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PMI Agile Certified Practitioner Exam Preparation

Participant HandbookRelease 1.1.0

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Acknowledgements Subject Matter Expert / Author Christine Aykac, PMP, PMI-RMP, PMI-ACP

Christine has over 20 years of international experience managing enterprise wide programs and projects using a variety of different traditional and Agile methodologies. She has a background in information technology, governance, risk and regulatory compliance. Christine specializes in selection of best project management methodologies and approaches for projects to reduce risks and increase project success rate. In addition to providing customized training and workshops for her clients, she assists on how to effectively utilize technologies and their knowledge assets. Christine is a senior advisor and master instructor at ITpreneurs. She is actively involved in developing certification course material, customized programs and workshops on Project Management, Risk Management and Agile Project Management.

Launi Whiting – Content Editor Information Technology Professional

Launi is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in project management, business analysis, systems analysis, technical writing, requirements gathering and QA. During the last 10 years, Launi has assisted in developing course material, customized programs and workshops.

Course Reviewers: Meral Altinbilek, M.Sc., P.Eng, PMP Industry Expert, Operations Research & Planning

Meral’s professional experience includes Project / Program Management, Risk and Business Process Improvement. She has over 35 years of Industry experience in leading mergers, implementation of global technology solutions, change management initiatives and establishing enterprise-wide project management offices (PMO).Meral is a PMP and holds a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering and M.Sc. in Operations Research

Steve Corlew. MBA, PMP, PMI-ACP, TOGAF Senior IT Management Consultant and Trainer

Steve has over 30 years of large enterprise IT experience in banking, utilities, federal government and health insurance. Steve has experience in establishing programs for PMO, ITIL and Enterprise Architecture. He is a PMP and a PMI-ACP with over 10 years teaching experience. Steve has an MBA in Finance/Economics and a BS in Management Information Systems, Marketing and Management.

Anne Hodkin IT Executive, Innovation & Leadership Strategist

Anne has extensive international executive experience in delivering complex programs and projects to the retail industry. Her experience also includes privacy, compliance, governance and operational readiness assessment. Her practical experience has assisted in challenging and editing certification course material for clarity and application.

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Table of ContentsModule 1: IntroductIon 5

Module 2: IntroductIon to the Project ManageMent 17

Module 3: agIle PrIncIPles and MIndset 37

Module 4: agIle Methods and aPProaches 59

Module 5: agIle doMaIns and tasks 83

Module 6: agIle tools and technIques - I 111

Module 7: agIle tools and technIques - II 161

Module 8: knowledge and skIlls 217

Module 9: PMI-acP® exaM PreParatIon 257

PractIce questIons 287Day 1 289Day 2 293Day 3 297

answers - PractIce questIons 301Day 1 303Day 2 309Day 3 315

MockuP exaMs 321

answers - MockuP exaMs 345

actIvItIes 379

cheat sheet 389

glossary 395

release notes 403

PartIcIPant Feedback ForM 405

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Module 1: Introduction

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Welcome!

Introduction

Welcome

Share your: Name Profession Role Background in Project Management Familiarity with Agile Project Management Expectations from the Course

Housekeeping: Breaks Restrooms Emergency & Safety Lunch Ground rules

Welcome to the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® Exam Preparation Course. The creation and evolution of Agile methods are continuing to be accelerated by rapid changes in business and technology. Fast changing market conditions, globalization and e-commerce, coupled with new technologies such as web, mobile and cloud computing have created an environment that requires flexibility and quick response. These challenges created large volume, high-risk, time-sensitive, R&D oriented, new product and service development projects.

Many felt, the widely used traditional waterfall-style management was the root cause of common issues such as delays and poor internal communication.

Alternative methodologies such as the ones listed below began to emerge:

y Total Quality Management (1984) y Joint Application Design (1986) y Rapid Systems Development (1987) y Rapid Application Development (1991). y Agile Leadership (1989) y Agile Manufacturing (1994) and y Agile Organizations (1996).

