Gain advanced knowledge and build your skills to excel as a project manager using an Agile mindset and specific Agile techniques to successfully manage projects.
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Course outline
Become an expert in agile project management using the Scrum approach
This course qualifies you for 14 PMI® Professional Development Units (PDUs).
PDU Claim Code: 50549HMBUM
Duration : 2 days
This highly hands-on, interactive training allows for the understanding and application of the best practices in agile project management, using the Scrum approach. Applying gained knowledge to a case study, the participants work in teams on four (4) practical workshops/simulations and benefit from trainer coaching.
Audience
Agile Project Managers, Scrum Masters, Product Owners and Development team members: beginner, intermediate or advanced
Prerequisites
Agile project management (basic course)
Objectives
Learn and master the tools and techniques of agile project management with the Scrum approach
Acquire the common vocabulary
Teaching method
The participants will carry out a series of exercises/workshops and will benefit from personalized coaching from the trainer. Also, the latter will provide necessary explanations through lectures, exchanges and case-based examples.
Contents
Revision
Workshop # 1 on the product backlog: writing user stories, epics, themes
Workshop # 2 on estimating user stories: sizing with poker planning and other estimation methods
Workshop # 3 on the sprint backlog: parts 1, 2 and 3 with team capacity (velocity) and creation of the sprint backlog
Workshop # 4 on the sprint: Daily Scrums, Burndown Charts, Kanban Boards, and Impediment list
Case study with exercises, workshops, simulations, role plays
Surround yourself with the best
Carl M. Gilbert
Expert Leader
Carl M. Gilbert is a coach, mentor and project manager with more than 25 years of experience in project management, mainly in information technology. He has trained more than 25,000 people in project management (in traditional, agile or hybrid mode) all around the world. Carl M. Gilbert is an engineer and also holds a master's degree in project management from with a specialization in international project management. For 25 years, he has specialized in strategic consulting in project management, program management and portfolio management.
Catherine Edgar
Senior Project Director and Project Management Trainer
Catherine Edgar is a senior project director with more than 25 years of IT experience at large firms. Over the course of her career, Catherine has developed management expertise with a focus on the human impact brought about by change. She has excellent problem-solving, training, coaching and interpersonal relation skills. Catherine holds a bachelor’s degree in management information technology, as well as a certification as a project management professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI).
Jean Falardeau
Trainer
With a Masters degree in Science and a bachelor in information systems, Jean Falardeau has been in the business for more than 35 years. He works in business architecture and analysis, strategic consulting, change management, enterprise architecture, business process reengineering and AgilityFor nearly 7 years, Jean trained more than 400 people showing them best practices in architecture and business analysis. His work was based on guides such as BABOK and BIZBOK.
Michel Drolet
Executive VP and Strategic Management Advisor
Backed by solid experience in industry, Michel is what you would call a high-level strategic consultant.
