W E E K 2 : A G I L E
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A I Z A D A H M A D
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U N I T
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Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to
• Certifications for Project Management & career planning
1. Identify the core agile project management principles [CLO 2, CLO 3, CLO 5],
2. recognize the conditions in which traditional versus agile project management should be used [CLO 3, CLO 7],
3. explain the value of agile project management life cycles for managing projects [CLO 1, CLO 3], and
4. anticipate and resolve potential problems from using agile project life cycles [CLO 1, CLO 5].
• Course Text
• Wysocki, R. K. Effective project management: Traditional, agile, extreme (8th ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• ISBN: 978-1-119-5628-1
• eISBN: 978-1-119-56278-8
• Chapter 10
• Project Management Institute/Agile Alliance® (2017). The agile practice guide. Project Management Institute.
• Chapter 3

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P M P C E R T I F I C AT I O N
P R O G R A M
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A G E N D A
• Understand PMI and PMBOK
• Certification Programs offered by PMI
• PMP Eligibility Requirements
• PMP Exam Application
• PMP Certification cycle
• PMP Exam Pattern
• PMP Exam Blueprint
• PMI Contact Information
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P M I A N D P M B O K
• PMI – Project Management Institute
• PMI Official Website – www.pmi.org
• PMI is world’s leading not-for-profit professional organization for the project management
profession
• PMI offers the course and examination on Project Management Program (PMP)
• PMBOK Guide – Project Management Body of Knowledge Guide
• PMBOK Guide is the reference for the PMP Exam and is an approved American National
Standard (ANSI)
• This material is based on the PMBOK 6th Edition
• The current exam is based on PMBOK version 7
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C E R T I F I C AT I O N P R O G R A M S B Y P M I
• Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Program Management Professional (PgMP)
• PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
• PMI Scheduling Management Professional (PMI-SM)
• PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RM)
• PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)
• PMI Portfolio Management Professional (PfMP)
• In addition to above career development credentials, PMI offers:
• Organizational Project Management Maturity Model (OPM3) Professional Certification
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P M P E L I G I B I L I T Y R E Q U I R E M E N T S
• Training – 35 contact-hours program of project management training,
which gives 35 PDU. Example: This course will qualify.
• Project Experience:
• A secondary degree (high school diploma, associate degree etc.) and
at least 5 years of project management experience with 7,500 hours
leading and directing projects
• OR
• A four-year degree (bachelor degree or the global equivalent) and at
least 3 years of project management experience with 4,500 hours
leading and directing projects
• PDU
• Professional Development Unit
• 1 PDU corresponds to 1 hour of professional development activity
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P M P E X A M A P P L I C AT I O N
• Application can be submitted via online or paper-based
• Online processing time is 5 business days
• Paper based processing takes longer
• Once the application is reviewed and approved, payment for the exam can be made
• Once payment is made, PMI sends an electronic notification indicating:
• Examination scheduling instructions – or –
• The application is selected for audit (90 days to send audit material and eligibility
period begins after successful completion of the audit)
• Exam to be taken within 1 year of the date of registration
• Exams are conducted with the help of Prometric worldwide
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P M P C E R T I F I C AT I O N C Y C L E
• Once certified, the PMP certification is valid for 3 years
• 60 PDUs to be accumulated within the 3 year cycle
• Minimum 35 education and maximum 25 giving back categories.
• Minimum 8 in each of:
• Technical project management
• Leadership
• Strategic and business management
• The credential can be renewed after 60 PDUs are earned and reported in the CCR
(Continuing Certification Program) system
• Certification suspension for 1 year period if 60 PDUs are not accumulated within a 3 year
cycle
• PMP Credential expiration occurs at the end of the suspension period of 1 year if necessary
PDUs not earned and renewal process not followed
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P M P E X A M PAT T E R N
• PMP Exam has 200 multiple choice questions
• Allocated time is 4 hours
• There are no negative marking for wrong answers
• Attempt all questions
• 200 questions consist of scored & un-scored questions
• Number of questions scored  175
• Number of questions not scored  25
• PMP Exam questions are:
• Developed, validated by a global group of PMP holders
• Developed in accordance with ISO/IEC 17024 standard
• Referenced in PMBOK guide
• Monitored through psychometric analysis
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C A P M
• Prerequisites:
• Secondary degree (high school diploma, associate’s degree or the global equivalent)
• 23 hours of project management education completed by the time you sit for the exam.
• Online Exam, based on 6th Edition
• The certification exam has 150 questions, and you have three hours to complete it.
• CAPM certification holders need to earn 15 PDUs every three years to maintain the
certification

Source: PMBOK 6th Edition, Appendix X3 Page 665

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A G I L E
P R O J E C T
M A N A G E R
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S E R V A N T
L E A D E R

Review the Scrum Agile
Guide reference
document

Learning activity 2.1
Review the Scrum Guide booklet. Select ONE topic
and answer the question:
1.What are the different roles involved in an Agile
project?
2.What are the key events in an agile project?

Assignment: Individual Project Management News Review
PANORAMA Public Health Information System, BC
https://calleam.com/WTPF/?p=9352
Hint: Read ahead to unit 6: Distressed Projects
Review the article and information about the failed project. Find other literature
about the project. Write a news review article:
1. Describe the project scope, complexity, and objectives
2. What were the factors why the project failed?
3. What could have mitigated or reduced the project failure and risks?
References:
https://calleam.com/WTPF/?page_id=2213