Agile Project Management - 21 PDUs

“I’ve looked into other courses to learn to be a Scrum Master but found them too narrow.  This course covers all of the material the others were missing, information that will help me be successful in my agile efforts.”
– Tak Keung Sin, PMP

Course Description: Agile Project Management

While agile project management is not the answer to all project issues, it does solve some critical problems that we commonly face on complex, high-change projects.  The latest research shows that the adoption of agile methods is rapidly spreading, with over 2/3 of large organizations already using some agile techniques, while most of the remaining have plans in place to pilot agile management methods within the next 12 months.

This three-day intensive workshop will give you a solid understanding of agile project management techniques and when to apply them.  At the end of the course, participants write the PMAC Certified Agile Project Manger exam, and if passed will receive their Certified Agile Project Manager certificate from the PMAC (Project Management Association of Canada)

Who Should Attend

This course is ideally suited to:

• Project managers
• Business analysts
• Senior technical leads

Note: While this course will focus on the application of agile techniques to IT projects, the learned techniques also apply to non-IT projects as well, and in-class examples will be modified to suit the needs of the audience.

Materials

• Workbook containing copies of the presentation materials, case studies, sample project materials, and much more.
• CD containing a copy of the presentation slides
• CD containing the Agile Estimating & Planning Resource Kit, which contains sample templates in MS Word and MS Excel formats
• A copy of the best-selling book Managing Agile Projects, edited by Kevin Aguanno
• Certificate of completion (framed for in-house clients)

Learning Objectives

Through group exercises and discussion, participants completing this workshop will be able to…

• Properly evaluate where Agile project management fits into the spectrum of management methodologies
• Apply Agile requirements management techniques
• Apply Agile estimating and planning techniques
• Document project using Agile practices
• Apply Agile quality management techniques
• Apply Agile metrics and control
• Evaluate what types of projects are suited to Agile PM
• Evaluate when Agile project management techniques are not appropriate

Prerequisites

• Project Management Essentials or its equivalent
   

Click here for the full PDF course description and outline.

For information on how to arrange for an in-house delivery of this course, or for information on the location and dates for public deliveries of this course, contact
in-house@wcpconsulting.com or call 905-660-7184.

The Agile Project Management course may be taken as a stand-alone workshop or applied to the following University level project management certificate:

• University of Waterloo Advanced Project Management Certificate

Participants of this workshop may therefore also be interested in the other courses that make up these certificate:

• Project Management Essentials
• PM Essentials Part 2: Monitoring and Control
• PMP Exam Prep - The Velociteach System
• Juggling Multiple Projects
• Business Analysis in for the PM
• Hands-on Microsoft Project
• People Skills: The Secret Behind Project Success
• Managing Stakeholder Expectations

For more information, email PMcertificates@wcpconsulting.com
 

What course participants say about
Agile Project Management...

“It was a great course. I really enjoyed it. At last, I can understand what everybody [is] talking about. As I wrote on the evaluation, [. . .] this course was my favourite (and I took four!).”
– S. Rojas

“It was the best workshop ever attended because I learnt so many new concepts pertaining to the Agile methodology process. The content of the course was very practical supported by many case studies to understand the concepts. I’m sure I’ll be using the learned methodology in some of my current projects and convince my team to use its concepts.”
– El Bachir Boukherouaa, IT Project Manager, Statistics Canada

“The course was top notch, punctuated by memorable stories, the explanations clear and to the point, and the instructor’s enthusiasm was contagious.”
– V. Koutsoubidis, Sr. Developer

“Kevin provides a great balance between theory and practical applications of Agile PM techniques.”
– Clint Dadswell

“Excellent course; it provided the "real-life" practical knowledge behind the theory.”
– Marion Chang