Saket Bansal PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, ITIL-F
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By the end of 2012, agile development methods will be used on 80% of all software development projects - Gartner Use of agile has tripled from December 2008 to May 2011 PMIs Research
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Most recognized project management certification organization Developed by Agile thought leaders 1500+ PMI-ACP Certified Pilot exams began in October 2011 Pilot ended November 30, 2011 PMI-ACP testing begins January 31, 2012 150 PMI-ACP certified in India 10 PMI-ACP certified in Delhi - NCR
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Requirements General Project Management Experience 2000 hours (12 months) within last 5 years. If you have an active PMP, you meet this requirement. Agile Project Management Experience 1500 hours ( 8 months) within last 3 years. Agile Project Management Education 21 contact hours. Maintenance 30 PDU's every 3 years. These hours count towards fulfilling PMP requirements as well.
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Value - Driven Delivery Stakeholder Engagement Boosting Team Performance Adaptive Planning Problem Detection and Resolution Continuous Improvement
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Training covering agile philosophy , methodologies, principles and practices Training Providers : PMI Registered Education Provides (REPs) PMI Chapters or communities of practice Employer / company sponsored program Training Company or Consultants Distance Learning companies, including an end of course assessment University / college academic and continuing education programs
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Fixed Cost 435 $ PMI-Members 495 $ Non Members Variable Cost 21 Contact Hour Training : 12,000 INR to 25,000 INR Books : 0 INR to 5000 INR Online Support : 3000 INR to 8000 INR Retake : 335 $
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PMI-ACP Exam
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120 questions, 20 pretest questions that are thrown out Passing scored not yet published Duration 3 Hours No scheduled break Exam Questions Developed and Validated by global work group of agile professionals Referred to the current agile reference list Monitored through psychometric analysis Satisfy the Examination Content Outline
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Priority 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Communications
Item Planning, Monitoring, and Adapting Agile Estimation Agile Analysis and Design Product Quality Soft Skills Negotiation Value-Based Prioritization Risk Management Metrics Value Stream Analysis
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Level 1: 33% = 40 questions
Active listening Agile Manifesto value and principles Assessing and incorporating community and stakeholder values Brainstorming techniques Building empowered teams Coaching and mentoring within teams Communications management Feedback techniques for product (e.g. prototyping, simulation, demonstrations, evaluations) Incremental delivery Knowledge sharing Leadership tools and techniques Prioritization Problem-solving strategies, tools, and techniques Project and quality standards for Agile projects Stakeholder management Team motivation Time, budget, and cost estimation Value-based decomposition and prioritization
Level 2: 12% = 15 questions
Agile frameworks and terminology Building high-performance teams Business case development Colocation (geographic proximity/distributed teams) Continuous improvement processes Elements of a project charter for an Agile project Facilitation methods Participatory decision models (e.g., input-based. Shared collaboration, command) PMIs Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct Process analysis techniques Self assessment Value-based analysis
Level 3: 5% = 6 questions
Agile contracting methods Agile project accounting principles Applying new Agile practices Compliance (organization) Control limits for Agile projects Failure modes and alternatives Globalization, culture, and team diversity Innovation games Principles of systems thinking (e.g. complex adaptive, chaos) Regulatory compliance Variance and trend analysis Variations in Agile methods and approaches Vendor management
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Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great
Esther Derby, Diana Larsen ISBN #0977616649 Agile Software Development: The Cooperative Game 2nd Edition Alistair Cockburn ISBN #0321482751
Agile Estimating and Planning
Mike Cohn ISBN #0131479415 The Art of Agile Development James Shore ISBN #0596527675 User Stories Applied:
The Software Project Managers Bridge to Agility
Michele Sliger, Stacia Broderick ISBN #0321502752 Coaching Agile Teams Lyssa Adkins ISBN #0321637704 Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products 2nd Edition Jim Highsmith ISBN #0321658396 Becoming Agile: ...in an imperfect world Greg Smith, Ahmed Sidky ISBN #1933988258
For Agile Software Development
Mike Cohn ISBN #0321205685 Agile Project Management with Scrum Ken Schwaber ISBN #073561993X Lean-Agile Software Development: Achieving Enterprise Agility Alan Shalloway, Guy Beaver, James R. Trott ISBN #0321532899
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No Single Reference Book Reading 11 Books looks great idea but.looks too much 21 Contact Hours Agile Education Programs are not available frequently New certificate difficult to get details / help
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The iZenBridge Way.
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We recommend reading books based on your work experience, it may vary from 1 to 4 Our training program is designed by taking reference from all 11 Books Based in exam content outline we prioritize the reading material
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We have started 21 Contact Hours Program and unlike other training provide we conduct the program even we get 3 participants The program covers ACP content outlines We give reading material to our participants from the point they enroll for it We provide all relevant study material, candidate may not need to buy anything beyond that.
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Meetups in association with DIT Facebook group for PMI-ACP participants LinkedIn group for PMI-ACP participants Online Training Portal with 130 Practice questions Much More coming.
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Facebook : www.facebook.com/groups/PMIACPStudy/ Meetup : www.meetup.com/Delhi-Pro/ LinkedIn : www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4673212
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Two and Half Day Training Program Starting 2 Nov 2012(Friday, 2nd Half) Venue : Pharpur Business Center , Nehru Place Cost : 12,000 All Inclusive
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Saket Bansal [email protected] M : 9910802561 Web : www.iZenBridge.com LinkedIn : www.linkedin.com/in/saketbansal
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