1. PMI-ACP®
Certification Preparation - Introduction 20.May 15, Frank H. Ritz, ritz@ritzeng.com Page 1
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®
Information Webinar – Exam Preparation Course
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Introduction PMI-ACP® Certification Preparation
Introductory session
Exam Preparation
At the end
understanding about agile exam
lern fundamentals of agile certification & course
all lessons should be visited to comprehend the course
Quiz questions at the end of each session
strongly recommendation to answer them
Upon completion of the course you are able to understand fundamental concepts
and terminology in agile certified practitioner as required by PMI.
knowledge to attempt PMI-ACP certification exam
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Agenda
Introduction, Training Partners
PMI-ACP Details
Eglibility Requirements
Timeline
Certification, Maintenance and Renewal
Exam Information
Exam Blueprint and test
Agile Project Management Framework vs.
Traditional Project Management Framework
Webinar organization
Course
Process
Pricing
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About this Webinar / Seminar, an overview
Lesson 01 PMI-ACP exam preparation webinar
Lesson 02 Agile Project Management Framework
Lesson 03 Agile Planning, Monitoring and Adopting
Lesson 04 Agile Estimation
Lesson 05 Communication
Lesson 06 Agile Analysis and Design
Lesson 07 Product Quality
Lesson 08 Soft Skills negotiation
Lesson 09 Agile Value based Prioritization
Lesson 10 Risk Management
Lesson 11 Agile Metrics
Lesson 12 Agile Value Stream Analysis
Lesson 13, 14, 15 Three Agile Knowledge & Skills (K&S) areas
Lesson 16 Practice project management – a game using tools
+
Agile Principles
and Mindset
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Introduction – Training Partners
The Project Management Institute (PMI®
)
is a not-for-profit professional organization
for the project management profession
with the purpose of advancing project management.
Santis Training AG (R.E.P. ID 2851) provides different PMI®
based trainings like:
PMP®
CAPM®
PMI-ACP®
(historically written as PMI-ACP℠ )
Ritz Engineering GmbH is a consultant company with strong profession on Agile
Project Management and Agile Requirements Engineering
(see http://pmi-acp.methoden.ch)
®
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Course – the trainer
Frank H. Ritz
PMI-ACP®
number 1608079
Diploma, certifications
Electrical
Engineering
Electronics
RUP / CE
CPRE-FL
OUCP-F
HSPTP
PMI-ACP®
C++/Java for
mission critical apps
Agile Software Development
Agile Requirements Engineering
Agile Project Management
Electrical
Engineer
Experienced
in computer
science
Requirements
Engineer
Project manager
Business manager
Methodology & value
driven
Do the right things
right = sustainable
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Agenda
Introduction, Training Partners
PMI-ACP Details
Eglibility Requirements
Timeline
Certification, Maintenance and Renewal
Exam Information
Exam Blueprint and test
Agile Project Management Framework vs.
Traditional Project Management Framework
Webinar organization
Course
Process
Pricing
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Eglibility Requirements
Agile Project
Experience
General Project
Experience
Educational
Background
Training in
Agile Practices
1500 hours (8 months) working experience
on Agile methodologies accrued in the last 3 years.
These hours in addition to “General Project Experience”.
2000 hours (12 months) working experience
on Project teams accrued in the last 5 years.
Active PMP® or PGMP® will satisfy this requirement.
Secondary degree
(High school diploma / Associate degree)
21 contact hours of education accrued in
Agile Practices, held in PMI-ACP based seminars,
webinars and other agile practices (CSM, CSPO etc.)
+
+
+
no
overlap !
new: active
training
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PMI-ACP Timeline
Application can be submitted online
You have 90 days to complete the
application once you have started it
Payments can be done late, but think
about audit possibility
If your application is selected for Audit,
you have 90 days to send your audit
materials
PMI will take 5-7 days to process audit
materials
try to send all materials together
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PMI-ACP Certification Fees
Exam Type PMI Member Status Fees (US$)
Computer Based Testing (CBT) Yes 435
Computer Based Testing (CBT) No 495
Reexamination CBT Yes 335
Reexamination CBT No 395
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PMI-ACP Certification
Maintenance
Exam Type PMI
Member
Fees
(US$)
CCR
Certification
Renewal
Yes 60
CCR
Certification
Renewal
No 150
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PMI-ACP Exam Information, Blueprint (as-is)
Total no of questions: 120
No of scored questions: 100
No of pre-test questions: 20
Allotted Examination Time:
3 hours
Allocation of questions is
50% Agile Tools and
Techniques
organized in 10 areas
50% Agile Knowledge and Skills
total of 43 knowledge and skills
topics
organized in 3 levels if importance: K&S 1, K&S 2, K&S 3
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PMI-ACP Exam Information, Blueprint, what's new
It affects all areas of
the certification blueprint !
Needs to be updated
valid
11.Jan. 2016
62 tasks
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PMI-ACP Exam Information, Blueprint, what's new
It affects all areas of
the certification blueprint !
Needs to be updated
valid
11.Jan. 2016
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PMI-ACP Knowledge and Skills (K&S) Levels, as-is
It affects all areas of
the certification blueprint !
Needs to be updated
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PMI-ACP Exam Blueprint
(as is)
Exam is oriented to the an equal
part of
Agile Tools and Techniques
Knowledge and Skills
Webinar / Seminar contains of 16
further lessons
13 lessons provide knowledge about
Agile Tools and Techniques and
support some aspects of Knowledge
and Skill area.
per Knowledge and Skills area 3
lesson provides the leaving rest.
1 lesson is a project game
as-is
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PMI-ACP Exam Blueprint
(to be)
Exam is oriented to the an equal
part of
Agile Tools and Techniques
Knowledge and Skills
Webinar / Seminar contains of 16
further lessons
13 lessons provide knowledge about
Agile Tools and Techniques and
support some aspects of Knowledge
and Skill area.
per Knowledge and Skills area 3
lesson provides the leaving rest.
1 lesson is a project game
To Be
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Agenda
Introduction, Training Partners
PMI-ACP Details
Eglibility Requirements
Timeline
Certification, Maintenance and Renewal
Exam Information
Exam Blueprint and test
Agile Project Management Framework vs.
Traditional Project Management Framework
Webinar organization
Course
Process
Pricing
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What is Agility and how can we understand APM vs. TPM
Agile Project Management Traditional Project Management
Focus on customer satisfaction and
interaction
Focus on plans and artifacts
Response to change via adaptive action Change controlled via corrective action
Progressive elaboration, rolling-wave
planning
Monumental up-front planning
Customer prioritized, time-boxed delivery Manager negotiated, scope-based delivery
Commitment management via feature
breakdown structure
Activity management via work breakdown
structure (WBS)
Collaboration on self-disciplined and self-
organizing teams
Top-down control
Minimal set of context-sensitive, generative
practices
Prescriptive, heavyweight methods
Essential, value-focused metrics Non-value added controls
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What is Agility and how can we understand APM vs. TPM
Agile Project Management Traditional Project Management
Focus on customer satisfaction and
interaction
Focus on plans and artifacts
Response to change via adaptive action Change controlled via corrective action
Progressive elaboration, rolling-wave
planning
Monumental up-front planning
Customer prioritized, time-boxed delivery Manager negotiated, scope-based delivery
Commitment management via feature
breakdown structure
Activity management via work breakdown
structure (WBS)
Collaboration on self-disciplined and self-
organizing teams
Top-down control
Minimal set of context-sensitive, generative
practices
Prescriptive, heavyweight methods
Essential, value-focused metrics Non-value added controls
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Agility
Agility is the ability ...
… to deliver customer value
… while dealing with inherent project unpredictability
… and dynamism
… by recognizing and adaping
… to change
Agility is the capability to balance
Stability with flexibility
Order with chaos
Planning with execution
Optimization with exploration
Control with speed
→ to deliver customer value reliability in face of uncertainty and change
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Agility
Agility is the ability ...
… to deliver customer value
… while dealing with inherent project unpredictability
… and dynamism
… by recognizing and adaping
… to change
Agility is the capability to balance
Stability with flexibility
Order with chaos
Planning with execution
Optimization with exploration
Control with speed
→ to deliver customer value reliability in face of uncertainty and change
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Principles behind the Agile Manifesto
K&S 1
Agile Principles (http://agilemanifesto.org/principles.html)
1 Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous delivery of
valuable software.
2 Welcome changing requirements, even late in development. Agile processes harness
change for the customer's competitive advantage.
3 Deliver working software frequently, from a couple of weeks to a couple of months, with
a preference to the shorter timescale.
4 Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the project.
5 Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and support they
need, and trust them to get the job done.
6 The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a
development team is face-to-face conversation.
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Principles behind the Agile Manifesto K&S 1
Agile Principles (http://agilemanifesto.org/principles.html)
1 Our highest priority is to satisfy the customer through early and continuous
delivery of valuable software.
2 Welcome changing requirements, even late in development. Agile processes
harness change for the customer's competitive advantage.
3 Deliver working software frequently, from a couple of weeks to a couple of
months, with a preference to the shorter timescale.
4 Business people and developers must work together daily throughout the
project.
5 Build projects around motivated individuals. Give them the environment and
support they need, and trust them to get the job done.
6 The most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within
a development team is face-to-face conversation.
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Principles behind the Agile Manifesto K&S 1
Agile Principles (http://agilemanifesto.org/principles.html)
7 Working software is the primary measure of progress.
8 Agile processes promote sustainable development. The sponsors, developers, and
users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely.
9 Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility.
10 Simplicity – the art of maximizing the amount of work not done – is essential.
11 The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams.
12 At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and
adjusts its behavior accordingly.
It's not only all about
working software
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Principles behind the Agile Manifesto K&S 1
Agile Principles (http://agilemanifesto.org/principles.html)
7 Working software is the primary measure of progress.
8 Agile processes promote sustainable development. The sponsors, developers, and
users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely.
9 Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility.
10 Simplicity – the art of maximizing the amount of work not done – is essential.
11 The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams.
12 At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective, then tunes and
adjusts its behavior accordingly.
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Principles
Focus on business need
Deliver on time
Collaborate
Never compromise quality
Build incrementally from
firm foundations
Develop iteratively
Communicate continuously
and clearly
Demonstrate control
K&S 1
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Principles
Focus on business need
Deliver on time
Collaborate
Never compromise quality
Build incrementally from
firm foundations
Develop iteratively
Communicate continuously
and clearly
Demonstrate control
K&S 1
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Principles
Focus on business need
Deliver on time
Collaborate
Never compromise quality
Build incrementally from
firm foundations
Develop iteratively
Communicate continuously
and clearly
Demonstrate control
K&S 1
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Authors of the Agile Manifesto, 11 Reference Books for PMI-ACP®
K&S 1
as-is
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Authors of the Agile Manifesto, 12 Reference Books for PMI-ACP®
K&S 1
to-be
new
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Quiz
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Agile Project Management (APM)
when comparing with Traditional (also named Waterfall) Project Management (TPM)
A. Time Boxed delivery
B. Focus on customer satisfaction
C. Top down control
D. Value focused metrics
Answer is: ?
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Quiz
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Agile Project Management (APM)
when comparing with Traditional (also named Waterfall) Project Management (TPM)
A. Time Boxed delivery
B. Focus on customer satisfaction
C. Top down control
D. Value focused metrics
Answer is: C
Top down control is not a characteristic of Agile Project Management (APM) whereas
i.e. Self Organizing Teams and the consequences of Timebox, Customer Satisfaction,
Value delivery is a characteristic of Agile Project Teams.
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Agenda
Introduction, Training Partners
PMI-ACP Details
Eglibility Requirements
Timeline
Certification, Maintenance and Renewal
Exam Information
Exam Blueprint and test
Agile Project Management Framework vs.
