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PMI-ACP Training Courses Toronto, ON | PMI Agile Certified Practitioner Exam Prep

$899

 

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PMI-ACP Training Classes:

Training Type:            Classroom Training.

Location :                     Downtown Toronto

Fee :                               $899 plus tax

Duration:                      3 days ( 10 AM – 5 PM)

Options:                       Weekdays ( Monday – Wed)  OR   Weekends ( Sat- Sun-Sat )

Number of students per session:  Our PMI-ACP Exam Prep class sizes are typically 4-6 students per session. Our PMI-ACP  classes are intentionally kept small in order to foster more interaction between the instructor and students. We limit classes to a maximum of six (6) students unless we are teaching a private group or organization.

Special Offers:            Sign up with a friend and save 5% each – 2 friends: 10%  –  3 friends:  15%

Corporate Training:  Contact us for special offers

 

PMI-ACP Training Classes

PMI Agile Certified Practitioner certificate by Project Management Institute (PMI-ACP)® is one of the most sought-after credentials globally in IT industry in the area of Project Management.

 The PMI Agile Certified Practitioner  “PMI-ACP” certification recognizes an individual’s expertise in using agile practices in their projects, while demonstrating their increased professional versatility through agile tools and techniques. To earn the Agile certification, professionals need to clear PMI-ACP exam conducted by PMI®.

This pmi-acp training program is designed to help aspiring professionals earn Agile Certification (PMI-ACP)® and empower the current & future project managers to demonstrate their level of professionalism in agile principles, practices, tools and techniques.

 

What You’ll Learn

After completing our PMI-ACP Agile Certified Practitioner course, you should be able to:

  • Identify the similarities and differences among Agile methodologies
  • Learn the Agile best practices and concepts to ensure project goals are met within time and budget constraints
  • Get a thorough understanding of developing soft skills such as emotional intelligence, collaboration, conflict relationship and others
  • Understand the tools to lower defect density, enhance transparency, and reduce risks to market-viable products faster and enhance corporate reputation
  • Describe the stages of the Agile development cycle and identify the factors that promote project success
  • Understand how to apply specific tools and techniques to successfully complete Agile projects
  • Understand the interrelationships of tasks, activities, and practices in Agile projects
  • Understand the specific roles and responsibilities of team members and enhance interaction on Agile teams
  • Effectively lead and work with Agile teams

 

PMI-ACP Training Course Topics:

 

DomainTools and TechniquesKnowledge and Skills
Agile Principles and Mindset
  • Agile Manifesto Values and Principles
  • Agile Framework and Terminology
  • Agile Methods and Approaches
Value-Driven Delivery / Project Initialization
  • ROI, NPV, IRR
  • Chartering
  • Relative Prioritization
  • Customer-Valued Prioritization
  • Risk-Adjusted Backlog
  • Agile EVM
  • Task / Kanban Boards + WIP Limits
  • Cumulative Flow Diagrams
  • Value Stream Mapping
  • Requirement Reviews
  • KANO Analysis + MoSCoW
  • Prioritization
  • Value-Based Decomposition and Prioritization
  • Incremental Delivery
  • Value-Based Analysis
  • Business Case Development
  • Agile Project Accounting Principles
  • Agile Contracting
  • Agile Project Accounting Principles
Stakeholder Engagement / Communication
  • Personas
  • User Stories / Backlogs + Story Maps
  • Wireframes
  • Information Radiators
  • Burn Down / Up Charts
  • Agile Modeling
  • Conflict Resolution + Negotiation
  • Workshops
  • Two-way Communications
  • Social Media-based Communication
  • Accessing and Incorporating Community and Stakeholder Values
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Communication Management
  • Facilitation Methods
  • Knowledge Sharing/Written Communication
Team Performance / Human Resources Management
  • Servant Leadership + Adaptive Leadership
  • Co-located Teams / Distributed Teams
  • Team Space
  • Agile Tooling + Daily Stand-ups
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Learning Cycle
  • Productivity
  • Leadership
  • Building Agile Teams
  • Team Motivation
  • Physical and Virtual Co-location
  • Global, Cultural and Team Diversity
  • Training, Coaching and Team Diversity
  • Participator Decision Models
Adaptive Planning / Executing
  • Product Roadmap
  • Minimally Marketable Feature (MMF) / Minimal Viable Product (MVP)
  • Iteration and Release Planning + Progressive Elaboration
  • Wide Band Delphi and Planning Poker + Affinity Estimating + Relative Sizing / Story Points
  • Timeboxing
  • Process Tailoring
  • Velocity + Ideal Time + Throughput
  • Backlog Grooming / Refinement
  • Definition of Done
  • Principles of Systems Thinking
  • Prioritization
  • Incremental Delivery
  • Agile Discovery
  • Agile Sizing and Estimation
  • Value Based Analysis and Decomposition
  • Agile Project Chartering
Problem Detection and Resolution
  • Continuous Integration + Frequent Verification and Validation
  • Variance and Trend Analysis
  • Test-Driven Development / Test First Development
  • Acceptance Test-Driven Development
  • Risk-Based Spike
  • Risk Adjusted Backlog
  • Architectural Spikes
  • Risk Burn Down Graphs
  • Cycle Time
  • Escaped Defects
  • Approved Iterations
  • The Five WHYs
  • Control Limits
  • Pre-mortem (rule setting, failure analysis)
  • Fishbone Diagram Analysis
  • Testing (including exploratory and usability)
  • Problem Solving
  • Process Analysis
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Managing with Agile KPIs
Continuous Improvement (Product, Process, People)
  • Retrospectives + Intraspectives
  • Product-Feedback Loop
  • Process Tailoring/Hybrid Models
  • Value Stream Mapping
  • Continuous Integration
  • Kaizen
  • Developmental Mastery Models
  • Self-assessment Tools and Techniques
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Agile Hybrid Models

 

Is the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner PMI-ACP® Certification Right for Me?

