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Aug 2023
10m 35s

Agile Final Checklist & Agile Practice G...

Phill Akinwale, PMP, ACP, OPM3
About this episode

The video summarizes the key pages and topics to focus on for the Agile Practice Guide for the PMP or CAPM exam.

The key pages are:

  • Pages 91 to 95, which cover the knowledge areas broken down from an agile perspective.
  • Pages 8 and 9, which discuss the Agile Manifesto.
  • Page 14, which covers the Stacy Model.
  • Pages 18 and 19, which show PMI's unique blend of the Stacey Model.
  • Pages 28 and 29, which provide an understanding of the hybrid world.
  • Pages 33, 58, and 59, which discuss problems in agile.
  • Page 77, which covers contracts in agile.
  • Page 100, which provides an overview of agile.

The key topics are:

  • The basics of agile
  • The Agile Manifesto
  • Making a case for agile
  • Attitude and behavior in agile
  • Core concepts of agile
  • Agile acceptance and buy-in
  • Agile as a way of thinking
  • Agile challenges
  • Agile concerns and fears
  • Team building
  • Scrum basics
  • Uses of scrum
  • Scrum theory
  • Scrum values
  • The roles in scrum
  • Scrum events
  • The concept of the sprint
  • Sprint planning
  • The daily scrum
  • The sprint review
  • The sprint retrospective
  • Scrum artifacts
  • Small group dynamics
  • The definition of done
  • Servant leadership
  • Self-organizing teams
  • Effective and empowered teams
  • The five stages of team development
  • Reaching consensus
  • Meeting rules
  • Team charters and contracts
  • Estimating and forecasting
  • Velocity
  • Kanban
  • The concept of whip
  • Work in progress
  • Delivery rates
  • Lead time
  • Cycle time
  • Little's law
  • The concept of cost of delay
  • Urgency
  • Kanban roles
  • Small group dynamics

The video also emphasizes the importance of understanding the Agile Manifesto and its values and principles. The speaker suggests critiquing the manifesto and asking how it could be customized to fit a unique circumstance.

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