Margaret Rowan
Project Manager, PWC Technologies
Whether in government or private industry, project managers face a huge challenge when confronted with continually changing requirements. How can you plan when the things keep changing? Traditional project management approaches suggest that we take a snapshot of the requirements as a baseline, and then use change control in an attempt to minimize the impact of any shifting requirements. Sometimes, however, these changes are a reality that the project sponsor has to accommodate. The new agile project management methods help deal with these situations.
Participants in this 3-day session will learn the techniques of disciplined, structured agile project management through simulations and examples from real-world projects that used these methods to control changing requirements.
This course is designed to meet the educational requirements for four certification exams: the Scrum Foundations Certification (SFC), the Scrum Developer Certification (SDC), the Scrum Master Certification (SMC). and the Certified Agile Project Manager (Cert.APM) exams. Usually the SFC and the Cert.APM exams are included in the cost of the course and the other exams can be purchased at extra cost.
To provide experienced project managers with advanced understanding of:
The Agile Project Management course introduces some advanced variations on basic project management practices. While anyone can attend, project managers with some experience managing IT projects or new product development projects will find the material more applicable to their day-to-day work.
Although there is no formal pre-requisite for this course, it is assumed that participants already have some training or experience in project management. This course does not teach the fundamentals of project management; rather, it explains how agile practices are different from more conventional practices -- it does not teach the conventional practices. If applicants already have their CAPM®, PMP® or CPMA (IPMA Level-D), then they have more than demonstrated their basic understanding of project management and would be ready to take this course. For those with no prior project management knowledge or experience, Procept's 3-day Project Management Essentials course (or equivalent) would provide suitable preparatory training.
You will receive the course binder containing course handouts and presentations and a copy of Kevin Aguanno's best-selling book Managing Agile Projects.
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"I highly recommend it. "
Margaret Rowan
Project Manager, PWC Technologies
"Useful, interesting. "
Tony Chang
"Overall, it was great. "
Michael Caranay
CMOD Developer, PWC Technology Services Inc.
"Gives the big picture understanding of Agile Methods while giving the tools and knowledge to effectively use them. "
Shawn Gendron, CSRP
Health, Safety & WSIB Advisor at The Town of Ajax
"I would recommend this course strongly to anyone working in project management. "
Ghada Hussein
Contract Faculty, Sir Sandford Flemming College
"A must have course. Very valuable kit of tools that can be applied across every business area. "
Karen Wright
"The course taught the fundamentals of how to estimate and structure an agile project. I enjoyed a deeper dive into the "how" rather than just high level theory ..." See more
Amanda Hutchings
Automated Service Delivery Specialist, Gov't of Ontario
"A MUST "
Maura Dales
PMO Director, Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General
"I will highly recommend this course to others. "
Anil Agrawal
PMO Lead, IESO
"A thorough course on agile practices & a good extension to a PM course. "
Christine Trosztmer
Professor, Sheridan College
"The activities are worth the price of the course. "
Mitchell Parker
Faculty, Fleming College
"Lots of awesome & valuable information & tools & well worth the time, effort & money. "
Lynnsey Graham
Freelancer
"Well taught, great use of time. Good prep for exam. ideal for those with prior PM training, experience, or education. "
Timothy Lam
Shareholder Relations, Noblegen Inc.
"Thorough and detail-packed. "
Arij Steepers
CX Lead, MASS Engines
"Dense. Great primer on Agile. "
Ramiro Chamorro
Consultant, MASS Engines
"Drinking from the fire hose in a good way "
Michael Gray
Director of Business Development, MASS Engines
"Finished [online session] 2 of 5 of Agile Project Management through Western University‘s Continuing Education and I am just thrilled with the course content ..." See more
Dawn Gosney
Project Coordinator, GoodLife Fitness
Course ID: 7200
Course Level: Intermediate
Duration: 3 days
The following table provides the breakdown of the professional development units (PDUs) for this course aligned with the PMI Talent TriangleTM.
| WoW | PS | BA | |
| PMP | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| PgMP | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| PfMP | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| PMI-ACP | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| PMI-SP | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| PMI-RMP | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| PMI-PBA | 4 | 1 | 3 |
The three columns in the above table are Ways of Working, Power Skills & Business Acumen.
Other professional (re)certification credits are available, including: