New certification PMI ACP 

In the third quarter of 2011, PMI introduced a new Agile certification, the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)^SM.

If you are using Agile practices in your projects, or your organization is adopting Agile approaches to project management, PMI’s PMI-ACP^SM certification may be right for you.

Course Description:

The agenda, coupled with exercises, will consume the full three days. As appropriate, content may be replaced based on class composition. When of interest to most of the class, student questions will be answered by having the class devise solutions within the framework and principles of Agile – just as you will have to do at work!

Prerequisites:

Have read at least one of the Agile books.

Understand the basics of Agile software development.

Understand requirements and decomposition.

Have been on or involved in a project that builds or enhances a product.

Want to learn how Agile works, how to use it and how to implement it in an organization.

Who should apply?

Practitioners who are seeking to:

• Demonstrate to employers their level of professionalism in Agile practices of project management.
• Increase their professional versatility in both Waterfall and Agile techniques.
• Hold a certification that is more credible than existing entry-level, training or exam-only based offerings.
• Increase their understanding of what Agile means and how to use the frameworks to their advantage.

What you will learn:

• The Agile Manifesto with the associated twelve principles of the Manifesto and concepts behind them.

• Agile Software Development with the associated Ten Keys to Agile.

• The basic nine principles with-in the Dynamic Systems Development Method.
• Scrum 101
• XP, eXtreme Programming and associated engineering practices.
• Lean and Kanban concepts.
• Learn how to apply the best practices with-in your projects to achieve a more successful project completion.