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Upon completing this course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand Agile development lifecycle end to end with real-world examples,
  • Compare Agile development practices to the traditional approaches for project management,
  • Understand Agile Methodologies (Scrum, XP, Kanban and Lean),
  • Understand how to build self-organizing high performing teams,
  • Learn Real-world techniques for planning, estimating and prioritizing requirements in an Agile way,
  • Learn how to engage your business customers and delight them through early and frequent delivery of value,
  • Requirements gathering through vision, product road map, collaboration, brainstorming, defining high level user stories (Epics) and defining acceptance tests,
  • Key Agile Project management processes of release planning, iteration planning, iterations monitoring and meetings, along with other factors such as prioritizations using different techniques,
  • Create effective visible Agile tracking reports using burn downs, burn up etc,
  • Understand advanced topics such as scaling Agile to large projects, distributed teams and lean portfolio management, and
  • Be well-prepared to pass the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner PMI-ACP examination.

Pre-requisites

  • Knowledge, Skills & Experience
    • To ensure your success in this course, you should have a basic understanding of project management concepts and/or working experience with project management.  This can be achieved by attending:

IBFIT08 Project Management for All / IBFIT31 Certified Agile Professional

    • To sit for the official PMI-ACP certification exam, candidates must satisfy all of the following criteria:
      • Secondary degree (equivalent to GCE O-Level)
      • 21 contact hours of training in agile practices
      • 12 months of general project experience within the last 5 years. A current PMP® or PgMP® will satisfy this requirement but is not required to apply for the PMI-ACP.
      • 8 months of agile project experience within the last 3 years
  • Hardware & Software
    This course will be conducted as a Virtual Live Class (VLC) via Zoom platform. Participants must own a zoom account and have a laptop or a desktop with “Zoom Client for Meetings” installed. This can be downloaded from https://zoom.us/download
System Requirement
Must Have:

Please ensure that your computer or laptop meets the following requirements.

  • Operating system: Windows 10 or MacOS (64 bit or above)
  • Processor/CPU: 1.8 GHz, 2-core Intel Core i3 or higher
  • Minimum 20 GB hard disk space.
  • Minimum 8 Gb RAM
  • Webcam (The camera must be turned on for the duration of the class)
  • Microphone
  • Internet Connection: Wired or Wireless broadband
  • Latest version of Zoom software to be installed on computer or laptop prior to the class.

Good to Have:

  • Wired internet connection
    Wired internet will provide you with stable and reliable connection.
  • Dual monitors
    Using a dual monitor setup will undoubtedly improve your training experience, enabling you to simultaneously participate in hands-on exercises and maintain engagement with your instructor.

Not Recommended:

Using tablets is not recommended due to their smaller screen size, which could cause eye strain and discomfort over the course of the program's duration.

Course Outline

PMI-ACP Certification and Exam Format

Overview of Examination/ Overview of Agile Tools And Techniques

Introduction to Agile and Agile Methodologies

(Scrum, XP, Kanban, Lean Agile, FDD, Crystal, DSDM)
Comparison of Agile Frameworks?
What is Agility
Agile Manifesto
Agile Principles and Values
Agile Triangle
Agile Methodologies
Agile Project Lifecycle

Agile Project Visioning, Project Initiation Setting a Stage
Multiple Levels of Planning (Release Planning, Iteration Planning, Portfolio Planning)
Time Boxing
Agile Burndown and Burnup Charts
Agile Cumulative Flow Diagrams
Agile Kanban Boards
Agile Retrospectives

Agile Requirements, User Stories
User Stories
Theme & Epics
Agile Story Maps
Agile Wireframes
Agile Project Charter
Agile Personas
Agile Modeling

Project Estimation
Agile Relative Sizing/Story Points
Ideal Days
Elapsed Time
Agile Planning Poker
Agile Wideband Delphi
Agile Affinity Estimating

Project Communication
Project Communication
Agile Information Radiator
Agile Team Space
Osmotic Communications for Collocated and Distributed Teams
Agile Tooling
Agile Daily Stand-Ups

Agile – Product Quality
Agile Frequent Verification and Validation
Agile Test First Development
Agile Acceptance Test-Driven Development
Agile Definition of Done
Agile Continuous Integration

Soft Skills
Agile Emotional Intelligence
Agile Collaboration
Agile Adaptive Leadership
Agile Negotiation
Agile Conflict Resolution
Agile Servant Leadership

Value-Based Prioritization
Time Value of Money
Business Case
Agile Return on Investment (ROI)
Agile Net Present Value (NPV)
Agile Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
Payback Period
Agile Compliance
Agile Customer-Valued Prioritization
Agile Minimally Marketable Feature (MMF)
Agile Relative Prioritization or Ranking

Risk Management
Risk Management in Agile
Agile Risk Adjusted Product Backlog
Agile Risk Management (Risk Identification, Assessment, Response, Review)
Agile Risk Burndown Chart
Agile Risk Profile Graphs
Progressive Risk Reduction Steps
Agile Risk-Based Spike

Agile Metrics and Value Stream Analysis
Definition Metrics
Types of Metrics
Agile Velocity
Agile Cycle Time
Earned Value Management (EVM) for Agile Projects
Earned Value Terms Defined
Earned Value Metrics
Baseline Metrics
Measuring Metrics
Burnup/Burndown Charts
Agile Escaped Defects

Agile Knowledge and Skills
Assessing and Incorporating Community and Stakeholder Values
Active Listening
Brainstorming Techniques
Building Empowered Teams
Coaching and Mentoring within Teams
Agile Communications Management
Feedback Techniques for Product
Incremental Delivery

Certificate Obtained and Conferred by

  • Certificate of Completion from NTUC LearningHub 

Upon meeting 75% attendance and passing the assessment(s), participants will receive a Certificate of Completion from NTUC LearningHub.

  • Statement of Attainment from SkillsFuture Singapore

Upon meeting at least 75% attendance and passing the assessment(s), participants will receive a Statement of Attainment from SkillsFuture Singapore.

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