• Online, Self-Paced
Course Description

Agile projects use many of the tools and techniques from lean project management in order to ensure that processes are as efficient as possible. Agile project management tools are often simple and highly visual, where a collocated team can easily access them.

In this course, you'll learn about key Agile exam concepts such as muda or waste, the Kanban system, and process efficiency. you'll explore other concepts that are critical when managing Agile projects, including work in progress, Little's Law, and the product vision. This course also introduces you to the benefits of collocated Agile teams when managing projects, including osmotic learning and communication.

This course is one of a series in the Skillsoft learning path that covers the objectives for the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® exam. PMI-ACP is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

Learning Objectives

Agile projects use many of the tools and techniques from lean project management in order to ensure that processes are as efficient as possible. Agile project management tools are often simple and highly visual, where a collocated team can easily access them.

In this course, you'll learn about key Agile exam concepts such as muda or waste, the Kanban system, and process efficiency. you'll explore other concepts that are critical when managing Agile projects, including work in progress, Little's Law, and the product vision. This course also introduces you to the benefits of collocated Agile teams when managing projects, including osmotic learning and communication.

This course is one of a series in the Skillsoft learning path that covers the objectives for the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® exam. PMI-ACP is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the NICE Framework Task, Knowledge, and Skill statements identified within the indicated NICE Framework component(s):

Specialty Areas

  • Program/Project Management and Acquisition
  • Software Development

Feedback

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