Agile Development and Project Management
Introducing Agile Development and Its Relationship to Project Management
APMC ®
This course is also part of the Advanced Project Management Certification: The Kerzner Approach®
to Best Practices (APMC®) curriculum. For more information, see page 30.
The concept of Agile software development
incorporates the principles and precepts
of a number of software development and
quality management methods that are based
on speeding the time to market. The Agile
development approach enables cycle time
reductions through lower process overhead and
more efficient and responsive practices.
Overarching Agile principles: Agile
manifesto, its principles and key enablers
Applying Agile concepts to project
management
Journey into Agile territory: topic flow from
technical practices to leadership/directional
practices to implementation
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Influencing beyond our reach (starting from
the top down for an Agile method or even
within a more Agile organization, what we
CAN we do to influence the process for better
results?)
Summary
What did we learn, and how can we
implement this in our work environments?
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Prerequisites
Basic understanding of object-oriented terms
and techniques
Course Level
Basic/Intermediate
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for:
Developers interested in learning Agile
concepts and practices
IT managers
Those involved in the Agile approach who
want to refine their techniques or learn some
new practices
Project managers interested in leading their
software projects with more agility
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Solution-focused Agile Development Practices
(Requirements, Analysis and Design)
From Agile values to Agile practices:
translating the Manifesto into specific
practices, starting with those that are
technical and relate to solving the business
problem
Agile requirements practices
Agile analysis and design practices
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Product-focused Agile Development Practices
(Development, Testing and Deployment)
Introduction to the technical practices
associated with building the software
product
Agile development, (post-development)
testing and deployment
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What You Will Learn
You’ll learn how to:
Compare and contrast the Agile approach to
the continuum of more traditional software
development approaches
Apply selected Agile practices to specific
software development situations
Explain selected Agile leadership principles
that enable an Agile approach to project
management, either in or beyond the
software development environment
Define and adapt a process for transforming
an existing software development
methodology to a more Agile approach
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Course Overview
Getting Started
Introductions
Course structure
Course goals and objectives
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Foundation Concepts
Software Development Environment and
Systems Development Life Cycles (SDLCs)
Agile approach to software development
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Process-focused Agile Development Practices
(Agility and Project Management)
Introduction to leadership/directional Agile
practices
The Agile environment: Agile analogs to
PMI®’s Organizational Project Management or
Program Management concerns
Agile initiating, following the PMBOK® Guide
structure to explore Agile analogs to the five
project management process groups
Agile planning, executing, monitoring,
controlling and closing
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Implementing Agile Development
Trailblazing an Agile path: introduction to
alternative approaches to implementing
Agile and four major phases involved in
getting there, regardless of approach
To be or not to be Agile? Criteria for
determining whether Agile is a viable option
given the environment or specific situation
Implementing Agile practices starting from
the bottom-up approach or easiest path, a
few practices at a time
Implementing Agile projects: exploring the
bottom-up option to implement an Agile
method, project by project
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VIRTUAL CLASSROOM: Dynamic and fully interactive, a live, online version of this course is led by an instructor and conducted in real time.
#8903 / Four 3-hour sessions
CEU Credits: 1.2 / PDU Credits: 12
Price: USD 850
TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM: Engage with our instructors and a diverse group of peers in a Traditional Classroom version of this course.
#5105 / 2 Days
CEU Credits: 1.4 / PDU Credits: 14
Price: USD 1295
ON-DEMAND LEARNING: Set your own pace
with a recorded online version of this course
and log on when and where you learn best.
#PA8903 / Four 3-hour sessions
CEU Credits: 1.2 / PDU Credits: 12
Price: USD 850
