PMI-ACP Certification Training Course 

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Lesson 2: Agile Principles and Mindset - Part 1

1.01 Agile Principles and Mindset - Part One

1.02 Introduction to Agile

1.03 Agile Engineering Practices

1.04 The Agile Manifesto

1.05 Agile Manifesto Explained

1.06 Principles of Agile Manifesto

1.07 Applying the Principles of Agile Manifesto

1.08 Agile Core Principles and Practices

1.09 Benefits of Agile

1.10 Project Life Cycle Characteristics

1.11 Key Takeaways

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2.01 Agile Principles and Mindset - Part Two

2.02 Agile Methodologies

2.03 Agile Mindset

2.04 Where to Apply Agile

2.05 Meaning of Scrum

2.06 Features of Scrum

2.07 Three Pillars of Scrum

2.08 Scrum Roles

2.09 Key Terms of Scrum

2.10 Scrum Meetings

2.11 Scrum: An Empirical Process

2.12 Extreme Programming

2.13 Extreme Programming Practices - Part A

2.14 Extreme Programming Practices - Part B

2.15 Roles in Extreme Programming

2.16 Process Diagram of XP

2.17 Crystal Method

2.18 Properties of Crystal Method

2.19 Key Categories of Crystal Method - Part A

2.20 Key Categories of Crystal Method - Part B

2.21 Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM)

2.22 Basic Principles of Atern

2.23 Planning Philosophy in DSDM

2.24 DSDM Techniques

2.25 DSDM Phases

2.26 Feature-Driven Development

2.27 Agile Project Management

2.28 Key Takeaways

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3.01 Value-Driven Delivery - Part One

3.02 Quantifying Customer Value

3.03 Time Value of Money

3.04 Time Value of Money: Example

3.05 The Financial Feasibility of Projects

3.06 Return on Investment ROI

3.07 Net Present Value (NPV)

3.08 Net Present Value (NPV): Example

3.09 Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

3.10 Payback Period

3.11 Payback Period: Example

3.12 Prioritization of Functional Requirements

3.13 MoSCoW

3.14 Kano Model

3.15 Relative Weighting

3.16 Prioritization of Non-Functional Requirements

3.17 Risk Management in Agile

3.18 Key Takeaways

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4.01 Value-Driven Delivery - Part Two

4.02 Minimal Viable Product

4.03 Project Planning Using MVP

4.04 Agile Compliance

4.05 Key Drivers of Agile Compliance

4.06 Incremental Delivery

4.07 Review and Feedback

4.08 Earned Value Management

4.09 Earned Value Metrics

4.10 Earned Value Metrics: Example

4.11 Agile Contracts: Components

4.12 Agile Contracting Methods

4.13 Fixed-Price or Fixed-Scope Contract

4.14 Time and Materials (T and M) Contract

4.15 T and M with Fixed Scope and Cost Ceiling

4.16 T and M with Variable Scope and Cost Ceiling

4.17 Bonus or Penalty Clauses

4.18 Rolling Agile Contracts

4.19 Terms Used in Agile Contracts

4.20 Key Takeaways

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5.01 Stakeholder Engagement - Part One

5.02 Stakeholder Management

5.03 Project Charter

5.04 Understanding Stakeholder Needs

5.05 Agile Wireframes

5.06 User Story

5.07 Story Card Information

5.08 Agile Personas

5.09 Theme and Epic

5.10 Agile Story Maps

5.11 Community and Stakeholder Values

5.12 Key Takeaways

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6.01 Stakeholder Engagement - Part Two

6.02 Community Management

6.03 Communication and Knowledge Sharing

6.04 Social Media Communication

6.05 Information Radiators

6.06 Burnup and Burndown Charts

6.07 Kanban or Task Board

6.08 Impediment Logs

6.09 Characteristics of Information Radiators

6.10 Agile Modeling

6.11 Active Listening

6.12 Key Elements of Active Listening

6.13 Globalization Diversity and Cultural Sensitivity

6.14 Cultural Diversity Issues: Recommendations

6.15 Agile Facilitation Methods

6.16 Agile Negotiation and Conflict Management

6.17 Five Levels of Conflict

6.18 Key Takeaways

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7.01 Team Performance - Part One

7.02 Features and Composition of Agile Teams

7.03 Stages of Agile Team Formation

7.04 High Performance Teams

7.05 Generalizing Specialist

7.06 Team Responsibility

7.07 Self-Organization

7.08 Key Takeaways

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8.01 Team Performance - Part Two

