PMI ACP® Agile Certified Practitioner - eLearning (exam excluded)
450,00 EUR
- 13 hours
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
Language
Available in English, French, Italian
Level
Intermediate level
Access
1 year access to self-paced eLearning platform24/7
13 hours total video content
with 13 hours recommended study time
4 simulation exams
and 102 end-of-chapter quizzes
Case study
1 industry case study and 61 real life examples
Exam Not Included
You must book and pay for your ACP exam directly with PMI.
Certification included
PMI ACP certification of completion
21 PDUs
The course allows you to get 21 PDUs, the official credits of PMI.
About the course
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.
Our PMI® Agile Certified Professional training plan is associated with the 2017 PMI® Guidelines and is engineered to help you pass your PMI-ACP® exam. Moreover, this course will qualify you to grow into a versatile agile professional with the knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, Lean, extreme programming (XP) and test-driven development (TDD).
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this (PMI-ACP) eLearning Course, you will be able to:
Develop a working knowledge of the agile principles of Scrum, Kanban, XP, and TDD
Develop the expertise in 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 along with the requisite 21 PDUs
Course timeline
Course Introduction
Lesson 01
- Course Introduction
- Eligibility Requirements
- Certification Fees and Renewal
- About our Course
Agile Principles and Mindset - Part 1
Lesson 02
- 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
Lesson 03
- 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
Lesson 04
- 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
Lesson 05
- 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
Lesson 06
- 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
Lesson 07
- 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
Lesson 08
- 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
Lesson 09
- 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
Lesson 10
- 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
Lesson 11
- 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
Lesson 12
- 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
Lesson 13
- 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
Lesson 14
- 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
Lesson 15
- 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
E-commerce Website Functionality Creation
Project 01
Participants will learn how the three agile roles (Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Scrum Team) complement each other in a real-time project on Jira. This demo of an e-commerce website will help users understand and create backlogs, user stories, tasks, epics, and sub-tasks. It will also show you how to manage multiple releases.
Smart Weather
Project 02
You will complete two industry-based tasks provided by the product owner of a new technology division. The projects involve creating a portal to provide weather-based services to multiple clients. The portal needs to pull the weather forecast from various public services to use the captured datafor various purposes. Implementation of this project should be completed through JIRA.
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
Exam Details
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites to take part in the PMI-ACP® course.
Whereas, if you want to access to the certification exam, you will have to comply with the following prerequisites:
- You should have a secondary degree or higher
- You should have 2000 hours of general project management experience in the last 5 years
- Additionally you should have at least 1,500 hours of experience working on agile project teams during last three years
Exam Format:
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® exam
- Examination language: English
- Format: multiple choice questions
- Delivery: Web-based (one browser), closed book, no external help, timed
- Access: Candidates can access the exam within the Pearson VUE Testing Center account (online)
- Duration: Once the exam begins, candidates have 180 minutes (3.0 hours) to complete the exam.
- Number of questions: 120 of which 20 are preset questions that are not counted in the test result.
Licensing
and equality policy
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.
Equality policy
PMI provides the opportunity to request special test accommodations for candidates with disabilities or medical conditions.
During the exam voucher request or online payment process, candidates can indicate their need for accommodations.
- To proceed, candidates must:
- Contact AVC or the PMI representative to notify them of the request.
- Complete a Special Accommodation Form provided by AVC.
- Submit the completed form along with the necessary medical documentation.
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