This course will help you understand and apply Agile management methodologies, skills, tools and techniques in your daily life, your work and most importantly when you are participating in an Agile project.

Course material is designed for people who want to learn about Agile, Agile framework and on-demand methodologies. i.e. SCRUM, Kanban, Lean, XPM, AUP, DSDM, FDD & TDD, and more.

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Module Learning Objectives

Introduction

Module Overview

At the end of this module, you will be able to: Know everything about this course:

Course Learning Objectives Modules Covered in the Course Course Agenda Module Structure Various use of the Course Material

This module is an overview of what we will be covering in the nine modules of this course, including an introduction to the course and key aspects of Project Management.

course learnIng objectIves


At the end of this course, you will be able to: Professionally apply the knowledge and skills learned in this course Demonstrate that you have the capacity to lead Agile project teams Understand Agile manifesto and principles Explain Agile project management framework and life cycle Identify and distinguish different Agile methodologies Practice Agile tools and techniques Apply your knowledge and skills to projects Prepare yourself for the PMI-ACP® examination

Course Learning Objectives

Introduction

Course Overview

This three-day course supports participants in understanding the Agile Project Management concepts


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and preparing for the PMI-ACP® certification exam.

At the end of this course you will be able to apply Agile methodologies in your projects and your everyday life. As well you will have the total 21 CPUs required and knowledge to write the PMI-ACP® examination.

In addition, this course material provides guidance for professional development of the individual practitioner and supports Agile Project Manager in being successful in any type of project across industries as organizations continue to adopt Agile frameworks in project management.

The following list of Agile Methodologies, in addition to the Domains, Knowledge & Skills and Tools & Techniques listed in the PMI-ACP® Examination Content Outline (revised December 2014) will be reviewed within this course:

y SCRUM y eXtreme Project Management (XPM) y Lean y Kanban y Agile Unified Process (AUP) y Dynamic Systems Development Methods (DSDM) y Test-Driven/Feature-Driven Development (TDD/FDD)

recommended follow-up courses:

y Project Management Professional (PMP) y PRINCE2®

y Certified Scrum Master (CSM) y Agile Scrum Foundation y Agile PM Foundation and Practitioner



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Modules covered In thIs course


Modules Covered in this Course:1. Introduction2. Introduction to Project Management3. Agile Manifesto and Principles4. Agile Methods and Approaches5. Agile Domains and Tasks6. Agile Tools and Techniques - I7. Agile Tools and Techniques - II8. Agile Knowledge and Skills9. PMI-ACP® Exam Preparation

Introduction

Course Overview

We will be covering over 75 Tools and Techniques along with the over 35 Knowledge and Skills within the 9 modules. PMI developed the below domains and related tasks to establish a learning map for Agile Practitioner. This course material will help participants to understand the expectation as an Agile Practitioner and learn all the tools and techniques and knowledge and skills require to accomplish those tasks.



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course agenda – day 1


Course Agenda – Day 1

Introduction

Course Agenda

DAY

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Module Subject Start End Total Time(in hours)

Welcome 08:30 09:00 00:30

01 Introduction 09:00 10:00 01:00

02 Introduction to the Project Management 10:00 11:00 01:00

03 Agile Manifesto and Principles 11:00 12:00 01:00

Lunch 12:00 13:00 01:00

04 Agile Methods and Approaches 13:00 14:30 01:30

05 Agile Domains and Tasks 14:30 15:30 01:00

Case Study & Activity 1 15:30 16:30 01:00

Homework and review of day’s materials 16:30 17:00 00:30

Total 8.5 hoursTotal PDUs/Contact Hours 7 hours




Introduction

Course Agenda

DAY

2


Morning Recap 08:30 09:00 00:30

06 Agile Tools and Techniques - I 09:00 12:00 03:00

Lunch 12:00 13:00 01:00

07 Agile Tools and Techniques - II 13:00 15:30 02:30


Homework and review of day’s materials 16:30 17:00 00:30

Total 8.5 hoursTotal PDUs/Contact Hours 7 hours



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Introduction

Course Agenda

DAY

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Morning Recap 08:30 09:00 00:30

