Name: PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner: In-House Training
Price: 1995 GBP
Availability: InStock

Harpenden

<p>Agile project management, already widely used for software development, is increasingly recognised as having much more general application. Continuous improvement programmes, business change projects, new technology development, research and development and a variety of other scenarios characterised by rapid change and high uncertainty can all benefit from an Agile approach. This programme presents the concepts and methods of Agile project management, and shows how to apply them to a range of project and change management situations.</p>Participants will learn:<ul><li>how Agile project management can help with project and change management</li><li>the 4 values and 12 principles of the Agile 'manifesto' and the range of Agile methodologies</li><li>how to apply Agile project management methods and techniques in a range of project scenarios</li><li>alternative Agile project management methods and how they can be applied and adapted</li><li>what makes Agile project teams succeed</li><li>the key roles and responsibilities needed to enable Agile project teams to work effectively</li><li>how to encourage an Agile mindset within their organisation and how to move toward an Agile approach to managing projects</li></ul><section>
                    <h3>1 Introduction to Agile project management</h3><ul><li>Overview of 'classical' project management and methodologies</li><li>The link between project success and management performance</li><li>Limitations of classical approaches and the need for Agile methods</li><li>The 4 values and 12 principles of the Agile manifesto explained</li><li>Agile project management values:<ul><li>Individuals and interactions over processes and tools</li><li>Working outputs over comprehensive documentation</li><li>Customer collaboration over contract negotiation</li><li>Responding to change over following a plan</li></ul></li><li>The cultural challenges of using Agile project management</li><li>Choosing when and how to adopt Agile project management</li></ul> <h3>2 Initiating a project using Agile project management</h3><ul><li>Some key Agile methodologies explained: SCRUM, XP, Crystal</li><li>Identifying and engaging project stakeholders; defining roles and responsibilities</li><li>Setting the project vision and goals; defining project scope</li><li>The Agile approach to requirements capture and elicitation of needs</li><li>Tools and techniques for capturing and characterising requirements</li><li>The role of documentation, reporting and process management</li></ul> <h3>3 The Agile approach to definition and planning</h3><ul><li>Understanding Agile planning; the 'planning onion' concept</li><li>Developing the culture needed for collaborative involvement and iterative planning</li><li>Defining project deliverables; the 'product backlog' concept</li><li>Tools and techniques for defining and prioritising requirements in Agile projects</li><li>Understanding and applying Agile estimating techniques</li><li>Dealing with uncertainty and managing risks</li></ul> <h3>4 The Agile approach to execution and delivery</h3><ul><li>The results orientated, fast adapting culture of Agile teams</li><li>The monthly 'Sprint' process for project planning and review</li><li>The disciplines needed for effective daily SCRUM meetings</li><li>Reviewing progress, managing change and project reporting</li><li>Testing, completing and handing over of work packages</li><li>Managing the interface between the project team and the business</li></ul> <h3>5 Leadership and teamwork in Agile project teams</h3><ul><li>Why Agile teams are different: the importance of individuals and interactions</li><li>The skills and attributes needed to lead an Agile project team</li><li>The challenges faced and skills needed by Agile team members</li><li>Recognising team development needs; adopting the right leadership style</li><li>Making the transition from project manager to Agile coach</li><li>Key coaching skills explored: mentoring, facilitating, managing conflict</li></ul> 


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The In House Training Company

Agile Business Analyst

ICP-ACC (ICAgile Certified Agile Coaching)

Agile

ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner)

Project Management

Professional Agile Leadership (PAL)

Agile project management (In-House)

