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PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® 
Penn State is a Project Management Institute (PMI®) Registered Education Provider (R.E.P.). We are committed to enhancing the ongoing professional development of PMI® Members.
The world is quickly becoming agile. Are you?
If you use agile practices in your projects, or your organization is adopting agile approaches to project management, the PMI-ACP® certification may be right for you. The PMI-ACP recognizes knowledge of agile principles, practices and tools and techniques across agile methodologies.
This three-day Certification Exam Preparation Course is taught by a certified PMP who is also a Certified Scrum Training (CST) and Agile Coach with over 20 years IT industry experience working with remote and off shore teams, as well as local companies.
Course Overview:
This course is intended to help new and experienced agile practitioners learn how to successfully apply agile methods to their real projects/programs. Topics covered will include: Agile Methodologies, Stakeholder Engagement, Continuous Improvement, Agile Analysis and Design, Planning and Estimation, Agile Monitoring, Product Quality, Adaptive Leadership, Risk Management, Metrics, and Value Based Prioritization. In addition to other Agile related topics. Student participation in all hands-on instructor lead team exercises, simulations and role playing is an essential component of this course.
Who Should Attend:
Project Managers, Program and Portfolio Managers, Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, QA/Testers, IT Leaders, Project Stakeholders, and other team members and Sr. Management interested in either leaning more about agile or pasting the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) exam.
This course meets the PMI-ACP exam requirements for 21 agile practices contact hours.
See PMI website for exam requirements details http://www.pmi.org/en/Certification/New-PMI-Agile-Certification.aspx
September 18, 19, and 20 (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday)
Course number: SWENG 5160
21 hours (2.1 CEUs) (21 PDUs)
Three-day program
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Fee: $1,295 for PMI Members
$1,595 for Non-PMI Members
Check back for registration. Any questions, call 610-648-3281.
Course Topics:
- Overview of Agile
- Agile Methodologies
- Communication
- Agile Development Cycle
- Agile Analysis and Design
- Agile Planning and Estimation
- Agile Monitoring
- Agile Adapting
- Product Quality
- Globalization, Culture and Diversity
- Risk Management
- Metrics
- Value-based Prioritization
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Companies and organizations can have this program conducted on site or at another location. Program content can be customized to meet the needs of the company.