Course Content
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® Certification Training
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    Module 1: Introduction to the PMI-ACP Exam

    • Recognizing key Agile developments and definitions
    • Applying the values and principles of the Agile Manifesto
    • Mapping tools, techniques, knowledge, and skills to PMI’s six domains of Agile development

    Module 2: Implementing Value-Driven Delivery

    Focusing on business value

    • Defining and prioritizing features in terms of user and stakeholder value
    • Leveraging rapid feedback cycles

    Ensuring progressive elaboration of requirements

    • Identifying Minimally Marketable Features for release planning
    • Sharpening the requirements definition by agreeing on the Definition of Done

    Module 3: Maintaining Stakeholder Engagement

    Engaging empowered business stakeholders

    • Identifying stakeholders and their concerns
    • Promoting effective collaboration and participation

    Communicating progress to help the organization make informed decisions

    • Enabling knowledge sharing
    • Building trust and managing expectations through shared success criteria

    Module 4: Boosting Team Performance Practices

    Forming cross-functional teams

    • Establishing collaborative behaviors through group decision-making
    • Influencing teams to design their internal work processes

    Empowering teams to self-organize

    • Encouraging teams to estimate and track project progress
    • Creating safe environments for experimentation

    Developing high-performance teams

    • Raising productivity by eliminating waste
    • Coaching styles that foster skill enhancement

    Module 5: Implementing Adaptive Planning

    Planning at multiple levels

    • Applying rolling wave planning
    • Leveraging progressive elaboration

    Employing empirical planning

    • Balancing priorities and team capabilities
    • Coaching the team to adjust cadences based on situational awareness

    Applying Agile Earned Value Measurement (EVM)

    • Refining estimate ranges to reflect uncertainty
    • Capturing measures of accepted work delivered in a specified time frame
    • Controlling costs through quantitative measures

    Module 6: Problem Detection and Resolution

    Recognizing and mitigating risks

    • Time Boxing to focus on immediate issues
    • Engaging the team proactively to identify risks and create mitigation strategies
    • Ensuring impediments are resolved and stakeholder expectations are adjusted

    Communicating risks and impediments

    • Maintaining visibility with burndown charts, value stream mapping, and Kanban boards
    • Managing features and technical issues with Backlog

    Module 7: Facilitating Continuous Improvement

    Tailoring the process

    • Conducting retrospectives to improve the team’s behavior
    • Experimenting with new techniques and process ideas

    Evaluating work efficiency

    • Removing nonvalue-adding processes
    • Reducing Work In Progress (WIP)

    Module 8: Preparing to Pass the Exam

    • Defining your exam preparation strategy
    • Gaining insight into the exam format and process
    • Applying proven tips for exam success
    • Optimizing your study time and focus