University of St Thomas Continuing Education
"Success starts with the right approach to support project delivery. Organizations that use some type of formal project management approach are successfully meeting their goals. And champions are better at choosing the best-fit approach."
Source: 2018 PMI Pulse of the Profession®; report
Understanding your options for formal project management approaches helps you be a more successful project manager.
Whether you are new to project management or are an experienced project manager looking to incorporate the agile methodology into your project management toolbox, this program will help you to:
- Understand when agile is the right framework for your project
- Successfully manage a project using the agile approach
- Add credibility to your work with a certification in agile project management through the University of St. Thomas
PMI-ACP, PMP, PgMP, PMI-RMP, PMI-SP, PMI-ACP, PfMP and PMI-PBA are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.
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Is This Program for You?
If you're interested in learning more about different agile methodologies, this program is for you. It's especially a great fit for:
- Business professionals who work with project teams need to understand agile principles to better collaborate
- Professionals preparing for the Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® exam through the Project Management Institute
- Anyone looking to move into a project management role
- Current project management professionals who want to round out their skills with a new approach
Common job titles of program participants include:
- Product Owners
- Scrum Masters
- Business and IT Managers
- IT Analyst
- Account Manager
- Business Consultant
- Technology Manager
- Website Developer
- Marketing Specialist
- Engineers
- Entrepreneurs
- Strategic Planners
- Project and Program Managers
- New product developers and managers
- Software Developers (all levels)
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Add In-demand Skills
Research shows that advertised agile jobs outnumber candidates 4.59 to 1. The demand for these jobs is particularly high in several states including Minnesota, Washington, California, Oregon, New York and Massachusetts.
Choose the Right Approach
Not all projects are alike. You need to be able to choose the right approach based on project needs. With an understanding of agile practices, you will have the ability to manage projects in a fast-changing environment.
Drive Project Success
You'll return to work with the skills needed to improve project success and drive innovation. Discuss and practice these skills in the classroom and apply them to your projects immediately.
Earn a Certification
By successfully completing this program, you will earn the UST-CAP (University of St. Thomas Certified Agile Practitioner) certification through the University of St. Thomas. This certification will add credibility to your experience and demonstrate your ability in agile methodologies to current and future employers.
Take Steps Toward PMI-ACP® Designation
Earn 21 contact hours of project management training required for Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® designation through the Project Management Institute.
Earn PDU Credits to Maintain PMI® Certifications
Already hold the PMP® or PgMP®? Earn 21 PDUs through this program. If you hold the PMI-RMP®, PMI-SP®, PMI-ACP®, PfMP® or PMI-PBA℠ you can earn 14 PDUs through this program.
Executive Education: Agile Project Management
Information and exercises in this program will help you to more easily apply agile concepts at work and also give you the background if you choose to work towards the PMI-ACP® certification. This program has been designed to be in alignment with the seven domains PMI® has identified for the PMI-ACP® exam.
My experience with attending was fantastic. From class size, instructor knowledge, and pace, I was able to learn and understand the materials and concepts concerning the Agile Scrum certification course. And it was fun!
Michael Hale, Summer 2022
Curriculum
Understand the key concepts foundational to the agile approach to project management. This module will set the stage for understanding agile and the PMI-ACP® exam. You will get a high-level overview of the broad agile framework, including:
- The agile mindset
- Values and principles of agile
- Primary agile methodologies including Scrum, Lean, Kanban and XP
- The difference between agile leadership and traditional management
Delivering business value is a core component of agile methods, as emphasized in both the Agile Manifesto values and Agile Manifesto principles. In this module, we'll discuss agile practices involved in delivering value, including the following topics:
- Recognize methods to assess value on agile projects
- Understand how to prioritize features and backlog items based on customer value
- Recognize how incremental delivery generates customer value
- Distinguish methods of validating value including integration, testing and verification
Getting stakeholders (customers, sponsors, business representatives, etc) involved and engaged in the project is critical for project success. This module covers a variety of practices that agile teams use to successfully work with these stakeholders, including:
- Creating a shared vision for the project
- Identifying effective methods of communication on agile projects
- Working collaboratively on agile projects (workshops, collaboration games)
- Identifying interpersonal skills which can promote stakeholder engagement
For the PMI-ACP® exam - and real-world agile projects - you will need to recognize how to develop and support a self-organizing and self-empowered team. This module will focus on several topics that are relevant to team leaders, ScrumMasters and agile coaches - and will help you build and maintain a high-performing team, including:
- The roles, responsibilities and characteristics of participants commonly found in agile environments (Product Owner, ScrumMaster, Coach, Development Team)
- Models of agile team development (Cockburn, Dreyfus, Tuckman) and their perspectives
- The importance of collaborative team environments and work spaces
- Methods of tracking and measuring agile team performance, such as burndown charts, burnup charts, velocity and cumulative flow diagrams
Agile projects are appropriate for complex, fast-moving environments which in-turn requires adaptive planning. Adaptive planning recognizes that planning is an ongoing, flexible process and is vastly different from predictive, static approaches used in traditional project management. We'll discuss methods that agile teams use to offer increased adaptability and you'll come away with an understanding of how to:
- Apply agile planning concepts such as timeboxing and ranges
- Recognize several tools for sizing and estimation including user stories, relative sizing, story points, ideal time, affinity estimating, wideband Delphi and planning poker
- Identify and use the primary elements of release and iteration planning including the use of velocity to plan a release and architectural and risk-based spikes
All project teams need to be proficient at managing problems and threats. Effectively preventing, detecting and resolving problems can play a significant role in whether your project is deemed a success or a failure. Agile teams have some preferred methods of managing problems which reflect the values and principles laid out in the Manifesto. During this module, we will discuss:
- Categories of problems such as technical debt and failure modes
- Detecting problems by monitoring performance diagnostics such as lead/cycle time, throughput, WIP and defect counts
- Managing threats and risks through EMV, the risk adjusted backlog and risk burndown charts
- Problem solving approaches
Build on the discussion of problem-solving by exploring the work that takes place during the iteration retrospectives. In an agile environment, we need to apply the benefits of learning as we go – and apply them as soon as possible. Different than traditional project management, the immediate application of "lessons learned" is especially critical for projects in a complex, rapidly-changing environment. The agile approach to "lessons learned' is deliberate and frequent so that adaptation and improvement become part of the standard work process. In this module, we'll discuss:
- Continuous improvement on processes including process tailoring, hybrid models, methodology anti-patterns and pre-mortems
- Continuous improvement on the product including reviews, verification and validation (feedback loops) and feedback methods
- Continuous improvement on the people involved including retrospectives (and associated tools and facilitation techniques)
- The PMI® code of ethics and conduct expected throughout all projects
Our goal for this program is to give you tools that can be applied to your work immediately. We also want to help in your current and future career trajectory by awarding a certification that demonstrates your ability in this area. To do that, the program will close with:
- An individual exam; successful completion of this exam will allow you to gain the UST-CAP credential through the University of St. Thomas
- Tips and tricks for those considering moving toward the PMI-ACP® designation and testing process through the Project Management Institute (PMI)®
Bonding Over Agile Project Management
Now with training in both waterfall and agile methodologies, Erin Mason is better able to communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
Bonding Over Agile Project Management
Online Learning Series
Curious to learn more about Agile Project Management? Watch a recording of the Online Learning Series to learn how the agile methodology can help you manage fluid projects effectively and efficiently.
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Source: https://business.stthomas.edu/executive-education/project-management/agile/
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