Best practices and real world application for the project manager – how to manage project scope, Microsoft Project training, how to apply Scrum appropriately, and project management certifications.
Agile Development with Scrum Workshop Part 1
Learn more about Agile and Scrum here
Agile Development with Scrum Workshop (Part 1)
Increase productivity, improve predictability of software projects
Interest in the Scrum agile process framework is exploding as companies discover that Scrum enables them to manage software projects with greater reliability, and improve responsiveness to customers. This class teaches the skills that cross-functional teams need to perform the basic steps of a Scrum process for software development.
What you will get from this course
- Earn 7PDUs
- Learn how Scrum practices relate to project-management fundamentals
- Learn the nuts and bolts of Scrum as a software development process
- Learn the three Scrum roles, three Scrum meetings, and three Scrum artifacts
- Project Managers and team leads learn basic planning, tracking, and management skills
- Product Mangers learn how to develop and prioritize requirements
- Team members learn how to estimate and break down work
IDC research indicates that 70+% of software development failures are due to poor gathering and management of requirements, while a 2008 study by QSMA Associates showed that projects organized for agile development deliver products 37% faster to market, with 16% greater productivity, than industry averages.
The desire for fewer failures and speedier success is driving the rapid adoption of the Scrum process framework, and the increasing need for trained people who can make agile projects successful. Scrum is designed from the start to improve responsiveness to customer needs, reduce wastage, and reduce time to market.
This course provides a firm grounding in the basic practices and skills required to make a Scrum project successful. The schedule provides the time for lecture, hands-on practice, and discussion needed to acquire a solid understanding of the basics.
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eLearning Ondemand
Introduction to Scrum for Project Managers (Online):
Increase productivity and improve the predictability of software projects.
Interest in the Scrum Agile process framework is exploding as companies discover that Scrum enables them to manage software projects with greater reliability and improve responsiveness to customers. This class introduces the skills that project managers and team leaders need to perform the basic steps of a Scrum process for software development. This course provides an introduction to the basic practices and skills required to make a Scrum project successful.
This online on-demand course provides lecture and quizzes plus individual support for follow-up questions, which will be answered through our course forum and individual support during normal business hours, Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm Pacific Time.
This eLearning online on-demand course requires Adobe Flash Player 10. Download it here.
What you will get from this course
- Earn 1 PDU of course credit (PMI)
- Learn how Scrum practices relate to project management fundamentals
- Learn the essentials of Scrum as a software development process
- Learn the three Scrum roles, three Scrum meetings, and three Scrum artifacts
- Project Managers and team leads learn basic planning, tracking, and management skills
- Product Mangers learn how to develop and prioritize requirements
- Team members learn how to estimate and break down work
IDC research indicates that 70+% of software development failures are due to poor gathering and management of requirements, while a 2008 study by QSMA Associates showed that projects organized for agile development deliver products 37% faster to market, with 16% greater productivity, than industry averages.
The desire for fewer failures and speedier success is driving the rapid adoption of the Scrum process framework, and the increasing need for trained people who can make agile projects successful. Scrum is designed from the start to improve responsiveness to customer needs, reduce wastage, and reduce time to market.
This course provides a firm grounding in the basic practices and skills required to make a Scrum project successful.
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Agile Development with Scrum Workshop (Parts 1 and 2)
Learn more about Agile and Scrum here
Agile Development with Scrum Workshop (Parts 1 and 2)
Increase productivity, improve predictability of software projects
Interest in the Scrum agile process framework is exploding as companies discover that Scrum enables them to manage software projects with greater reliability, and improve responsiveness to customers. This class extends your knowledge of Scrum to the level you need to create, manage, and execute a Scrum process for software development.
What you will get from this course
- Earn 14PDUs
- Practice all the necessary skills, with hands-on exercises
- Work through a hands-on simulation of a complete Scrum project, from start to finish
- Master Scrum sufficiently to launch a Scrum project in your office
IDC research indicates that 70+% of software development failures are due to poor gathering and management of requirements, while a 2008 study by QSMA Associates showed that projects organized for agile development deliver products 37% faster to market, with 16% greater productivity, than industry averages.
The desire for fewer failures and speedier success is driving the rapid adoption of the Scrum process framework, and the increasing need for trained people who can make agile projects successful. Scrum is designed from the start to improve responsiveness to customer needs, reduce wastage, and reduce time to market.
This course provides the in-depth training necessary to create, manage, and execute a Scrum process successfully. You will go beyond mastery of individual skills to mastery of a complete Scrum process. Having learned the steps, you will now learn how to choreograph the performance, and employ your skills to plan and execute a full-up Scrum process in class. You will leave the class with enough knowledge to repeat your success back at the office.
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Microsoft Project
Managing Projects with Microsoft Project
Learn how to get the most out of Microsoft Project
Whether you've never used Microsoft Project or have been using it for years, this course helps you leverage the tool to plan, execute, and controls your projects.
What you will get from this course
- 2-day Managing Projects with Microsoft Project course earns 14 contact hours (PDUs)
- Interactive course provides techniques, best-practices, and special add-on tools
- The course offers an effective combination of lecture, demonstrations, and lab exercises to reinforce key concepts
- Flexible schedules and convenient Bay Area locations
Are you ready to move beyond spreadsheets to manage the complexities of a dynamic schedule? Project and program managers who are faced with the challenge of planning their projects and controlling variance must rely on automated tools to create order out of chaos. Microsoft Project continues to grow as one of the most commonly used tools in project management.
This course presents practical hands-on guidance in the efficient use of Microsoft Project to reduce the time spent on the tool and increase the time available to manage the project. The course content is based on project-management process, not just on software features. Through a combination of lecture, demonstrations, and lab exercises, this course will reinforce the key concepts and techniques of a commonly available, but often-misused, management tool.
