PMI® Agile Certification 3 Days Training in Barcelona

COURSE  OVERVIEW:Agile is a philosophy that uses organizational models based on people, collaboration and shared values, such as rolling wave planning; iterative and incremental delivery; rapid and flexible response to change; and open communication between teams, stakeholders and customers. There are many methodologies that adhere to these tenets such as SCRUM, Kanban, Lean, XP. Agile is a topic of growing importance in project management. The PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® is developed in response to this increasing demand of organizations in the marketplace for project practitioners who can apply a diversity of methods to their projects. This PMI-ACP® course provides a high quality training program that teaches you the skills and knowledge you need to successfully apply Agile practices in real life and to pass the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®examination to earn your certification. This classroom course is aimed at people who work in Agile projects or whose organizations are adopting Agile principles. TARGET AUDIENCE:  * You or your organization use Agile practices or your organization is adopting Agile methods * Professionals pursuing the PMI-ACP® CERTIFICATION     * CIO / CTO / IT Executives * Project / Program Management Officers * Development / Operation Managers * Project Managers / Team Leads * Developers/ Programmers * Designers / Testers * Project Controllers / Planners * Product Owners / Stakeholders * Scrum Masters / Scrum Team Members  LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Individuals who have completed this course will have an understanding of: * Agile manifesto, principles and practices across Agile methodologies, such as: * Scrum * eXtreme Programming (XP) * Lean * Kanban * Dynamic Systems Development Methods (DSDM) * Test-Driven / Feature-Driven Developments * Agile project lifecycle and key Agile management skills and social, economical and environmental influences. * Applying Agile management knowledge and skills, such as communications, coaching and mentoring, leadership, team motivation, problem solving strategies, and more. * Using Agile tools & techniques, such as  value based prioritization, risk management, soft skills negotiation, product quality, Agile estimation, analysis, and design. * How to deliver a high quality product in a shorter period of time * Empowerment of team; self-organization and self-management * Professional responsibilities concerning Agile Project management. * Requirements to apply for the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner certification and pass the PMI-ACP ® exam BENEFITS OF TAKING THIS COURSE: * Provides you with increased professional versatility in project management methodologies and Agile framework, * Presents you a higher level of professional credibility with a combination of Agile training and examination on Agile principles, practices, tools, and techniques. * Supplies you with the material to apply Agile, Agile framework and in demand methodologies. i.e. SCRUM, Kanban, Lean, XP, TDD, DSDM and more * Gives you the most recent information about the PMI-ACP®  exam by PMI * Provides everything you need to be fully prepared to take and pass the PMI-ACP®  exam, including satisfying the 21 CPUs required to write the examination. PREREQUISITES: There are no formal requirements for participating in this course; however, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the Agile basics.  There are eligibility requirements for taking the exam if you plan to apply for the PMI-ACP certification upon completion of this course: * Secondary school diploma, associate's degree or global equivalent * 2000 hours working on project teams within the last 5 years (active PMP® or PgMP® will satisfy this requirement) * 1500 hours working on Agile project teams or with Agile methodologies within the last 3 years (in addition to the above 2000 hours) * At least 21 contact hours (CPUs) worth of Agile Project management training. FOLLOW-ON COURSES: * Project Management Professional (PMP) * PRINCE2® * Certified Scrum Master (CSM) * Agile Scrum Foundation * Agile PM Foundation and Practitioner COURSE MATERIALS: Students will receive a course manual with presentation slides and reference materials. EXAMINATION: * Candidates can only purchase the exam at PMI as part of their registration process, as training companies such as ITpreneurs cannot sell the exam vouchers directly to the candidates. * Candidates need to meet PMI’s exam eligibility (as listed above – see prerequisite).   * The exam is computer based and is in closed-book format; consists of 120 multiple-choice questions distributed between definitions, essay-type, and scenario-based questions. * The time allotted to complete the exam is 3 hours and computer based. A pass / fail result score is generated based on their overall performance at the end of the exam. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: For eBooks: Internet for downloading the eBook Laptop, tablet, Smartphone, eReader (No Kindle) Adobe DRM supported software (e.g. Digital Editions, Bluefire Reader) eBook download and activation instructions AGENDA: MODULE 1 - INTRODUCTION * Introduction to the Course * Course Overview * Module Structure MODULE 2 - INTRODUCTION TO THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT    * Project and Project Management * PMI and PMBOK® Guide Fifth Edition * Introduction to Agile MODULE 3 - AGILE MANIFESTO AND PRINCIPLES * Agile Philosophy * Agile Project Management * Agile project Life Cycle     * Traditional vs. Agile Project Management MODULE 4 - AGILE METHODS AND APPROACHES * Scrum * eXtreme Project Management (XPM) * Lean * Kanban * Agile Unified Process (AUP) * Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM) * Test-Driven Development (TDD) * Feature-Driven Development (FDD) MODULE 5 - AGILE DOMAINS AND TASKS * Domain I. Agile Principles and Mindset * Domain II. Value-driven Delivery * Domain III. Stakeholder Engagement * Domain IV. Team Performance * Domain V. Adaptive Planning * Domain VI. Problem Detection and Resolution * Domain VII. Continuous Improvement (Product, Process, People) MODULE 6 - AGILE TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES - I * Agile Analysis and Design * Agile Estimation * Communications * Interpersonal Skills * Metrics MODULE 7 - AGILE TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES - II   * Planning, Monitoring & Adapting * Process Improvement * Product Quality * Risk Management * Value-Based Prioritization MODULE 8 - AGILE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS * Stakeholder Management * Building Agile Teams * Communication Management * Problem Solving * Other Agile Concepts MODULE 9 - PMI-ACP EXAM PREPARATION * Introduction to PMI® and PMBOK®   * PMI-ACP® Credential * PMI-ACP® Application Overview * Exam Preparation