Introduction To Agile Project Management

You are familiar with the concepts of traditional project management and may have used the concepts to manage multiple projects.

For projects in which the requirements are continuously changing, you may need a more proactive project management approach. In this course, you will use Agile project management.

Target Students

This course is intended for Project Managers, Program Managers, or anyone who wants to efficiently manage projects that experience frequent changes in user requirements.

Prerequisites

A good understanding or work background in project management.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• describe Agile project management.

• describe the Scrum methodology used to manage a project.

• manage projects using the Scrum methodology.

• understand the critical success factors to implement Agile.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Agile Project Management

• Topic 1A: Overview of Agile

• Topic 1B: Describe the Values of Agile

• Topic 1C: Describe the Principles of Agile

• Topic 1D: Identify Methodologies of Agile

Lesson 2: Using the Scrum Methodology

• Topic 2A: Identify Roles and Responsibilities in Scrum

• Topic 2B: Implement the Scrum Process

Lesson 3: Managing Projects with the Scrum Methodology

• Topic 3A: Estimating a Scrum Project

• Topic 3B: Track Scrum Projects

• Topic 3C: Communication in Scrum Projects

• Topic 3D: Best Practices to Manage Scrum

Lesson 4: Understanding Critical Success Factors to Implement Agile

• Topic 4A: List Risks in Agile Projects

• Topic 4B: Myths About Agile

• Topic 4C: List the Challenges in Agile

• Topic 4D: List the Benefits of Agile