Verification and Validation
• Best Practice Two: Exploratory Testing
• Best Practice Three: Usability Testing
• Best Practice Four: Test-Driven Development
• Test-Driven Development Advantages
• Acceptance Test-Driven Development Cycle (ATDD)
• Best Practice Five: Continuous Integration
• Best Practice Six: Definition of Done
• Testing Pyramid and Quadrant
• Checklist for Story Completion
• Agile Flowchart
• Agile Spaghetti Diagram
• Organizational Self Assessment
• Key Takeaways
• Knowledge Check

EXAM INFORMATION

The PMI-ACP exam is not included with this course. You have to apply to the Project Management Institute (PMI)® before you can sit the exam. There’s a strict protocol as they have to authenticate that the pre-requisite criteria has been met prior to exam attendance. You will then pay the exam fee directly to the PMI to schedule your exam. In order to understand the PMI process we recommend you review the PMI-ACP handbook on the PMI website.

In order to sit this exam, you will need to be able to demonstrate to the PMI that you have:

• A secondary degree or higher.
• 21 hours of training in agile practices.
• At least 1,500 hours of experience working on agile project teams during last three years.
• A minimum of 2,000 hours of general project management experience in the last five years. A current PMP® or PgMP® will satisfy this requirement, but you do not need to have either of these qualifications to apply for the PMI-ACP.

PMI-ACP® Exam Application Process 

• Register to become a member of the
• Project Management Institute (PMI).
• Take our PMI-ACP Exam Prep Course to satisfy the required 21 contact hours (PDUs) education requirement.
• Submit your PMI-ACP application through the PMI website & pay the fee.
• Schedule your exam with Pearson VUE.

The format of the exam is as follows:

• Three hours in duration
• Multiple choice
• 120 questions

Every three years, you will need to earn 30 professional development units (PDUs) in agile topics, in order to maintain your PMI-ACP qualification.

Licensing and accreditation
The PMI® ACP course is accredited by the Project Management Institute, based on the Partner's Agreement and meets the accreditation requirements.

TESTIMONIALS/ REVIEWS

"Good price for this practical Agile training course. First time for me to educate online. I liked it! It was easy, user friendly and based on the course I have passed my exam! Thanks to AVC!”  Maria Wallander