Become a Certified Agile Project Manager
*** Includes preparation for the new PMI Agile-Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) exam *** Agile Project Management is a hot topic these days, appearing on the
front covers of magazines and being presented to packed rooms at
conferences. Agile methods promise to speed up project delivery,
improve stakeholder satisfaction, improve quality, and reduce overall
project risk. Recent studies have backed these claims, showing that for
some types of projects, agile project management will reduce the risk
of late delivery or cost overruns. In this three-day intensive
workshop, participants will learn the basic techniques of Agile Project
Management including how these techniques differ from traditional
methods, what value each technique can bring to a project, and how to
introduce the techniques to project teams. Participants will learn what is covered in a typical Scrum Master course plus a lot more:
- Where Agile fits into the Evolution of Systems
Development Lifecycles
(SDLCs)
- The history of Agile Project Management
- The Agile Philosophy
- Agile Team and Project Characteristics
- The Scrum Method
- Lean Development Overview
- Feature-Driven Development Overview
- Extreme Programming Overview
- Agile Requirements Management
- Agile Modeling
- Agile Model-Driven Development
- Agile Documentation
- Agile Planning & Estimating
- Agile Change Management
- Negotiating with Stakeholders
- Metrics and Project Control
- Test-Driven Development
Audience:
This course is ideally suited to project managers, business analysts,
and senior technical leads. While this course will focus on
the application of agile techniques to IT projects, they also apply to
non-IT projects as well, and in-class examples will be modified to suit
the needs of the audience.
Duration:
Three full days of lectures and workshop activities, starting at 8:30
a.m. and ending at 5:00 p.m., with two 15-minute breaks and a 45-minute
lunch break.
Materials:All attendees will receive an in-class workbook containing copies of the
presentation materials plus the latest version of The Agile Glossary. Included in the workbook are a CD-ROM and
one DVD. The CD-ROM contains the
Agile Estimating and Planning Resource Kit with sample
templates in MS Excel and MS Project formats plus the Agile Auction Game
files (retails for $49.95 USD). The DVD contains the video Scrum in Under 10 Minutes - an excellent introduction for your project teams. Each student will also receive a copy of the best-selling book Managing Agile Projects, edited by Kevin Aguanno (retails for $39.95 USD). These bonus materials are a $100.00 value!Project
Management Professionals (PMPs) Earn 21
PDUs with this course!
This course fulfills
the educational pre-requisites for Certified Agile Project Manager exam PLUS the new PMI agile certification exam (PMI-ACP)
Upcoming Dates:
January 23, 2011
[Toronto - UofT St. George Campus] - Delivered at the
University of Toronto in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 3 consecutive days from 8:30am to
5pm, from July 11-13. Includes reference textbook, CD-ROM, DVD, and a
printed binder of course
materials. Couse costs $1,595 per student (certification exam fee included).
[Details
and Online Registration]
February 6, 2012 [Toronto - Downtown] - Delivered
in a classroom in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. From 8:30am to 5pm, February 6-8, 2012. Includes
reference textbook, CD-ROM, DVD, and a printed binder
of course materials. Offered by MMP Inc.
Certification exam
can be written on the last day at the end of class.
$1,495 per student (includes cost of certification exam) with
$400 earlybird discount.
[Details and Online Registration] March 19, 2012 [London, Ontario] - Delivered
in a classroom in downtown London, Ontario, Canada. From 8:30am to 5pm, March 19-21, 2012. Includes
reference textbook, CD-ROM, DVD, and a printed binder
of course materials. Offered by MMP Inc.
Certification exam
can be written on the last day at the end of class.
$1,495 per student (includes cost of certification exam) with
$400 earlybird discount.
[Details and Online Registration] April 2, 2011 [Waterloo - UW Campus] - Delivered at the
University of Waterloo in
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
3 consecutive days from 8:30am to 5pm, from April 2-4.
Includes reference textbook, DVD, and a printed binder of
course
materials. Certification exam can be written on the
last day at the end
of
class. $1,490 per student (includes cost of certification exam).
[Details
and Online Registration] April 23, 2012 [Toronto - Airport] - Delivered
in a classroom near the airport in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. From 8:30am to 5pm, April 23-25, 2012. Includes
reference textbook, CD-ROM, DVD, and a printed binder
of course materials. Offered by MMP Inc.
Certification exam
can be written on the last day at the end of class.
$1,495 per student (includes cost of certification exam) with
$400 earlybird discount.