London

<h2>AgilePM® Practitioner: In-House Training</h2>
 <p>This course offers preparation for the Practitioner-level examination to gain the APMG-International™ / Agile Project Management Practitioner Certification. Agile Project Management (AgilePM) is the result of collaboration between APMG-International and The DSDM Consortium. DSDM (Dynamic Systems Development Method) is the longest-established Agile method, launched in 1995, and is the only Agile method to focus on the management of Agile projects. The method has evolved over the years and the DSDM Agile Project Framework is the latest version of which AgilePM is a subset. DSDM has always operated predominantly in the corporate environment and has consistently demonstrated its ability to successfully work with and complement existing corporate processes.</p>
 <p>APMG-International is a global Examination Institute accredited by The APM Group Ltd. It is one of the Examination Institutes accredited by AXELOS. APMG-International has regional offices located in Australia, China, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Malaysia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Their portfolio of qualifications includes the Best Practice qualifications of ITIL®, PRINCE2®, MSP®, M_o_R®, and P3O®. AgilePM is one of their specialist management qualifications, which also include Change Management and Service Catalogue.</p>
 <p>The course covers all the Practitioner elements of the AgilePM Handbook v2 with:</p>
 <ul>
 <li>Clear explanations of the method and practical examples provided by your course tutor</li>
 <li>Sample exam paper for the Practitioner-level exams to enrich your knowledge and understanding</li>
 <li>A case study to allow you to practice the application of the method to an agile project</li>
 <li>The Traditional Classroom option includes the Practitioner exam to provide you with the right opportunity to verify your new skill set by way of a professional qualification</li>
 <li>The Virtual Classroom option includes a Practitioner exam voucher to allow you to choose the date and time of your online exam to verify your new skill set by way of a professional qualification</li>
 </ul><h3>What You Will Learn</h3>
 <p>You will learn how to:</p>
 <ul>
 <li>Identify and apply the concepts, tools, and techniques described in Section 2 (Digging Deeper) of the APMG-International's Agile Project Management Handbook (v2.0) to agile projects</li>
 <li>Tailor and customize AgilePM to suit the needs of different projects</li>
 <li>Use AgilePM in conjunction with other project management methods such as PRINCE2®</li>
 <li>Prepare yourself for the Practitioner exam in AgilePM</li>
 </ul><section>
                    <h3>Roles and Responsibilities - The PM View</h3>
 <ul>
 <li>The roles</li>
 <li>Key project manager relationships</li>
 </ul>
 <h3>Agile Project Management - Through the Lifecycle</h3>
 <ul>
 <li>The DSDM process and the project lifecycle</li>
 <li>Project management focus phase by phase</li>
 </ul>
 <h3>The Effective Use of Products</h3>
 <ul>
 <li>The products</li>
 </ul>
 <h3>Deliver on Time - Combining MoSCoW &amp; Timeboxing</h3>
 <ul>
 <li>Ensuring effective prioritisation</li>
 <li>Bringing MoSCoW and timeboxing together</li>
 </ul>
 <h3>People, Teams, and Interactions</h3>
 <ul>
 <li>Effective communication</li>
 <li>Collaboration</li>
 </ul>
 <h3>Requirements and User Stories</h3>
 <ul>
 <li>What is a requirement?</li>
 <li>User stories</li>
 </ul>
 <h3>Estimating - How and When</h3>
 <ul>
 <li>Coping with uncertainty</li>
 <li>Estimating through the lifecycle</li>
 </ul>
 <h3>Project Planning through the Lifecycle</h3>
 <ul>
 <li>Planning in a DSDM project</li>
 <li>Planning activities phase by phase</li>
 </ul>
 <h3>Quality - Never Compromise Quality</h3>
 <ul>
 <li>What do we mean by quality?</li>
 <li>Solution and process quality</li>
 </ul>
 <h3>Risk Management</h3>
 <ul>
 <li>Project risk</li>
 <li>How DSDM helps mitigate project risk</li>
 </ul>
 <h3>Tailoring the Approach</h3>
 <ul>
 <li>The project approach questionnaire</li>
 </ul>
 <p>Summary and Next Steps</p>


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IIL Europe Ltd

AgilePM Practitioner: In-House Training

General Admission

<h2>The Agile Project Manager</h2>
 <p>Change isn't coming, it's already here. The project environment is becoming more volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous. Project management and project managers must transform and evolve in order to keep up with these changes.</p>
 <p>Agile has been a disruptor in the field of project management, having over 20 years of successes and benefits to organizations that have adopted their frameworks. The Agile frameworks have proven themselves to be more adept in dealing with this uncertainty. But Agile isn't just about following a different way of working.</p>
 <p>What do you need to learn, do, and become in order to continue in the current and future environment? It is a powerful combination of knowledge, competencies, and mindset.</p>
 <p>In an increasingly complicated project environment, this course provides participants with the knowledge needed to not only survive but thrive.</p><h3>What you will Learn</h3>
 <p>At the end of this program, you will be able to:</p>
 <ul>
 <li>Evaluate the changing project environment and the needed knowledge, skills, and behaviors</li>
 <li>Demonstrate innovative project manager competencies of leading change, servant leadership, and focus on value</li>
 <li>Utilize Lean and Agile principles to maximize value and improve project performance</li>
 <li>Construct a hybrid Agile model that is unique to your project</li>
 <li>Assess your role in Business Agility as an Agile Project Manager</li>
 </ul><section>
                    <h3>Getting Started</h3> <ul> <li>Introductions</li> <li>Workshop orientation</li> <li>Expectations</li> </ul> <h3>Foundations</h3> <ul> <li>Recap: What is Agile?</li> <li>A changed project environment</li> <li>The future project manager</li> </ul> <h3>Agile Project Management Competencies</h3> <ul> <li>Focusing on value</li> <li>Championing change</li> <li>Servant leadership</li> <li>Coaching / mentorship</li> <li>Facilitation</li> </ul> <h3>Lean and Agile Principles</h3> <ul> <li>Optimizing flow</li> <li>Making things small</li> <li>Continuous planning</li> <li>Just-In-Time requirements</li> <li>Visualizing work</li> </ul> <h3>Hybrid Agile Considerations</h3> <ul> <li>Considering a Hybrid Approach</li> <li>Examining Strengths and Weaknesses of Each Approach</li> <li>Selecting Waterfall / Agile Roles, Practices, and Techniques</li> <li>Reviewing Three Hybrid Scenarios</li> <li>Constructing the Hybrid Project</li> </ul> <h3>Implementing Agile</h3> <ul> <li>Pitfalls and Concerns</li> <li>Agile in the Organization</li> <li>Business Agility</li> </ul>


