Agile: Project Management

Catalog description

The key objectives of this course focus on core components of agile project management as distinct from traditional project management, and on equipping course participants with strategies and techniques for successful Lean and Agile project implementation. Agile is a term for a set of values, principles, and practices that have been shown to improve the efficiency, productivity, and quality of software development and delivery. A servant leadership mindset and approach is critical to empowering agile teams to produce great results. Students will practice the role of an agile project manager and a facilitator of agile practices towards achieving desired outcomes. Students who complete this course will earn the ICAgile Project Management certification. This certification also takes a much more in-depth look at the fundamental agile concepts of adaptive planning, customer collaboration, and value-driven delivery in dynamic and sometimes highly constrained environments. In addition, the learning outcomes address agile approaches to standard project management processes such as metrics, reporting, and contract management. Prerequisite: CIT 205 .