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PMI-ACP Project Management Institute Agile Certified Practitioner Exam Study Guide

February 2018

Intermediate to advanced

408 pages

11h 57m

English

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It Pays to Get CertifiedHow Certification Helps Your CareerSteps to Getting Certified and Staying CertifiedHow to Obtain More InformationBefore You Begin Studying for the PMI-ACP® Certification ExamWhy Become PMI-ACP® Certified?How to Become a PMI-ACP Certified ProfessionalWho Should Read This Book?What Does This Book Cover?Tips for Taking the PMI-ACP ExamWhat’s Included in the BookInteractive Online Learning Environment and Test BankHow to Use This Book and the Interactive Online Learning Environment and Test BankPMI-ACP® Exam ObjectivesPMI-ACP® Certification Exam Objective Map
History and the Agile ManifestoSummaryExam EssentialsReview Questions
What Is Scrum?The Scrum TeamScrum ArtifactsScrum EventsThe Daily ScrumThe Sprint ReviewThe Sprint RetrospectiveeXtreme Programming (XP) OverviewCore Practices of XPSummaryExam EssentialsReview Questions
Dynamic Systems Development MethodKanbanWhat Is Lean Product/Software Development?Feature-Driven DevelopmentCrystal MethodsAdaptive Software Development (ASD)Creating a Successful MindsetSummaryExam EssentialsReview Questions
Charters and Agile ProjectsDetermining Return on InvestmentTechniques of Pre-Project EngagementThe Definition of DoneAgile Knowledge Sharing and CommunicationSummaryExam EssentialsReview Questions

Interpersonal SkillsConflict ResolutionAdaptive LeadershipSummaryExam EssentialsReview Questions
Iteration ZeroAnalyzing Based on Business ValueTimeboxingThemes, Epics, and User StoriesBacklog RefinementStory MappingRelative SizingPlanning PokerPlanning Poker Best PracticesInitial VelocityIteration/Sprint CalculationsStory Point Estimates and SpikesSummaryExam EssentialsReview Questions
Tuckman’s LadderShu Ha Ri and Skill MasteryDreyfus Model: Five Stages of Skill AcquisitionCollaborative Working EnvironmentsDistributed TeamsOsmotic CommunicationTeam and Individual CoachingVelocity TrackingBurn Down and Burn Up ChartsSummaryExam EssentialsReview Questions
Return on Investment and Benefit Measurement MethodsEarned Value AnalysisKey Performance IndicatorsThe Triple ConstraintsThe Gulf of MisunderstandingDot Voting, or Multi-VotingMoSCoWMonopoly Money100 PointsKano AnalysisCustomized ProcurementSummaryExam EssentialsReview Questions
The Cost of ChangesDetermining DefectsRisk ManagementSummaryExam EssentialsReview Questions
TailoringTailoring and the PMBOK® GuideLead Time and Cycle TimeProcess ImprovementValue Stream MappingContinuous Product ImprovementSummaryExam EssentialsReview Questions
What Is the PMI-ACP Certification?Tools and Techniques OverviewTask OverviewTools and Techniques OverviewKnowledge and SkillsConcluding Thoughts
Chapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Chapter 10

Chapter 5The Human Side of Agile Project Management

THE FOLLOWING PMI-ACP^® EXAM TOPICS ARE COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER:

Domain III: Stakeholder Engagement

Understand Stakeholder Needs:

Task 1: Identify and engage effective and empowered business stakeholder(s) through periodic reviews in order to ensure that the team is knowledgeable about stakeholders’ interests, needs, and expectations.
Task 2: Identify and engage all stakeholders (current and future) by promoting knowledge sharing early and throughout the project to ensure the unimpeded flow of information and value throughout the lifespan of the project.

Ensure Stakeholder Involvement:

Kim Heldman

Joseph Phillips

Vijay Kanabar, Arthur P. Thomas, Thomas Lechler

Joseph Phillips

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