Prepare for the PMI ACP certification exam with the PMI - Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) course and lab. Lab simulates real-world, hardware, software, and command-line interface environments and can be mapped to any text-book, course, or training. The PMI ACP training course and lab cover the PMI ACP exam objectives and teach you about adaptive planning, team performance, value-driven delivery, stakeholder engagement, agile principles and mindset; problem detection and resolution; and more.

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Learning Objectives

The PMI ACP certification is a globally recognized credential valuable in almost every industry these days. The PMI ACP certification exam is designed for professionals working in the field of project management and dealing with all the aspects of project delivery with limited constraints of project budget and other criteria. The PMI ACP exam validates your expertise in all the aspects of project management and helps you become a better project manager.

1
  • Introduction

  • It Pays to Get Certified
    How Certification Helps Your Career
    Steps to Getting Certified and Staying Certified
    Before You Begin Studying for the PMI-ACP® Certification Exam
    Why Become PMI-ACP® Certified?
    How to Become a PMI-ACP Certified Professional
    Who Should Read This Course?
    What Does This Course Cover?
    Tips for Taking the PMI-ACP Exam
    What’s Included in the Course
    How to Use This Course and the Interactive Online Learning Environment and Test Bank
    PMI-ACP® Exam Objectives
    PMI-ACP® Certification Exam Objective Map

2
  • Agile Foundations

  • History and the Agile Manifesto
    Summary
    Exam Essentials

3
  • Scrum and eXtreme Programming (XP)

  • What Is Scrum?
    The Scrum Team
    Scrum Artifacts
    Scrum Events
    The Daily Scrum
    The Sprint Review
    The Sprint Retrospective
    eXtreme Programming (XP) Overview
    Core Practices of XP
    Summary
    Exam Essentials

4
  • Key Aspects of Additional Agile Methodologies

  • Dynamic Systems Development Method
    Kanban
    What Is Lean Product/Software Development?
    Feature-Driven Development
    Crystal Methods
    Adaptive Software Development (ASD)
    Creating a Successful Mindset
    Summary
    Exam Essentials

5
  • Agile Initiation and Stakeholder Engagement

  • Charters and Agile Projects
    Determining Return on Investment
    Techniques of Pre-Project Engagement
    The Definition of Done
    Agile Knowledge Sharing and Communication
    Summary
    Exam Essentials

6
  • The Human Side of Agile Project Management

  • Interpersonal Skills
    Conflict Resolution
    Adaptive Leadership
    Summary
    Exam Essentials

7
  • Agile Estimation and Planning

  • Iteration Zero
    Analyzing Based on Business Value
    Timeboxing
    Themes, Epics, and User Stories
    Backlog Refinement
    Story Mapping
    Relative Sizing
    Planning Poker
    Planning Poker Best Practices
    Initial Velocity
    Iteration/Sprint Calculations
    Story Point Estimates and Spikes
    Summary
    Exam Essentials

8
  • Effective Team Performance on Agile Projects

  • Tuckman’s Ladder
    Shu Ha Ri and Skill Mastery
    Dreyfus Model: Five Stages of Skill Acquisition
    Collaborative Working Environments
    Distributed Teams
    Osmotic Communication
    Team and Individual Coaching
    Velocity Tracking
    Burn Down and Burn Up Charts
    Summary
    Exam Essentials

9
  • Agile Execution and Tracking of Iterations

  • Return on Investment and Benefit Measurement Methods
    Earned Value Analysis
    Key Performance Indicators
    The Triple Constraints
    The Gulf of Misunderstanding
    Dot Voting, or Multi-Voting
    MoSCoW
    Monopoly Money
    100 Points
    Kano Analysis
    Customized Procurement
    Summary
    Exam Essentials

10
  • Detecting Problems and Working Through Changes

  • The Cost of Changes
    Determining Defects
    Risk Management
    Summary
    Exam Essentials

11
  • Tailoring, Quality Management, and Improving Project Processes

  • Tailoring
    Tailoring and the PMBOK® Guide
    Lead Time and Cycle Time
    Process Improvement
    Value Stream Mapping
    Continuous Product Improvement
    Summary
    Exam Essentials

12
  • Appendix A: Next Steps

  • What Is the PMI-ACP Certification?
    Tools and Techniques Overview
    Task Overview
    Tools and Techniques Overview
    Knowledge and Skills
    Concluding Thoughts

13
  • Appendix B

  • Video Tutorial

14
  • Appendix C

  • Topics covered in PMI-ACP according to the Agile Practice Guide
    Topics covered in PMI-ACP according to the PMBOK Guide

Audience

This course is designed for project leaders, scrum masters, coaches, product owners, and team members who intend on taking the PMI-ACP exam.

Language

English

Prerequisites

While there are no prerequisites for this course, please ensure you have the right level of experience to be successful in this training.

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