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Description

This course provides guidance on how to take steps towards
adopting an agile project management approach
for those who currently use a traditional, plan-driven methodology.
It discusses some common myths and misconceptions about agile development approaches, identifies factors to consider when deciding whether to adopt agile practices, and explains the general agile practices that a company may want to adopt.
The Adopting an Agile Approach to Project Management Course provides project leaders with general guidelines on how to develop an agile way of thinking, one of the first steps in transitioning a team. The course also looks at some guidelines for obtaining buy-in from organizational stakeholders so they also embrace agile practices.
Adopting an Agile Approach to Project Management
is intended for project managers, program managers, or anyone who wants to efficiently participate in projects that experience frequent change in the project requirements.
After completing this topic, you will be able to:


understand and correct common misconceptions about agile project management;

determine whether your organization should adopt agile practices;

identify factors to consider when deciding whether to adopt agile practices; and

recognize and apply the key principles of agile practices.


You will be also able to:


develop and champion an agile mindset; and

facilitate the buy-in of stakeholders in implementing agile practices.
The course duration is not more than 3 hours and you will have video lectures, written materials, quizzes, examples and exercises, to lear and practice, but also a small optional course project if you are interested in getting the most out of this course.
Thank you for considering my course. If you are interested, please register now. Or, just try some sample videos and make a decision after you have a better picture.
Who this course is for:
Managers and members of project teams who currently use or plan to adopt agile techniques
All interested in learning about project management and agile project management practices
aligned with the Agile Certified Practitioner exam objectives developed by the Project Management Institute® and Certified ScrumMaster learning objectives
will entitle you to claim 5 PDU’s for the PMI certification exams and to maintain your PMI certification

What you'll learn

understand agile project management

determine whether your organization should adopt agile practices

identify factors to consider when deciding whether to adopt agile practices

apply key principles of agile practices

develop an agile mindset

obtain buy-in from stakeholders to implement agile practices

Requirements

  • You will need a copy of Adobe XD 2019 or above. A free trial can be downloaded from Adobe.
  • No previous design experience is needed.
  • No previous Adobe XD skills are needed.

Course Content

27 sections • 95 lectures
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1-Introduction
7
1.1-A day in the life of an agile project manager
1.2-Course Choice, Skill Development and Prior Knowledge
1.3-Course Overview
1.4-Effective Learning
1.5-FAQs
1.6-Program Overview
1.7-Introduction
2-Understanding Agile Project Management
11
2.1-The Agile Manifesto and Agile Principles
2.2-Common Misconceptions about Agile
2.3-The Science of Better Learning
2.4-Combining Traditional and Agile Models
2.5-Contrasting Historical Project Management with Agile Project Management
2.6-Agile Documentation
2.7-Identifying Useful Documentation
2.8-Applications for Agile
2.9-Agile Project Planning
2.10-Agile Project Management
2.11-Understanding Agile Project Management
3-When to Adopt Agile Practices
10
3.1-Factors to Consider
3.2-Alignment of the agile transition team
3.3-Project Type
3.4-Organizational Structure and Culture
3.5-Agile Pain Points and Troubleshooting Possibilities
3.6-Existing Processes and the Team
3.7-Industry and Customer
3.8-Adopting Agile Practices
3.9-Application of Agile in PMBOK Knowledge Areas
3.10-When to Adopt Agile Practices
4-Agile Practices for Initial Adoption
5
4.1-General Agile Practices
4.2-Requirements Definition
4.3-Iterative Development
4.4-Team and Customer Communication
4.5-Agile Practices for Initial Adoption
5-Developing an Agile Mindset
4
5.1-Lean Principles
5.2-Using Additional Agile Principles
5.3-Developing an Agile Mindset
5.4-Practical Activity: Implementing Lean Principles
6-Getting Stakeholders to Adopt Agile
7
6.1-Getting Buy-in from Stakeholders
6.2-Communicating the Need for Change
6.3-Explaining Benefits
6.4-Agile Practices Statistics
6.5-Explaining Risks
6.6-Getting Stakeholders to Adopt Agile
6.7-Concepts, Insights and Inquiries
7-Next Steps
3
7.1-Course Project (Optional)
7.2-Adopting Agile Management
7.3-Next Steps
8-Bonus - Agile Key Exam Concepts
15
8.1-Section Overview
8.2-Waste Types
8.3-The Kanban Pull System
8.4-Kanban Boards
8.5-Determining Lead Time and Cycle Time
8.6-Process Cycle Efficiency
8.7-Little's Law
8.8-Communicating the Product Vision
8.9-Defining the Agile Team's Physical Space
8.10-Exercise - Key Agile Exam concepts
8.11-Agile Key Exam Concepts
8.12-PMI-ACP Certification: Adopting an Agile Approach
8.13-Agile Key Exam Concepts
8.14-Takeaways, Practical Applications and Endorsements
8.15-What's next?