Book description
Agile, a topic of growing importance in project management, is an iterative and incremental software developmental methodology that helps organizations to be more flexible to change and to deliver workable software in a shorter span of time. PMI-ACP is the new credential offered by the Project Management Institute, and validates a practitioner's ability to understand and apply agile principles and practices.
This self-study guide is essential reading for all PMI-ACP aspirants to clear the certification exam. Following an easy and a step-by-step learning approach, this book presents not only the basic agile concepts but also the latest developments in the field, based entirely on the guidelines from the Project Management Institute.
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- About the Authors
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Eight Steps for PMI-ACP® Exam Preparation
- Tips and Tricks for PMI-ACP® Exam
- 1: Introduction to Project Management
- 2: The Contexts of Project Management
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3: Introduction to Agile Project Management
- INTRODUCTION
- WHAT IS AGILE?
- AGILE MANIFESTO VALUES AND PRINCIPLES
- AGILE METHODOLOGIES
- AGILE PRINCIPLES
- AGILE FRAMEWORKS AND TERMINOLOGY
- AGILE ROLES
- AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- AGILE PROJECT LIFE CYCLE
- UNDERSTANDING AGILE IN THE PMBOK WAY
- MONITORING AND CONTROLLING (ITERATIVE CYCLE REVIEW, DAILY STAND-UP)
- PLANNING
- PROJECT MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
- MONITORING AND CONTROL PROJECT WORK
- PERFORMANCE REPORTS
- CLOSING
- 4: Communications
- 5: Planning, Monitoring and Adapting
- 6: Agile Metrics and Estimations
- 7: Agile Analysis and Design
- 8: Product Quality
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9: Soft Skills Negotiation
- EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT (EQ)
- ACTIVE LISTENING
- COLLABORATION
- ADAPTIVE LEADERSHIP
- NEGOTIATIONS
- CONFLICT RESOLUTION
- CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
- SERVANT LEADERSHIP
- BRAINSTORMING TECHNIQUES
- BUILDING EMPOWERED TEAM
- COACHING AND MENTORING
- TEAM MOTIVATION AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING
- LEADERSHIP TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES
- PROBLEM-SOLVING STEPS
- OTHER FACILITATION METHODS
- CULTURE AND TEAM DIVERSITY
- 10: Value-based Prioritization and Value Mapping
- 11: Agile Project Risk Management
- 12: Agile Project Management Office
- 13: Agile Methodologies
- 14: PMI Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
- Model Question Paper–1
- Model Question Paper–2
- Model Question Paper–3
- Model Question Paper–4
- Important Points
- Index
Product information
- Title: PMI Agile Certified Practitioner—Excel with Ease
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2012
- Publisher(s): Pearson India
- ISBN: 9789332503250
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