PMI-ACP Certification Prep in Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, New York, Florida

PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
3 days of practice exams, interactive training and learning, quizes, and simulation
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Date	Location Info	Trainer / Notes	Price	Early Bird Rate
March 21-23	Orlando, FL	Derek Huether	$1,495	$1,395 until 02.22.12
March 28-30	Rockville, MD	Derek Huether	$1,495	$1,395 until 02.29.12
April 10-12	Bethesda, MD	Derek Huether	$1,495	$1,395 until 03.19.12
April 17-19	Ft Lauderdale, FL	Derek Huether	$1,495	$1,395 until 03.12.12
May 9-11	New York, NY	Derek Huether	$1,495	$1,395 until 04.11.12
May 21-23	Bethesda, MD	Derek Huether	$1,495	$1,395 until 04.23.12
June 11 - 13	Rockville, MD	Derek Huether	$1,495	$1,395 until 05.13.12
June 27-29	Bethesda, MD	Derek Huether	$1,495	$1,395 until 05.30.12

Who Should Attend/Prerequisites

Although this prep course is primarily targeted towards project management professionals interested in achieving the PMI-ACP certification, it could benifit many others. It is an effective foundation for anyone interested in adopting and leveraging Agile techniques, including Product & Line Managers, Program Managers, IT Managers, or Senior Technicians.

This course runs from 8:30am-4:30pm for three days. All meals are provided, as well as morning and afternoon snacks, and a wide selection of beverages available throughout the course.

Key Offerings:

21 PDUs toward the PMI-ACP certification
Free access to AgileFlashcards.com

Course Overview

The PMI-ACP^(sm) certification requires the candidate to have 2,000 hours of general Project Management experience, 1,500 hours of Agile Project Management experience, 21 training hours in an Agile specific curriculum, and pass the PMI-ACP^(sm) certification exam.

This course will satisfy all of the training requirements for the exam. After taking this course, students will have the strong foundation needed to begin preparing for the certification exam.

Derek Huether has been involved with the PMI-ACP development process since the PMI North American Congress in 2010. As one of the few independent reviewers of the PMI-ACP curriculum, he modified, revised, updated or deleted elements to ensure that the exam was comprehensive, contemporary (reflective of current practice), concise, and clear. Now that the exam pilot phase has concluded, he has transitioned to a new role as Co-Lead of the PMI-ACP Support Team.

Learning Objectives

The course will provide a broad survey of Agile PM tools, techniques, skills, and knowledge areas. Within the 3-Day course, we will cover all 6 domains of the upcoming PMI-ACP exam

Value Driven Delivery
Stakeholder Engagement
Boosting Team Performance Practices
Adaptive Planning
Problem Detection and Resolution
Continuous Improvement (Product, Process, People)

Some of the topics covered include:

Active Listening
Adaptive Leadership
Agile Frameworks and Terminology
Agile Manifesto Values and Principles
Agile Project Accounting Principles
Assessing and Incorporating Stakeholder Values
Applying New Agile Practices
Building High Performance and Empowered Teams
Coaching and Mentoring within teams
Communications Management
Co-Located and Geographically Distributed Teams
Conflict Resolution
Continuous Improvement
Elements of a Project Charter for an Agile project
Estimation Techniques
Facilitation Methods
Feedback Techniques (e.g. Prototypes, Simulation, Demonstration, Evaluation)
Globalization, Culture, and Team Diversity
Incremental Delivery
Collaborative Games
Knowledge and Information Sharing
Leadership tools and Techniques
PMI's Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
Problem Solving Strategies
Product Roadmapping
Progressive Elaboration
Project and Quality Standards
Principles of Systems Thinking (e.g., complex adaptive, chaos)
Servant-Leadership
Stakeholder Management
Team Motivation Techniques
Variations of Agile Methods and Approaches
Value Based Analysis, Decomposition, and Prioritization

Cost

$1,495 per attendee

Discounts

Please click on Discount Application Form image to and apply for one of these discounts. We have a very limited number of discounts that we can offer.
(Discounts do not combine)

Hardship discount (40%)* – If you've been unemployed for 6 months or more.
PMI Chapter membership discount (15%) – For members of these organizations. (**Note, does not apply to PMI-ACP classes)
PMI Membership discount (10%) – For members of these organizations. (**Note, does not apply to PMI-ACP classes)
Group discount (10% for 3-4, 15% for 5-6, 20% for 7+) – For multiple attendees from one organization.

Cancellation Policy

If you cannot attend a class you registered for, you can contact us (info at lithespeed.com) and send a replacement at no additional charge. If you need to cancel, the following policies apply:

If we receive more than two weeks notice, you can cancel and receive a full refund or transfer to another class, at no additional charge.
If we receive more than one weeks notice, but less than two weeks notice, you can transfer to another class for an additional $50.00. No refund will be given.
If we receive less than one weeks notice, you can transfer to another class for an additional $250.00. No refund will be given.

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