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PMI-ACP Exam Prep - August 24, 2018

Advance your project management career - PMI-ACP Credential in 2018

PMI ACP Expert Agile content integrated with materials based on the Project Management Institute, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK^® Guide) - Sixth Edition, Project Management Institute, Inc. 2017, for comprehensive preparation for the PMI - Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)^® exam.

The PMI-ACP^® is the fastest growing certification in PMI history with more than 18,000 certification holders. This is not a fad! It is the new reality!!

Employer demand is driving career opportunity. Being a PMP^® gets you the interview, but knowing Agile gets you the job! The good news is that most PMP^®’s are more qualified than they realize. You may not be using Scrum vocabulary, but you are using core Agile practices like Rolling Wave Planning, Progressive Elaboration, and Decomposition.

Study for your PMI-ACP^® certification anytime, anywhere, on-demand at your convenience, with a 100% Money-back so if you don’t pass on your First Try you get your money back … *Guaranteed! (*Guarantee is good for 12 months from date of class).

What the course includes:

Amazon #1 Best Seller – The Agile Almanac, Book 1 ($49.95)
73 Videos/Audios with 7 hours of content (only available here)
Every video/audio includes a word-for-word transcript to make it easy to understand as you read and listen (only available here)
Comprehensive Online Exam Simulator ($199.95)
Comprehensive Online Flashcards ($19.95)
PDF of all 260 PPTX slides to download for easy note taking ($99.95)
7 hours of instructor-led training plus 7 PDU's
21 Hours of training plus 21 PDUs for PMP®s ($279.00)

Use your PMI Member voucher code PMI-INW-100 for an additional $100 off!

Course Details

Instructor-led training - one day
On-demand online training
August 24, 2018, 9am - 4:30pm
Hotel RL Spokane

Pricing

Early-Bird Registration (through 7/21/18)

Chapter Members: $399
Non-Members: $499

Standard Registration (After 12/21/17)

Chapter Members: $499
Non-Members: $599

ON-DEMAND COURSE OUTLINE:

Module 1: The Agile World

· What do Agile Practitioners do?

· How do Organizations become Agile?

Module 2: PMP Perspective of Agile

· Mapping Agile to the PMBOK^®Guide

· PMP^®s and 1,500 Agile Hours

· Familiar Examples in Your World

Module 3: Agile & Lean Principles

· Agile Lexicon and Workflow

· Agile Manifesto and the 12 Principles

· Test-Driven Development (TDD)

Module 4: Scrum Deep Dive

· Roles and Workflow

· Ceremonies (Meetings) and Artifacts

Module 5: eXtreme Programming (XP) Deep Dive

· Roles and Workflow

· Ceremonies (Meetings) and Artifacts

Module 6: Lean Software Development (LSD) Deep Dive

· Roles and Workflow

· Ceremonies (Meetings) and Artifacts

Module 7: Kanban Basics Deep Dive

· Roles and Workflow

· Ceremonies (Meetings) and Artifacts

Module 8: Hybrid Deep Dive

· Roles and Workflow

· Ceremonies (Meetings) and Artifacts

Module 9: User Stories

· Unraveling Their Deceptive Sophistication

· How to Use and Teach Them to Your Teams

Module 10: Planning Poker

· The Science Behind It’s Amazing Power

· How to Use and Teach It to Your Teams

Module 11: Derived (Calculated) Schedules

· How It Auto-Magically Corrects Estimation Bias and Error

· How to Use and Teach It to Your Teams and Organization

Module 12: How to Pass the Exam…the First Try!

· Completing the PMI-ACP^® Application

· Using a Proven Testing Strategy

Module 13: Comprehensive Exam

Are you eligible for the PMI-ACP? To apply for the PMP certification, you need to have either:

2,000 hours of general project experience working on teams. A current PMP® or PgMP® will satisfy this requirement but is not required to apply for the PMI-ACP.
1,500 hours working on agile project teams or with agile methodologies. This requirement is in addition to the 2,000 hours of general project experience.
21 contact hours of training in agile practices.

This is an overview of the requirements. For complete details regarding PMP eligibility requirements, please view the PMI ACP eligibility requirements for further details.

PMP/CAPM Exam Prep - Oct. 29 - Nov. 1

Advance your project management career - get your PMP or CAPM credential!

The PMI Inland Northwest Chapter is partnering with Steve Norton, PMP, to offer a PMP/CAPM Exam Prep Boot Camp October 29 - November 1, 2018! The Boot Camp presents the best practices in project management with course materials based on the latest edition of the Project Management Institute, A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, (PMBOK® Guide). Training covers requisite knowledge competencies and ensures every student is trained to PMI® standards.

The 4-day Boot Camp provides 35 contact hours with an additional 35 available online. It is designed for busy professionals, optimizing time spent in the class and minimizing time away from work. Additional help is available as online post-class support. With the Boot Camp training, students are fully prepared to take the PMP® / CAPM® exams and earn the coveted certifications.

Steve's Guarantee: If you don’t pass the exam on the first try, you can attend a future Project Management Skills, LLC Boot Camp at no cost. If you do not pass the exam on the second try, your tuition will be refunded.

Early bird registration with a $200 discount available through September 30, 2018!

Course Details

Classroom training - 27 contact hours total
October 29 - November 1, 7:00am - 5:30pm each day
Hotel RL - 303 W North River Dr, Spokane, WA

Pricing

Early-Bird Registration (through 9/30/18)

Chapter Members: $1,197
Non-Members: $1,397

Standard Registration (After 10/1/18)

Chapter Members: $1,397
Non-Members: $1,597

Are you eligible for the PMP? To apply for the PMP certification, you need to have either:

A secondary degree (high school diploma, associate’s degree, or equivalent) with at least five years of project management experience, with 7,500 hours leading and directing projects and 35 hours of project management education, OR
A four-year degree (bachelor’s degree or equivalent) and at least three years of project management experience, with 4,500 hours leading and directing projects and 35 hours of project management education.

This is an overview of the requirements. For complete details regarding PMP eligibility requirements, please view the Project Management Institute PMP Handbook for further details.

If you do not meet the PMP eligibility requirements, you may want to look at the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM). Review the CAPM Handbook as well.