Traditional Project Management Framework
Webinar organization
Course
Process
Pricing
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Lessons and Structure
Lesson 01 PMI-ACP exam preparation webinar
Lesson 02 Agile Project Management Framework
Lesson 03 Agile Planning, Monitoring and Adopting
Lesson 04 Agile Estimation
Lesson 05 Communication
Lesson 06 Agile Analysis and Design
Lesson 07 Product Quality
Lesson 08 Soft Skills negotiation
Lesson 09 Agile Value based Prioritization
Lesson 10 Risk Management
Lesson 11 Agile Metrics
Lesson 12 Agile Value Stream Analysis
Lesson 13, 14, 15 Three Agile Knowledge & Skills (K&S) areas
Lesson 16 Practice project management – a game using tools
as-is
to be: +
Agile Principles
and Mindset
+
62 tasks changed
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Webinar process steps
Register at edudip to record your online attendance by name (no pseudos !)
Make payment at http://pmi-acp.methoden.ch or at Santis Training
Provide your edudip eMail address in payment (invoice sent to this eMail !)
10-40 students / classroom = 1 stream
Stream lasts 10-11 weeks.
Stream starts if min. students / classroom is reached
if class doesn't reach 10 students, stream starts with min. 5 students within 3 weeks
1st
introducing session organize setup like stream, communication, schedule and
provides again the following content
Immediately after the 30th session Santis Training AG (PMI R.E.P. ID 2851) issues a
“Certificate of Completion” certify 21 PDU to the student
®
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Webinar Organization
Class Organization
Commitment to 3 webinars / week, 10 weeks
2 evening webinars during Monday – Friday e.g. 19:30
1 webinar at Saturday morning e.g. 10:00
Share of the class members contacts (private per webinar class)
recommended to build student groups
recommended to share questions in the webinar edudip forum
Unbound Class members can switch between classes until exam was passed
Webinar organization
45-50 min. of content presentation (English)
10-15 min. of discussions and questions (English or German)
Students can raise their hands and takeover
Students can use the microphone, camera, screen
Video recording on all webinars of the class
21 hours (of 30 possible hours) of online attendance needed to reach 21 PDU
offering the possibility to visit 21 sessions and watch other sessions by recorded video.
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Organization of Questions Catalogue, Tools, and the access closure
If we have received the payment, 1 year access to all tools and material is provided.
Note: access is at least opened when the class starts its 1st session.
The catalogue has two modes of
operation
Content mode (Online, eBook, App)
Navigation based on the Tools &
Techniques or K&S areas
Question, Answer, Reference / Source
Certification simulation mode (Online, App)
Catalogue statistics provided
not a real exam situation simulation possible, but similar
A personal copy of the slides (beforehand) and videos (afterwards) of your class
sessions can be downloaded
An Excel file (sample and template) provides the complete management of a project
including all types of diagrams, management, and numbers.
if - sorry - you do
not pass the exam,
you can upgrade
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Webinar Class Organization
Collaboration is welcome (forum, private)
Exchange your eMail, contact each other and learn together
(best in peer groups) e.g. using the edudip forum
Provide questions to the class in the forum (edudip)
Schedule is a class decision
Review sessions by watching the video recording
Check your knowledge
Exam Question survey
More than 2000 exam questions (800+ from the reference books)
Theme based study mode
Exam study mode
Recommended literature
Excel sheets
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Pricing, Conditions
Options, Prices* in CHF (at 20.May 15: 1 € = 1.05 CHF, 1 USD = 0.94 CHF)
Webinar 1 closed class / stream
Webinar 1 year free classes / streams
Seminar at Santis Training, Zurich-Altstetten
Seminar at Santis Training + Webinar Class
Upgrade to Webinar free classes / streams
Optional**: Exam Prep 800+ Questions
1000 CHF
1400 CHF
2100 CHF
2200 CHF
400 CHF
50 CHF
* all prices do not contain VAT. For Switzerland customers, you have to add VAT (8%).
** always included in Seminar / Webinar, the exam preparation 800+ question tool can also be booked separate
and contains Web Online-Access, App (iOS) and eBook
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Q & A
Chat
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