Agile Project Management Hands On
The Canadian Management Centre (CMC)

Delivery Method

Seminar

Target Audience
This course is best suited to Project Managers, Business Analysts, and Senior Technical Leads with basic knowledge of project management. It is recommended that participants have an understanding of the fundamentals of traditional project management tools and techniques.

Summary
Agile project management solves some critical problems commonly faced on complex, high-change projects. In this intensive, hands-on, three-day workshop, simulations, realistic scenarios and group discussions will be used to teach participants the core techniques of Agile Project Management and the value those techniques can bring to a project.

Description/Agenda

How You Will Benefit

• Provides participants with the tools, skills and confidence to start applying Agile Project Management techniques on their projects
• Learn through extensive agile simulations, realistic agile project scenarios, group discussions and multiple hands-on exercises
• Participants learn the theory as well as how to apply that theory in their environment
• Simulations and scenarios draw from both IT and non-IT examples, making it ideal for participants from all industries
• Develop a personal plan for professional accreditation based on the requirements to achieve the PMI-ACP designation
• Learn the philosophy behind Agile Project Management and the methodologies (e.g. Scrum, Kanban, etc.) through which it is applied
• Assess whether Agile techniques are appropriate, or not, within your environment
• Identify the primary roles within an Agile project team to ensure high motivation and productivity
• Understand how Agile project planning is an ongoing and incremental approach that adapts to rapid changes.
• Identify the core processes involved during execution of an Agile project
• Become familiar with common Agile terminology and meaning
• Apply essential tools and techniques of Agile PM (e.g. user stories, story points, personas, backlog items, sprints, scrum meetings, retrospectives, etc.)
• Practice techniques for assessing and communicating an Agile project’s status
• Recognize the challenges of practicing Agile project management in a culture of traditional project management

Who Should Attend

This course is best suited to Project Managers, Business Analysts, and Senior Technical Leads with basic knowledge of project management.

It is recommended that participants have an understanding of the fundamentals of traditional project management tools and techniques.

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