Ensuring Delivery of Value and Quality in Agile Projects

Overview/Description
This course covers agile techniques and practices that deal with achieving product value and quality, beginning with agile documentation practices and key points to understand about contract types that are most suitable to the agile environment. It proceeds with an overview of agile risk management and the basics of agile Earned Value Management. Also covered are factors affecting product quality, including agile strategies that promote quality throughout development, and the incorporation of continuous testing as a practice for improving and verifying the expected level of customer value. This course is intended for project managers, program managers, or anyone who wants to efficiently participate in agile projects. It is aligned with the Agile Certified Practitioner exam objectives developed by the Project Management InstituteÂ® and Certified ScrumMaster learning objectives.

Target Audience
Managers and members of project teams who currently use or plan to adopt Agile techniques

Expected Duration (hours)
2.0

Lesson Objectives

Ensuring Delivery of Value and Quality in Agile Projects

distinguish between valid and invalid reasons for documentation on an agile project

determine whether a given document meets the criteria for agile documentation

label examples of contracts according to their types

explain why fixed-price contracts are not appropriate for agile projects

recognize agile practices for managing project risk

determine which risk management tool a team should use given its situation

determine the health of an agile project using Earned Value Management calculations

calculate the earned value for a given project

calculate cost and schedule performance indicators for a given project

determine the appropriate documentation and contract for a given agile project

report earned value information for a given agile project