08 Agile Knowledge and Skills 09:00 11:00 02:00


09 PMI-ACP® Exam Preparation 11:30 12:00 00:30

Lunch 12:00 13:00 01:00

Mock Exam 13:00 16:00 03:00

Review 16:00 17:00 01:00Total 8.5 hoursTotal PDUs/Contact Hours 7 hours

course MaterIals


Course Materials:You will receive the following as part of this course:

A participant course book which includes: PMI-ACP® exam preparation guide Sample exam questions and answers Mock up exam questions and answers Daily activities and examples A glossary with definitions of common terms Cheat sheet that provides a summary of the related formulas Reference materials for PMI-ACP® examination

Introduction

Course Overview

You will be provided with these course materials which will be used throughout the course. This course book can be used as reference book for other Agile related trainings and practices.



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Module structure


Module Structure:

Each module structured as follows: At the end of each day:

Module Learning Objectives Topics covered in the Module

Topic 1 Subtopic 1.1

Subtopic 1.2

Topic 2 Subtopic 2.1

Subtopic 2.2

Activities Q & A Module Summary

Introduction

Course Overview

End of day Activity Sample Exam Questions & Answers

Each module is structured as follows:

y Module Learning Objectives – this is introduction to the module y Topics/Sub-topics covered in the Module – detailed explanation of concepts included within the

module y Activity – helps you to practice what you have learned y Q & A – Opportunity to ask questions related to this module, if there is anything you need

clarified or if there is anything that should be added. Remember there is no wrong question. Instructor is here to ensure that you understood what has been taught.

y Module Summary – summary of what has been discussedAt the end of each day, there is end of day activity and sample exam questions.



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varIous uses oF thIs course MaterIal


Various Uses of this Course Material

This material can be used for running Agile projects by: Project Managers

Team Leaders

Development Teams

This material can be used as reference material for anyone who wants to learn more about Agile principles

is practicing Agile methodologies or taking part in a project

is taking a project management course

is preparing for the PMI’s PMI-ACP® exam; full content of the exam subjects covered in this course material.

This material covers everything you need to know about the Agile project management processes, tools and techniques to manage Agile projects.

Introduction

Course Overview

This material can be used as key material required to run Agile projects and covers everything you need to know about the Agile project management processes, tools and techniques to manage project risk.

It can be used as reference material for anyone who is managing a project, or taking part in a project. As a study guide if you are taking a project management course in a college or university.

This material is also the key training material for PMI’s PMI-ACP® exam; full content of the exam subjects is covered in this course material.



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Q&A

Type your questions here.



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Module suMMary


In this module, we covered:

Everything about this course Course Learning Objectives Modules Covered in the Course Course Agenda Module Structure Various use of the Course Material

Introduction

Module Summary

These are the concepts that we have covered in this module.



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Module 2: Introduction to the Project Management

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Module learnIng objectIves


Module Learning Objectives

Introduction to the Project Management

Module Overview

At the end of this module, you will be able to: Understand high level review of the Project Management

Project, Project Management Traditional Project Management Life Cycle Project Management Knowledge Areas Project Cycle Approaches

Learn key Agile Terminology and Concepts Common Agile Terminology Key Agile Roles and Responsibilities

Throughout this module, we will introduce you to the basic concepts related to the Project Management, Project Management Institute (PMI®), Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) and project management related concepts.

In addition, we will introduce you to Agile terminology and major roles in Agile.



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let’s get started!


Project Management


Let’s get started!

Why don’t we use Agile Project Management?

This module is an introduction to the Project Management and key aspects of Project Management.

sectIon 1: Project ManageMent

what Is Project?


