Estimating Agile Project Work (2021 Update)

PMI Project Management Professional 2021 Update    |    Everyone
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Properly estimating activities and effective time and resource management are critical when planning projects. In this course, you'll explore common Agile estimation techniques used when managing projects, like story points and ideal days, identifying any adjustments that need to be made, and completing your release plan. You'll explore setting work in progress limits and implementing project buffers. This course also covers recommended project time management processes for monitoring and tracking progress at both the iteration and project levels. Finally, you'll learn about key Agile exam concepts such as muda or waste, the Kanban system, work in progress, Little's Law, and process cycle efficiency.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • discover the key concepts covered in this course
    recognize Agile estimating techniques
    identify considerations to keep in mind when estimating team velocity
    identify the key activities that take place in the iteration planning meeting
    identify the benefits of setting WIP limits
    distinguish between different types of scheduling buffers
    sequence the steps of the Square Root of the Sum of the Squares method for calculating project buffer
  • identify the steps of the backlog grooming process
    recognize examples of waste
    identify characteristics of the Kanban Pull system
    identify features of Kanban boards
    identify characteristics of lead time and cycle time
    recognize the formula for calculating process cycle efficiency (PCE) and the relationship between the formula variables
    recognize how the Little's Law formula is applied

IN THIS COURSE

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    Estimating Agile Project Work (2021 Update)
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    Techniques for Estimation in Agile
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    Estimation of Team Velocity
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    Release Plan Completion
    6m 32s
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    Setting Work in Progress Limits
    3m 39s
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    Types of Scheduling Buffers
    4m 52s
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    Project Buffer Calculation
    4m 2s
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    Iteration Progress Monitoring
    4m 32s
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    Types of Waste
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    Characteristics of Kanban Pull
    5m 19s
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    Using Kanban Boards
    4m 34s
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    Lead and Cycle Time
    5m 9s
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    Calculating PCE
    5m 31s
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    Applying Little's Law
    5m 55s
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