Agile is taking the software development world by storm. Forrester says 56% of IT shops are now using Agile methodologies, and Gartner estimates that number at 80% by 2012. What does that mean for project managers? Could you lead an Agile project? Do you know how to use Agile techniques? Do you understand Agile roles? Can you incorporate Agile into your current processes or even lead an Agile transformation for your organization?
As Greg Balestrero, PMI President and CEO, mentioned in the PMI’s Blog “On the Threshold of Agility” – “I recently attended the Scrum Alliance gathering…to dispel the myths that surround the PMBOK® Guide and Agile practice. There is a widely held opinion that the PMBOK® Guide and Agile don't mix...It surprised me that such an opinion was held since the PMBOK® Guide - 4th Edition recognizes Agile in several areas…There is no question that Agile PM is a leading and emergent practice…critical to understand" (http://bit.ly/HLFcZ).
Project Management Leaders Training, a PMI Registered Education Provider, presents: Agile Project Management: The Crash Course to answer these and many more of your Agile questions by packing into a single day three days of practical Agile insights and best practices.
Seminar Outline:
1. Introducing Agile
The Agile Manifesto
Agile Methodologies
The Agile Team
2. Initiating an Agile Project
Product & Release Planning
Product Backlog & User Stories
Story Points & Planning Poker
3. Planning an Agile Sprint
Sprint Planning
Sprint Backlog
Task Planning
4. Executing & Controlling an Agile Sprint
Scrum Meetings
The Task Board
The Burn-Down Chart
5. Closing an Agile Spring
Product Review
Sprint Velocity
Sprint Retrospective
6. Crossing the Chasm to Agile
Project Manager or ScrumMaster?
Agile and the PMO
Scaling Agile
About the instructor:
Our seminar leader, Maurice Hagar, is a Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), a Project Management Professional (PMP) and a chapter representative for PMI’s Agile Community of Practice. He has more than 20 years Agile experience from software engineer to program manager to CIO. He has been teaching project management and Agile courses since 2005, and he currently heads the Agile PMO practice area for Gear Steam, a leading Agile software development consultancy.
Location: Cisco System (RTP Campus)
Maggie Conference Room, Bldg. 7
7100 Kit Creek Road, Morrisville, NC 27560