[Details and Online Registration] May 9, 2011
[Toronto - UofT St. George Campus] - Delivered at the
University of Toronto in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 3 consecutive days from 8:30am to
5pm, from May 9-11. Includes reference textbook, CD-ROM, DVD, and a
printed binder of course
materials. Couse costs $1,595 per student (certification exam fee included).
[Details
and Online Registration]
June 4, 2012 [Ottawa, ON] - Delivered
in a classroom in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. From 8:30am to 5pm, June 4-6, 2012. Includes
reference textbook, CD-ROM, DVD, and a printed binder
of course materials. Offered by MMP Inc.
Certification exam
can be written on the last day at the end of class.
$1,495 per student (includes cost of certification exam) with
$400 earlybird discount.
[Details and Online Registration] July 17, 2012 [Buffalo, New York] - Delivered
in a classroom in downtown Buffalo, New York, USA. From 8:30am to 5pm, July 17-19, 2012. Includes
reference textbook, CD-ROM, DVD, and a printed binder
of course materials. Offered by MMP Inc.
Certification exam
can be written on the last day at the end of class.
$1,495 per student (includes cost of certification exam) with
$400 earlybird discount.
[Details and Online Registration] July 23, 2011
[Toronto - UofT St. George Campus] - Delivered at the
University of Toronto in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 3 consecutive days from 8:30am to
5pm, from May 23-25. Includes reference textbook, CD-ROM, DVD, and a
printed binder of course
materials. Couse costs $1,595 per student (certification exam fee included).
[Details
and Online Registration]
September 10, 2012 [Toronto - Downtown] - Delivered
in a classroom in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. From 8:30am to 5pm, Sept. 10-12, 2012. Includes
reference textbook, CD-ROM, DVD, and a printed binder
of course materials. Offered by MMP Inc.
Certification exam
can be written on the last day at the end of class.
$1,495 per student (includes cost of certification exam) with
$400 earlybird discount.
[Details and Online Registration] November 26, 2012 [Oakville, ON] - Delivered
in a classroom in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. From 8:30am to 5pm, Nov. 26-28, 2012. Includes
reference textbook, CD-ROM, DVD, and a printed binder
of course materials. Offered by MMP Inc.
Certification exam
can be written on the last day at the end of class.
$1,495 per student (includes cost of certification exam) with
$400 earlybird discount.
[Details and Online Registration] 
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Earn
your Cert.APM Credential
This course is accredited by the Project Management Association of
Canada. It meets the prerequisites to write the PMAC Certificate in
Agile project Management exam.
For details on the certification process, please see the following
document, provided in Adobe PDF format:
 Agile Project
Management Certification Program Details
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Community |
"I
applaud your
work and your commitment to bringing sanity
to the often insane world of project management. History has shown that
PMs who act as 'servant leaders' often succeed where others fail. The
Agile principles and practices provide a good framework for encouraging
that mindset for the PM and the team members. Keep up the good work!"
- Huet Landry, PMP, CSM,
Senior
IT Consultant specializing in UML modeling, requirements elicitation
with use cases, and Scrum.
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"Personally,
I'm
glad to finally see a move towards a
respectable approach to certification within the agile PM community.
Although I'm not enamored of certification in general, the reality is
that within our industry there is a demand by employers that their
employees earn certifications. Furthermore, there is an assumption that
there is something behind the certification program [...] Anyway, I
believe that the PMAC agile certification is clearly a step in the
right direction for our community. My hope is that this program can
evolve into an international effort, not just a Canadian one, but first
things first."
- Scott W. Ambler,
Chief Methodologist/Agile, IBM Rational
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"Best
wishes with
your certification [...] I commend your effort."
- Alistair Cockburn,
IT Strategist
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| Students
of this Course |
"Highly-enthusiastic
and
knokwledgable instructor made potentially dry material interesting and
engaging. Lots of great tools to bring back to work."
- Anonymous
Evaluation Form Feedback, April 2010, University of Toronto
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"Instructor
was easy to understand and gave lots of good examples. Did a
great job."
- Anonymous Evaluation Form Feedback,
April 2010, University of Toronto
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"Very
well presented. Kevin flexed to the areas that we had more
questions about."
- Anonymous Evaluation Form Feedback,
April 2010, University of Toronto
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"One of the best
courses I have taken in Agile models."
- Anonymous Evaluation Form Feedback,
June 2010, University of Waterloo |
"Lots of
information, great overview, kowledgeable teacher."
- Anonymous Evaluation Form Feedback,
June 2010, University of Waterloo |
"Kevin was
great. This course will be a big help for me moving forward
with future projects."
