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Learning the PMI-ACP certification exam Tips to Prepare Review the current PMI-ACP reference list. Enroll in a formal study course. Review self-study books published by reputable training organizations. Communication elements : Information Radiators Team Space Agile Tooling : a minimal Agile tools is necessary Osmotic Communications Daily Stand up Meeting Planning monitorine and adapting : […]

Passing the PMI-ACP certification exam The PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® formally recognizes your knowledge of agile principles and your skill with agile techniques. It will make you shine even brighter to your employers, stakeholders and peers. The PMI-ACP® is a fastest growing certification, and it’s no wonder. Organizations that are highly agile and responsive […]

Agile vendor management Vendor management approch The Agile Manifesto values customer collaboration over contract negotiation which sets an important tone for procurement relationships on agile projects. The Agile Manifesto sets forth the idea that a buyer and seller work together to create products and governs the entire procurement process. Determining need and selecting a vendor […]

Agile earned value management Variance and trend analysis Unlike traditional project management methods that evaluate risk and variance and trends in formal meetings, agile incorporates risk analysis and variance and trend analysis into iteration review meetings. Risk and variance and trend analysis may be performed in agile using information radiators, like a risk burndown chart, […]

Agile terminology (8) CAS A complex adaptive system, or CAS, is a system composed of interacting, adaptive agents or components. The term is used in agile to remind practitioners that the development of a product is adaptive in that previous interactions, events, decisions influence future behavior. The term chaordic (a made up word blending chaotic […]

Agile games / Innovation games The phrase innovation game refers to a form of primary market research developed by Luke Hohmann where customers play a set of directed games as a means of generating feedback about a product or service. The research is primary because the data collected is gathered directly from customers or prospects […]

Agile failure modes and alternatives The top 12 causes of agile failure (failure modes) according to Aaron Sanders: 1. A checkbook commitment doesn’t automatically cause organizational change or support. 2. Culture doesn’t support change. 3. Culture does not have retrospectives or performs them poorly. 4. Standards and quality are lost in a race to project […]

Agile terminology (7) Compliance (organization) Compliance with a company’s code of ethics and professional conduct is standard practice in agile. [PMI Agile Community of Practice Community Charter. Project Management Institute.] Control limits for Agile projects Control limits – those which set an objective range to indicate whether a process is controlled or stabilized or defect […]

Agile frameworks and methodologies FDD Feature driven development (FDD) uses a prescriptive model where the software development process is planned, managed, and tracked from the perspective of individual software features. FDD uses short iterations of two weeks or less to develop a set amount of features. The five step FDD process is: 1. Develop overall […]

Agile terminology (6) Internal and external factors When considering whether to apply new agile practices, several internal and external factors should be considered. Internal factors include whether the project is developing new processes or products; whether the organization is collaborative and emphasizes trust, adaptability, collective ownership, and has minimal or informal project management processes; the […]

Agile terminology (5) Daily stand-up meeting A stand-up meeting (or simply « stand-up ») is a meeting with attendees typically standing. The discomfort of standing for long periods is intended to keep the meetings short. Some software development methodologies envisage daily team-meetings to provide status updates to team members. The « semi-real-time » status allows participants to know about […]

Agile project stages 3 different stages : 1. The Preliminary Project Stage includes conceptual formulation, evaluation and final selection of alternatives. Generally, once technical feasibility and the business case analysis are completed, the project is ready for consideration for funding approval by a company representative with budget authority. After approval, the project team participates in […]

Agile estimation and contract Time, budget, and cost estimation Time, budget, and cost estimation is an important knowledge and skill area of agile. According to Highsmith, the nature of the agile method, whereby it welcomes changing scope, means that it lends itself well to fixed budgets and a fixed schedule because changing scope makes it […]

Agile Stakeholder management Stakeholder management is a growing topic area within strategic management that brings awareness to the importance of managing stakeholders (i.e., facilitating active participation of stakeholders and fostering a strong collaborative environment) for a project’s success. Stakeholder management is typically defined in the context of guiding principles and values. R. E. Freeman’s ‘Managing […]

Agile prioritization The Agile prioritization is the relative ordering of user stories with respect to value and risk. An agile team must always face the prioritization of product features in its product backlog. From release planning to iteration planning, an agile team must prioritize the user stories/features of its product to ensure that high-quality and […]