Agile Training : Agile Project Management

Agile Project Management

Overview

Agile software development methods differ significantly from traditional plan-based approaches, affecting how projects are planned and managed. In this course, you will explore the ways in which your role as the project manager differs on an Agile project. You will learn to form and coach a self-directed team, facilitate continuous collaboration with your customer, embrace changing requirements, and deliver business value (production-ready software) to your customer early and regularly throughout the project.

What You'll Learn

The Agile lifecycle
The unique Agile values and principles
Envisioning ("Initiation" in the PMBOK� Guide)
Incremental Speculation (the PMBOK� Guide's "Planning" and "Re-Planning")
Iterative Exploring ("Execution" in the PMBOK� Guide)
Adapting to what is learned (the PMBOK� Guide's "Monitoring and Controlling")
Iterative Closure ("Closing" in the PMBOK� Guide)

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Audience

PMP-certified project managers, IT project managers, project coordinators, project analysts, project leaders, senior project managers, team leaders, product managers, program managers, project sponsors, and project team members who want to continue to develop their skills and renew their PMP certification.

Course duration

2 days

Course outline

1. Introduction to Agility

2. Initiate an Agile Project

3. Plan an Iteration (Sprint)

4. Build a Product Increment

5. Hold an Iteration (Sprint) Review

6. Adapt to Changes