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The Agile Project Manager: In-House Training

<h2>PMI-ACP® Exam Prep: In-House Training</h2>
 <p>This course builds on the candidates' practical experience of Agile in the workplace to equip them with the broad range of knowledge and skills required for the PMI® Agile Certification exam. It will follow the PMI® requirements and reference the suggested reading list, including the Agile Practice Guide, but will not be limited to those areas.</p>
 <p>Within the profession and discipline of project management, Agile continues to develop as a significant and important aspect of bringing change to an organization. Where the products of change must be delivered to the business 'on time,' Agile is often the chosen methodology.</p>
 <p>In addition to equipping candidates for the PMI® Agile Certification examination, this course will also support candidates in taking a more informed and effective role in Agile projects. It will also enable them to take a significant role in encouraging and enabling the organization to become or develop as an Agile environment.</p><h3>What you will Learn</h3>
 <p>You will learn how to:</p>
 <ul>
 <li>Appreciate the wider aspects of Agile project management tools and techniques</li>
 <li>Integrate various disciplines within Agile</li>
 <li>Tailor / customize Agile to suit the needs of different projects</li>
 <li>Prepare yourself for the PMI® Agile Certification examination</li>
 </ul><section>
                    <h3>Getting Started</h3> <ul> <li>Introductions</li> <li>Agenda</li> <li>Expectations</li> </ul> <h3>Foundation Concepts</h3> <ul> <li>Defining 'Traditional' Project Management</li> <li>Project management parameters</li> <li>The 'traditional' approach to the parameters</li> <li>Strengths and weaknesses of the traditional approach</li> <li>Defining 'Agile' Project Management</li> <li>Project management parameters revisited</li> <li>The 'agile' approach to the parameters</li> <li>Strengths and weaknesses of agile</li> <li>Managing projects with traditional and agile methods</li> <li>Can the two approaches co-exist?</li> <li>Leveraging the benefits of both methods</li> <li>Options for using both methods on a project</li> <li>Avoiding the elephant traps</li> <li>Key aspects of the PMI® Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® Handbook</li> <li>Overview</li> <li>Eligibility requirements</li> <li>Exam information</li> <li>Exam Blueprint</li> <li>Continuing certification requirements</li> <li>Key aspects of the PMI Agile Certification Examination Content Outline</li> <li>Introduction</li> <li>Agile exam content outline</li> <li>Tools and techniques</li> <li>Knowledge and skills</li> <li>Domains and tasks (not examined)</li> </ul> <h3>An Introduction to Agile and Implementing Agile</h3> <ul> <li>Definable work vs. high-uncertainty work</li> <li>Project factors that influence tailoring</li> <li>The Agile Manifesto and 12 Principles</li> <li>Agile mindset</li> <li>Agile domains and tasks</li> </ul> <h3>Agile Tools and Techniques Related to PM 'Hard Skills'</h3> <ul> <li>Planning, monitoring, and adapting</li> <li>The need for planning, monitoring, and adapting</li> <li>The Agile approach to planning and plans</li> <li>The Agile planning tools and techniques</li> <li>The Agile monitoring tools and techniques</li> <li>The Agile approach to adapting</li> <li>Product quality</li> <li>A definition of 'product quality'</li> <li>Setting the standard for product quality</li> <li>Agile tools and techniques for achieving product quality</li> <li>Risk management</li> <li>A definition of 'risk'</li> <li>What is 'at risk'?</li> <li>The acceptability of risks</li> <li>The Agile tools and techniques for managing risks</li> </ul> <h3>Agile Tools and Techniques Related to PM 'Soft Skills'</h3> <ul> <li>The difference between PM 'hard and soft' skills</li> <li>Communications</li> <li>The importance of communications</li> <li>Forms of agile communications</li> <li>Communications within the project</li> <li>Communications from the project</li> <li>Communications to the project</li> <li>Making communications the cultural norm</li> <li>Interpersonal Skills</li> <li>Defining and understanding management</li> <li>Defining and understanding leadership</li> <li>Defining and understanding servant leadership</li> <li>Delegating vs. empowering</li> <li>Playing to people's strengths</li> <li>Overcoming the roadblocks</li> </ul> <h3>Core Agile Tools and Techniques</h3> <ul> <li>The philosophy of core Agile tools and techniques</li> <li>Agile estimation</li> <li>Will traditional forms of estimating work for agile?</li> <li>The relationship between estimating and guessing</li> <li>The relationship between estimating and sizing</li> <li>The where, who, and how of agile estimating</li> <li>Agile analysis and design</li> <li>Product analysis and design from a user point of view</li> <li>Product analysis and design from a supplier point of view</li> <li>Product analysis and design from an agile project point of view</li> </ul> <h3>Value-Based Agile Tools and Techniques</h3> <ul> <li>The role of value-based tools and techniques in bridging traditional PM with Agile</li> <li>Value-based prioritization</li> <li>Value-based prioritization and agile projects</li> <li>Investment appraisal methods</li> <li>Regulatory driven</li> <li>Customer driven</li> <li>Ranking methods (MMF, MoSCoW)</li> <li>Metrics</li> <li>What should we measure / track?</li> <li>Methods of measuring / tracking</li> <li>Adding value with metrics</li> <li>Process Improvement</li> <li>Value-stream analysis</li> <li>Value-stream mapping</li> </ul> <h3>Agile Knowledge and Skills</h3> <ul> <li>Context of Agile Knowledge and Skills vis-Ã -vis Agile Tools and Techniques</li> <li>Agile Knowledge and Skills</li> <li>Process focused</li> <li>People focused</li> <li>Product focused</li> <li>Project focused</li> </ul> <h3>Exam Preparation and Course Closure</h3> <ul> <li>The application process - where are you now?</li> <li>The 'Exam-Focused Journal' - what you still have to do</li> <li>Further preparation - self-study schedule</li> <li>Exam topic review</li> <li>Practice exam</li> <li>Practice exam debrief</li> <li>Course closure</li> </ul>


