Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) Exam Prep Knowledge Point Institute
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  • Location: Deira - Dubai
  • Duration: 21 Hours

    Course details

    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.

    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 the Definition of Done.

    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.

    Boosting Team Performance Practices

    Forming cross-functional teams.
    Establishing collaborative behaviors through group decision making.
    Influencing teams to design their own internal work processes.
    Empowering teams to self organize.
    Encouraging teams to estimate and track project progress.
    Creating safe environments that allow teams to experiment.
    Developing high performance teams.
    Raising productivity by eliminating waste.
    Coaching and mentoring styles that foster skill enhancement.

    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 current levels of uncertainty.
    Capturing measures of accepted work delivered in a specified time frame.
    Controlling costs through quantitative measures.

    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, technical issues and defects with Backlog.

    Facilitating Continuous Improvement

    Tailoring the process.
    Conducting frequent retrospectives to improve the team's behavior.
    Experimenting with new techniques and process ideas.
    Evaluating work efficiency.
    Removing no value adding processes.
    Reducing Work In Progress (WIP).

    Preparing to Pass the Exam

    Developing your personalized study plan.
    Pinpointing areas of strength and weakness to optimize study time.
    Defining your exam preparation strategy.
    Incorporating study tips for best results.

    Assessing your exam preparedness

    Gaining insight into the exam format and process.
    Applying proven tips for exam success.
    Optimizing your study time and focus. Updated on 10 April, 2023

    Eligibility / Requirements

    Who Should Apply? 

    If you work on agile teams or if your organization is adopting agile practices, the PMI-ACP is a good choice for you. Compared with other agile certifications based solely on training and exams, the PMI-ACP is evidence of your real-world, hands-on experience and skill.

    Prerequisites

    2,000 hours of general project experience working on teams. A current PMP® or PgMP® will satisfy this requirement but is not required to apply for the PMI-ACP.

    1,500 hours working on agile project teams or with agile methodologies. This requirement is in addition to the 2,000 hours of general project experience.

    21 contact hours of training in agile practices.

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