Introduction to Agile Project Management

Course Description

This course introduces attendees to the essentials of agile project management. Topics covered include when, how, and where to employ agile, with particular emphasis on agile planning, agile estimating techniques, and agile execution. Subject areas addressed include various agile frameworks (including Scrum), user stories, the history of agile, sprints, retrospectives, requirements, common agile misconceptions, and agile as it pertains to the organization. Terminology, processes and definitions, where appropriate follow the Project Management Institute’s (PMI®) Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide).

For more information, visit the MCC Project Management Academy website.

Price

$345 plus $10 book fee

Objectives

At the end of the course, students will:

• Understand characteristics of projects and how those drive different approaches and frameworks
• Know the definition of Agile Project Management
• Recognize the environments most appropriate for an Agile approach
• Be able to apply an understanding of project environments in the development of a correct methodology
• Understand the significant differences between predictive/waterfall, hybrid, and agile project management approaches
• Know the basic elements of Scrum
• Know the 4 categories of requirements
• Understand the difference between a requirement and a customer need
• Know at least 3 techniques for eliciting requirements
• Be able to describe the difference between epics and user stories
• Know the template for creating a user story
• Understand the importance of facilitating a conversation with the user
• Understand the typical process used to manage an Agile Project
• Know the primary difference between agile and predictive project life cycle
• Recognize the 5 levels of Scrum planning
• Be able to describe the purpose of grooming
• Be able to define a sprint, sprint review, and sprint retrospective
• Understand the benefit of a burndown chart
• Understand traditional project estimating techniques
• Know how agile estimating is fundamentally different from traditional approaches
• Know how to facilitate “planning poker” for a scrum team
• Define velocity in a scrum environment
• Know how agile estimating is fundamentally different from traditional approaches

Audience

This course is for individuals who desire to use or better understand the use of agile methods, frameworks, or techniques in projects. It is especially suited for project team members, project managers, and key stakeholders.

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