This PMI-ACP exam prep course is intended for anyone who wants to learn the principles and practices of agile.

This certification may be right for you if:

  • If you work on agile teams or if your organization is adopting agile practices
  • You already use agile practices in your projects
  • Your organization is planning to adopt an agile approach
  • You wish to become a more versatile project manager
  • You need to adapt more quickly to basic business needs
  • You would like to take a more value- and people-driven approach to projects
  • You want to advance your career as a project manager

 

Eligibility

General Project Experience:

  • 2,000 hours working on project teams
  • These hours must be earned within the last 5 years
  • Active Project Management Professional (PMP)® or Program Management Professional (PgMP)® will satisfy this requirement

Agile Project Experience:

  • 1500 hours working on agile project teams or with agile methodologies
  • These hours are in addition to the 2,000 hours required in “general project experience”
  • These hours must be earned within the last 3 years

Training in Agile Practices:

  • 21 contact hours
  • Hours must be earned in agile practices

Examination:

  • Tests knowledge of agile fundamentals

 

The PMI-ACP Exam:

The computer-based PMI-ACP® examination is comprised of 120 multiple-choice questions and has to be completed in 3 hours. 100 questions are scored, and 20 pre-test questions which are not scored will be distributed randomly through the exam.

Please note that the credential must be maintained in 3 year cycles, by adding 30 PDUs in agile project management per three year cycle

 

PMI-ACP® Exam Application Process

  • Register to become a member of the Project Management Institute (PMI).
    • This step is optional.
    • It costs $139 to become a member, but it saves you $60 on exam fees.
    • The standard non-member price to take the exam is $495. The PMI member price for the exam is $435.
  • Take our PMI-ACP Exam Prep Course to satisfy the required 21 contact hours (PDUs) education requirement.
  • Submit your PMI-ACP application through the PMI website & pay the fee.
    • There is no rush to do this step, we will help you with this as part of our PMI-ACP exam prep course and per PMI rules you must complete your 21 hours of training first anyway.
    • PMI® will review your application and respond within 3 to 5 business days.
    • Once your application is approved you will receive an invitation to pay for and schedule the exam.
  • Schedule your exam with Pearson VUE.
    • You have one year to take the exam after your application has been approved.
    • You may take the exam up to three (3) times during the eligibility period.
    • To learn more about the testing centers, please visit Pearson VUE.
  • Take and Pass the PMI-ACP Exam
    • 1 year to take the exam after your application is approved.
    • The PMI-ACP Exam has a total 120 questions (with 100 scored and 20 unscored questions).
    • 3 hour time limit.
    • The questions are broken down into 7 domains: Agile Principles and Mindset (16%), Value-driven Delivery (20%), Stakeholder Engagement (17%), Team Performance (16%), Adaptive Planning (12%), Problem Detection and Resolution (10%), and Continuous Improvement (9%).
    • Moment you pass you are certified for a 3 year cycle, need 30 PDUs to renew after 3 years.

 

More details about the PMI-ACP Certification (PMI Agile Certified Practitioner)

More details about the PMI-ACP EXAM : PMI-ACP Handbook

Take the PMI-ACP Practice Tests

 

Contact us

 

 

 

This course includes activities specifically designed to help you learn and remember key information that you will need to successfully pass PMI-ACP® certification.

Topics covered include:

Introduction
Introduction to Agile Methodologies
Agile Project Management Context
Agile User Stories
Agile Estimation , Planning, Monitoring and Adapting
Agile Communications & Soft Skills
Agile – Product Quality
Agile Risk Management
Agile Metrics Management
Value Stream Mapping

Delivery Methods:

  1.  Classroom Training: Downtown Toronto – Mississauga , Scarborough, Ottawa & Montreal.
  2.  Virtual Classroom
  3.  On-Site Training: At your location, anytime , anywhere
  4.  Corporate Training: Special rates for Corporate Training

Group Discount:

We provide special rate for groups :

  • 5% Discount for Group of 2
  • 10% Discount for Group of 3
  • 15% Discount for Group of 4

PMVISION reserves the right to postpone/cancel an event, or change the location of an event because of insufficient enrollments, instructor illness or force-majeure events.

 

Cancellation & Refund Policy

  • In case PMVISION  cancels an event, 100% refund will be paid to the delegate.
  • If the cancellation is done by the delegate within 48 hours of subscribing, 10%  will be deducted as administration fee.
  • If a cancellation is done by a delegate 7 days or more, prior to the event, 20% will be deducted as administration fee.
  • If a cancellation is done by a delegate 7 days or less, prior to the event, no refunds will be made
  • Bookings made at discounted prices ( Including Early Bird Booking) cannot be cancelled.
  • If you will have to travel to attend the course, please don’t make any travel arrangements until we confirm the class. We usually usually confirm the class by emails at least one week prior to the start date