Agile Project Leadership Training Course: PMI-ACP Exam Preparation
1Summary
Traditional project management assumes you can plan the whole project up front and then execute the plan. Agile projects — especially in IT — rarely work that way: requirements shift, stakeholders change their minds, and the team has to adapt mid-stream without losing control of quality or delivery. That's the exact skill set the PMI-ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner) credential certifies, and it's why it has become one of the certifications companies actively look for when staffing agile teams.
Awarded by PMI — the same non-profit body behind PMP — the PMI-ACP is widely recognised among project management professionals, particularly in IT. This programme prepares participants for the exam through real examples from successful international projects, the tools and methods behind them, and trainers with hands-on experience delivering agile projects themselves.
2Objectives and target group
Who Should Attend?
- Senior executives and project or programme managers, including those seeking to work in international companies.
- Teams and members of project management offices, and project supervisors.
- Project stakeholders and anyone interested in obtaining the PMI-ACP certification.
Programme Objectives
By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:
- Apply Agile principles and the Agile way of thinking to real project situations.
- Reconcile stakeholder needs, expectations and competing demands, using tools that support effective decision-making.
- Build an environment of trust, learning and cooperation, resolve differences, and cultivate a high-performance team culture.
- Develop advanced plans and stay the course from start to finish, adapting as needed.
- Continuously identify problems and risks, prioritise them, and resolve them in a timely manner.
- Continuously improve the quality, effectiveness and value of the product, processes, plans and team.
3Course Content
Module 1: PMI-ACP Exam Overview and the Agile Mindset
- Overview of the PMI-ACP exam structure.
- Agile principles and the Agile way of thinking.
Module 2: Stakeholder Value and Decision-Making
- Reconciling stakeholder needs, expectations and competing demands.
- Tools for effective decision-making.
Module 3: Building High-Performing Agile Teams
- What drives team performance in an agile environment.
Module 4: Adaptive Planning in Practice
- Principles of adaptive planning and applying them on the ground.
Module 5: Managing Problems and Risk Continuously
- Continuously identifying problems and risks, prioritising them and resolving them in a timely manner.
Module 6: Continuous Improvement
- Continuously improving the quality, effectiveness and value of the product, processes and team.