- Kris Olafson, June 2010,
University of Waterloo |
"Just
wanted to thank you for an excellent session. I felt I got a lot out of
the class and was able to relate to the material. I hope you enjoyed
teaching the Agile PM course as much as I did, participating."
- Dananthi Arnott, June
2010, University of Waterloo |
"Inspiring!"
- Anonymous Evaluation Form Feedback,
July 2010, University of Toronto |
"Good examples.
Easy to understand the instructor. Explanations
were specific to class/student situations."
- Anonymous Evaluation Form Feedback,
July 2010, University of Toronto |
"The instructor
was clear, knowledgable, and charismatic. The content was
very usable."
- Anonymous Evaluation Form Feedback,
July 2010, University of Toronto |
"I
learned a lot about agile project management. The instructor [taught]
very clear concepts and suggested a lot of practical examples which are
very helpful."
- Anonymous Evaluation Form Feedback,
July 2010, University of Toronto |
"Fantastic!"
- Anonymous Evaluation Form Feedback,
July 2010, University of Toronto |
"Your
class was incredibly informative. I really enjoyed the fact
that
you permitted the class to lead the discussions and then added the
important knowledge to colour in the information. I've taken
a
lot of courses over my career and I would definitely rank this one as
the top. I really enjoyed the fact that you introduced the
topic
in baby steps and then expanded the complexity but not once did it feel
as though it was getting overly complicated. Before I knew it
I
had picked up really complicated ideas with minimal effort."
- Gary Vamvakitis, July
2010, University of Toronto |
Kevin
brings a fresh positive energy to a subject which he is passionate
about. His teaching style uses many anecdotal examples to
deliver
his point. I am about to embark upon an Agile project and
this
course has equipped me to take it on with confidence. I
highly
recommend Kevin and the Agile course he teaches."
- Scott Lee, Project Leader, JEVCO
Insurance, July 2010, University of Toronto |
"Instructor
extremely experienced and approachable. Samples and real
experience items were provided, which is very helpful. This was more
than I expected, it's very useful for my career."
- Anonymous Evaluation Form Feedback,
October 2010, University of Waterloo |
"Good course,
covered a lot of material in a good way/approach. It exceeded
expectations."
- Anonymous Evaluation Form Feedback,
October 2010, University of Waterloo |
"Good
content and coverage. Good review. provided good
past
experience to help us relate to topics being covered. Very
pragmatic and useful... will be able to put in use right away."
- Anonymous Evaluation Form Feedback,
October 2010, University of Waterloo |
"I
found the course really
informative and it contained a lot of practical information that I can
put to use on my immediate upcoming project, so for that I'm thankful."
- Roxane McDonald, March
2011, University of Toronto |
"Your
course was
one of the most valuable and clearly taught courses I have ever
taken. The course was heavy with useful theory and practical
ideas and light on group work (which I feel is often “filler” in other
courses). In short, it was the perfect balance. But
more to
the point, you answered many of the lingering questions I had about how
to make Agile development work in a “real” organization. As I
said in my course evaluation, you provided the missing link between
Agile theory and making it work in the real world. My hope
now is
that my company will allow me to put this into practice on an upcoming
project. But I already know that we will need guidance from
an
experienced Agile PM as we make that step. But I now see the
real
promise of the Agile methods, and have much less fear about project
running out of control."
- Kevin Draper, P.Eng, PMP,
January 2011, University of Waterloo |
"The
way this course was
taught exceeded my expectations. You related theory back to real life
examples that reinforced my understanding."
- Eva Asner-Mrachacz, April
2011, University of Waterloo |
"The
introductory course on agile that you taught was imparted very
well, interesting and made relevant by real world examples. You have a
passion for teaching and it comes through in your approach."
- Shehnaz Hayashi, June
2011, Toronto |
"Thanks
again for the inside look at Agile project management. You're
enthusiasm for the subject is evident and makes a significant
difference when teaching others. I found your course to be more
practical (for 'real world' projects) than the typical project
management course, and your case studies and anecdotes help to
reinforce Agile's application. I see several techniques that would
benefit current and future Farrow projects."
- Heather Rinke, Cert.APM, Farrow Group, July
2011, University of Toronto |
"I
really learned a lot in the past three days. You have made a dry topic sound very interesting."
- Ricardo Quijano, PPQA
T&O TD QA, Bank of Montreal, August
2011, Toronto |
"The 3-day training was greatly-appreciated, well-received and full-of-value."
- Dave C. Cook, Agile Transition Lead (PSSG), Bank of Montreal and VP, Harris Bank,
September 2011, Toronto |
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