What is a Project?A Project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product, service or result: A project should have a planned start and end date Project activities gathered together to accomplish project’s goals A project can have more than one objective A project team formed to manage a project and released upon finishing the project The outcome of a project may be:

A product A service A result, such as an outcome or a document


Project Management



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Project - A temporary endeavour undertaken to create a unique product, service or result.

The temporary nature of projects indicates that a project has a definite beginning and end. The end is reached when the project’s objectives have been achieved or when the project is terminated because its objectives will not or cannot be reached or when the need for the project no longer exists.

Every project creates a unique product service or result. The outcome of the project may be tangible or intangible. Although repetitive elements may be present in some project deliverables and activities, this repetition does not change the fundamental, unique characteristics of the project work.

An ongoing work effort is generally a repetitive process that follows an organization’s existing procedure. In contrast, because of the unique nature of projects, there may be uncertainties or differences in the products, services or results that the project creates. Project activities can be new to members of a project team, which may necessitate more dedicated planning than other routine work. In addition projects are undertaken at all organizational levels. A project can involve a single individual or multiple individuals, a single organizational unit or multiple units from multiple organizations.

Projects vs. operations

As discussed above, projects are temporary endeavours with start and end dates. On the other hand, operations are ongoing activity and repetitive. Everyday a certain number of products will be produced by the same people using the same process, until a new process and a new product are introduced to the operation. The main objective of the operation team is to sustain the operation as is. Accounting and manufacturing activities are examples of operational activities. Developing an application or building an airport is an example of project activities.

what Is Project ManageMent?


What is Project Management?Project Management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements.Managing a Project typically includes, but is not limited to: Identifying and delivering business requirements Addressing various needs of the sponsor(s) and stakeholders Effective communication between the team and involved parties Identifying, assessing and managing project issues and risks Balancing the competing project constraints which include, but are not limited to: Scope, Budget, Schedule, Quality, Resources, Risks


Project Management

Project Management - The application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements.



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Managing a Project typically includes, but is not limited to:

y Identifying requirements y Addressing various needs, concerns and expectations of the shareholders in planning and

executing the project y Setting up, maintaining and carrying out communications among stakeholders that are active,

effective and collaborative in nature y Managing stakeholders towards meeting project requirements and creating project deliverables y Balancing the competing project constraints which include, but are not limited to:

o Scope o Quality o Schedule o Budget o Resources o Risks

The relationship among these factors is such that if any one factor changes, at least one other factor is likely to be affected.

For example, if the schedule is shortened, often the budget needs to be increased to add additional resources to complete the same amount of work in less time. If budget increase is not possible, the scope or targeted quality may be reduced to deliver the project’s end result in less time within the same budget amount. Project stakeholders may have differing ideas of which factors are the most important, creating an even greater challenge. Changing the project requirements or objectives may create additional risks. The project team needs to be able to assess the situation, balance the demands and maintain proactive communication with stakeholders in order to deliver a successful project.

PMbok® guide – Fifth edition

In this course book, The PMBOK® Guide – Fifth Edition is referenced as needed. PMBOK® Guide complements Agile methods. In addition, knowing all the processes defined in the PMBOK® Guide helps the Agile Project Manager to manage the projects better.



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tradItIonal Project ManageMent lIFe cycle


Traditional Project Management Life Cycle

Initiating Planning ExecutingMonitoring

& Controlling

Closing


Project Management

Project Management is accomplished through the appropriate application and integration of the 47 logically grouped project management processes, which are categorized into the above five Process Groups:

Initiating: Those processes performed to define a new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase.

Planning: Those processes required to establish the scope of the project, refine the objectives, and define the course of action required to attain the objectives that the project was undertaken to achieve.

executing: Those processes performed to complete the work defined in the project management plan to satisfy the project specifications.

Monitoring and controlling: Those processes required to track, review and regulate the progress and performance of the project; identify any areas in which changes to the plan are required; and initiate the corresponding changes.

closing: Those processes performed to finalize all activities across all Process Groups to formally close the project or phase.

Source: PMBOK® Guide Fifth Edition - © 2013 Project Management Institute



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