8.02 Agile Leadership

8.03 Best Practices of Agile Leadership

8.04 Management vs Leadership

8.05 Servant Leadership

8.06 Coaching and Mentoring

8.07 Agile Coaching

8.08 Agile Emotional Intelligence

8.09 Team Motivation

8.10 Maslow’s Theory

8.11 Frederick Herzberg's Theory

8.12 McClelland's Theory

8.13 Boehm's Theory

8.14 Team Space

8.15 Co-Located Teams

8.16 Distributed Teams

8.17 Co-Located vs. Distributed Teams

8.18 Osmotic Communication

8.19 Team Collaboration and Coordination

8.20 Collaboration Technology

8.21 Communication Gap-Example One

8.22 Communication Gap-Example Two

8.23 Brainstorming Sessions

8.24 Team Velocity

8.25 Velocity-Example One

8.26 Velocity-Example Two

8.27 Sample Velocity Chart

8.28 Agile Tools

8.29 Key Takeaways

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9.01 Adaptive Planning - Part One

9.02 Planning Philosophy

9.03 Aligning Agile Projects

9.04 Rolling Wave Planning

9.05 Timeboxing

9.06 Best Practices of Timeboxing

9.07 Advantages of Timeboxing

9.08 Agile Estimation

9.09 Story Points

9.10 Assigning Story Points

9.11 Story Points Estimation

9.12 Story Points Estimation Scale: Example

9.13 Value Points

9.14 Ideal Days

9.15 Story Points vs. Ideal Days

9.16 Wideband Delphi Technique

9.17 Planning Poker

9.18 Planning Poker: Example

9.19 Affinity Estimation

9.20 Key Takeaways

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10.1 Adaptive Planning - Part Two

10.2 Project Size Estimation

10.3 Release Plan

10.4 Release Plan: Example

10.5 Iteration Plan

10.6 Types of Iteration Planning

10.7 Iteration Lifecycle: Example

10.8 Release Plan vs. Iteration Plan

10.9 Agile Product Roadmap

10.10 Backlog Refinement - Part Two

10.11 Value-Based Analysis and Decomposition

10.12 Agile Cone of Uncertainty

10.13 Velocity Variations

10.14 Sprint Reviews

10.15 Sprint Retrospectives

10.16 Mid-Course Corrections

10.17 Key Takeaways

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11.1 Problem Detection and Resolution - Part One

11.2 Agile Problem Detection

11.3 Problem Detection Techniques

11.4 Fishbone Diagram

11.5 Five Whys Technique

11.6 Control Charts

11.7 Lead Time and Cycle Time

11.8 Kanban

11.9 Kanban Process

11.10 Example of Kanban Board

11.11 Work In Progress

11.12 Managing Constraints

11.13 Little’s Law

11.14 Escaped Defects

11.15 Agile Problem Solving

11.16 Key Takeaways

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12.1 Adaptive Planning

12.2 Metrics and Measures

12.3 Benefits of Metrics

12.4 Examples of Metrics

12.5 Baseline Metrics

12.6 Variance and Trend Analysis

12.7 Risk Management Life Cycle

12.8 Step One-Risk Identification

12.9 Step Two-Risk Assessment

12.10 Step Three-Risk Response Strategies

12.11 Step Four-Risk Review

12.12 Risk Log

12.13 Risk Burndown Chart

12.14 Risk Profile Graph

12.15 Spike

12.16 Agile Failure Modes

12.17 Agile Coach Failure Modes

12.18 Troubleshooting Guidelines

12.19 Key Takeaways

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13.1 Continuous Improvement - Part One

13.2 Kaizen

13.3 Kaizen in Agile

13.4 Lean

13.5.Defining Waste Manufacturing and Software Development

13.6 A Five Step Process to Becoming Lean

13.7 Value Stream Mapping

13.8 Agile Retrospectives

13.9 Cargo Smells

13.10 Conducting a Retrospective

13.11 Brainstorming Techniques

13.12 Process Analysis Techniques

13.13 Agile Process Tailoring

13.14 Project Factors That Influence Tailoring

13.15 Key Takeaways

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14.1 Continuous Improvement - Part Two

14.2 Quality in Agile

14.3 Best Practices for Quality in Agile

14.4 Best Practice One-Verification and Validation

14.5 Best Practice Two-Exploratory Testing

14.6 Best Practice Three-Usability Testing

14.7 Best Practice Four-Test-Driven Development

14.8 Test-Driven Development Advantages

14.9 Acceptance Test-Driven Development Cycle (ATDD)

14.10 Best Practice Five: Continuous Integration

14.11 Best Practice Six: Definition of Done

14.12 Testing Pyramid and Quadrant

14.13 Checklist for Story Completion

14.14 Agile Flowchart

14.15 Agile Spaghetti Diagram

14.16 Organizational Self Assessment

14.17 Key Takeaways

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