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PMI-ACP Exam Prep: In-House Training

<h2>PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation: In-House Training</h2>
<p>PRINCE2 Agile® provides structure, governance, and control when working with agile concepts, methods, and techniques. It is a solution combining the flexibility and responsiveness of Agile with the clearly defined framework of PRINCE2. PRINCE2 Agile® framework covers a wide range of agile concepts, including SCRUM, Kanban, and Lean Startup. The PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation certificate is designed to help professionals deliver agile projects by tailoring PRINCE2® management controls with a broad toolset of agile delivery techniques and frameworks.</p>
<p>PRINCE2 Agile® is an extension module tailored for forward-thinking organizations and individuals already benefiting from PRINCE2®. It provides further guidance on how to apply agile methods to the world's most recognized project management method. The purpose of the Practitioner qualification is to demonstrate that you can apply and tailor PRINCE2 Agile® in a scenario situation.</p><h3>What you will Learn</h3><ul><li>Understand the key aspects of PRINCE2®</li><li>Understand basic concepts behind common agile ways of working</li><li>Demonstrate the purpose of combining PRINCE2® with agile</li><li>Be able to fix and flex the aspects of a project in an agile context</li><li>Apply the PRINCE2® principles and tailor the themes, processes, and management products to a project in an agile context</li><li>Incorporate the areas that can support a PRINCE2 Agile® implementation</li><li>To prepare Participants for the PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation exam</li></ul><h3>Benefits</h3><ul><li>Agile methods allow organizations to realize the benefits of products and potentially an earlier return on investment while products are being developed and improved.</li><li>Improved communication through the use of common terminology across PRINCE2® and agile disciplines.</li><li>Develop a clear definition of how agile can govern a project's delivery, while PRINCE2® governs projects as a whole.</li><li>Seamless integration: PRINCE2 Agile® will complementPMBOK® GuideandAPM Body of Knowledge®just as PRINCE2® does currently. It will also be of interest for Program Managers with MSP® who need to understand how projects relate to the delivery mechanism.</li><li>The most up-to-date and relevant view of Agile project management methodologies, PRINCE2 Agile® references the 'flow-based' working featured in Kanban in addition to other agile concepts not covered in other qualifications.</li></ul><section>
                    <h3>Introduction - Getting Started</h3>
<h4>Part 1</h4>
<ul>
<li>An overview of PRINCE2</li>
<li>Agile Overview</li>
<li>Blending PRINCE2 and Agile</li>
<li>What to fix and what to flex</li>
</ul>
<h4>Part 2</h4>
<ul>
<li>Agile behaviors ad the PRINCE2 Principles</li>
<li>Agile and the PRINCE2 Themes</li>
</ul>
<h4>Part 3</h4>
<ul>
<li>Focus areas</li>
<li>Agile and the PRINCE2 Processes</li>
<li>Examination preparation</li>
<li>Examination.</li>
</ul>
<p>Summary - What did we learn, and how can we implement this in our work environment?</p>


