Adaptive (AGILE) Project Management

Course Outlines:

Module One:

Understanding Projects and Project Management

• Characteristics of Projects
• Fundamental Concepts of Project Management
• Setting-up for Success – The Charter
• Setting-up for Success – The Project Team
• Understanding Stakeholders

Module Two:

Predictive Project Management – Planning

• Product Scope Planning – requirements collection
• Project Scope Planning – establish work breakdown structure
• Schedule Planning – constructing the project timeline
• Schedule Planning – optimizing the project timeline
• Cost Planning – cost planning and estimation
• Cost Planning – establishing the project budget

Module Three:

Predictive & Adaptive Project Management – Control

• Risk Management – Risk Identification and Analysis
• Risk Management – Establishing Risk Response Approaches
• Managing Project Change
• Controlling Adversity through Effective Contingency Planning
• Controlling Progress through Earned Value Management
• Agile (Adaptive) Values and Principles

Module Four:

Adaptive Project Management

• SCRUM Foundations – Characteristic of Highly Effective Teams
• The SCRUM Framework
• Key Roles of Scrum – The Product Owner
• Key Roles of Scrum – The Scrum-master
• Key Roles of Scrum – The Self-organized Team
• Key Artifacts of Scrum

Module Five:

Practical Considerations in the Application of SCRUM

• Sprint Planning Techniques
• Executing Iterations – The Scrum “Sprint”
• Continuous Learning Techniques through Project Retrospective
• Course and Techniques Review
• Contrasting Control Mechanisms of these Different Approaches