Iterative and Agile Project Management (UMTIT281)   Register Online   Overview Currently, 40% of the content of the PMP exam is oriented toward agile project management (PM) theory and practice, with 60% covering the more traditional predictive approach that has dominated PM thinking for decades. Agile and Iterative Project Management offers students insights into agile practices that, through methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, XP and RAD, put motivated people, flexibility, communication, and self-management at the heart of the project development effort. The course does not reject the traditional predictive approach, but demonstrates how mastery of predictive and agile methods when taken together can lead to superior project performance. Objectives After completing this course, students will have a thorough understanding of the rationale underlying and methodologies supporting iterative and agile project management. They will know what approaches to take to bridge the technology-business gap, and will understand how to produce more quickly than with traditional techniques. What You Will Learn The underlying rationale of iterative and agile software project management, in contrast to the rationale behind the traditional waterfall approach to software development The operating premises of three dominant iterative development techniques: time-boxed scheduling, RAD application development, and the rational unified process (RUP) The Scrum approach to maintaining control over dynamic projects Techniques for capturing customer requirements, including Joint Application Development, process/environment diagrams, context diagrams, flow charts and use case diagrams PMBOK® Guide Process Areas Initiating Planning Executing Controlling Closing PMBOK® Guide Knowledge Areas Project Human Resource Management Project Integration Management Project Time Management Project Scope Management Project Quality Management Project Communications Management Project Cost Management Project Risk Management Project Procurement Management Instruction Course modules offering in-depth insight to the topic Videos presentations, featuring Dr. J. Davidson Frame, guiding students through each module Course Textbook: Practices of an Agile Developer: Working in the Real World, by Venkat Subramaniam and Andy Hunt Think & Review section for each module Answers to the Think & Review section Final exam Certificate of Completion     Register Online