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PRINCE2 Agile Foundation: In-House Training

<h2>PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner: In-House Training</h2>
<p>PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner is a solution combining the flexibility and responsiveness of Agile with the clearly defined framework of PRINCE2®. PRINCE2 Agile® framework covers a wide range of agile concepts, including SCRUM, Kanban, and Lean Startup. The PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner certification teaches you to blend structure, governance, and control with agile methods, techniques, and approaches.</p>
<p>The strength of PRINCE2® lies in the areas of project direction and project management, whereas Agile has a very strong focus on product delivery. When PRINCE2® and agile are combined, project direction, project management, and project delivery are optimized to create a complete project management solution.</p>
<p>PRINCE2 Agile® is an extension module tailored for forward-thinking organizations and individuals already benefiting from PRINCE2®. It provides further guidance on how to apply agile methods to the world's most recognized project management method. The purpose of the Practitioner qualification is to demonstrate that you can apply and tailor PRINCE2 Agile® in a scenario situation.</p><h3>What you will Learn</h3>
<ul>
<li>Understand the basic concepts of common agile ways of working</li>
<li>Understand the purpose and context for combining PRINCE2® and the agile way of working</li>
<li>Able to apply and evaluate the focus areas to a project in an agile context</li>
<li>Able to fix and flex the aspects of a project in an agile context</li>
<li>Apply the PRINCE2® principles and tailor the themes, processes, and management products to a project in an agile context</li>
<li>To learn through the use of theory and practical exercises</li>
<li>Prepare for the PRINCE2 Agile® Practitioner exam</li>
</ul>
<p>Benefits</p>
<ul>
<li>Agile methods allow organizations to realize the benefits of products and potentially an earlier return on investment while products are being developed and improved</li>
<li>Improved communication through the use of common terminology across PRINCE2® and agile disciplines</li>
<li>Develop a clear definition of how agile can govern a project's delivery, while PRINCE2® governs projects as a whole</li>
<li>Seamless integration: PRINCE2 Agile® will complementPMBOK® GuideandAPM Body of Knowledge® just as PRINCE2® does currently. It will also be of interest for Program Managers with MSP® who need to understand how projects relate to the delivery mechanism.</li>
<li>The most up-to-date and relevant view of Agile project management methodologies, PRINCE2 Agile® references the 'flow-based' working featured in Kanban in addition to other agile concepts not covered in other qualifications</li>
</ul><section>
                    <h3>Agile Overview &amp; Blending PRINCE2 and Agile</h3><ul><li>Agile overview</li><li>Blending PRINCE2 and Agile</li></ul><h3>Fix and Flex, Agile and PRINCE2 Processes &amp; Starting a Project</h3><ul><li>Fix and Flex</li><li>Agile and the PRINCE2 Processes; Starting up a project and Initiating a project</li><li>Business case theme</li></ul><h3>Change and Organization Themes&amp; Principles</h3><ul><li>Change theme</li><li>Organization theme</li><li>Agile and PRINCE2 Principles and the Agilometer</li></ul><h3>Managing Product Delivery and Scrum &amp; Plans and Progress Themes</h3><ul><li>Managing product delivery and Scrum</li><li>Plans Theme and Progress Theme</li></ul><h3>Quality, Controlling &amp; Managing a Stage and Directing Projects and Contracts</h3><ul><li>Quality Theme</li><li>Controlling a stage and Frequent Releases</li><li>Managing a stage boundary</li><li>Directing a project and contracts</li><li>Closing a project</li></ul><h3>Tailoring PRINCE2 Productsand Other Practices</h3><ul><li>Tailoring PRINCE2 products and other practices</li></ul>


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