Introduction to Agile PM with Scrum

Posted by Dan St. Hilaire  /  November 7, 2013  /  KnowledgeWave Courses   —   No Comments ↓

KnowledgeWave provides access to an Introduction to Agile Project Management course on an ongoing monthly basis. This course is an excellent starting point for you if you are familiar with the concepts of traditional project management and may have used the concepts to manage multiple projects. However, for projects in which the requirements are continuously changing, you may need a more proactive project management approach. In this course, you will use the Agile project management framework.

Date(s): Monthly - Please Call for dates
Duration: 1 days
Format: Live Instructor-led taught online
Tuition: $495
Questions: Call Dan St. Hilaire 800-831-8449

Course Objective: Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: Describe Agile project management, describe the Scrum methodology used to manage a project, manage projects using the Scrum methodology, understand the critical success factors to implement Agile, management, manage project portfolios, identify PPM techniques and best practices, identify the factors involved in implementing a PMO in an organization

Who Should Attend: Project Managers, Program Managers, or any management in general who want to efficiently manage projects with frequent changes in user requirement.

What's Next?: Scrum Master, Scrum Product Owner and or Agile Project Management PMI-ACP

Course Content:

1 - Getting Started with Agile Project Management

  • Overview of Agile
  • Describe the Values of Agile
  • Describe the Principles of Agile
  • Identify Methodologies of Agile

2 - Using the Scrum Methodology

  • Identify Roles and Responsibilities in Scrum
  • Implement the Scrum Process

3 - Managing Projects with the Scrum Methodology

  • Estimating a Scrum Project
  • Track Scrum Projects
  • Communication in Scrum Projects
  • Best Practices to Manage Scrum

4 - Understanding Critical Success Factors to Implement Agile

  • List Risks in Agile Projects
  • Myths About Agile
  • List the Challenges in Agile
  • List the Benefits of Agile

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