Software Project Management Proficiency (Advanced Level)

Topics covered

• define feature-driven development and how it applies to Agile project management
• define self organizing teams and how they work
• define the role of the software Project Manager in helping set expectations for clients
• describe best practices to be adopted by an Agile leader to build and mentor Agile teams for a software project
• describe how concepts of extreme programming help integrate Agile into software development based on examples
• describe software architecture in the Scrum framework
• describe test-driven development and how it applies to Scrum
• describe the features of the Hybrid Agile model
• describe the goals and objectives of the sprint planning meeting
• describe the goals and objectives of the sprint review meeting
• describe the process for refactoring using the Scrum framework
• describe the various scaling models available for integrating Agile
• discover guidelines to identify the best fit Agile framework for the organization
• identify and describe Agile project management artifacts
• identify how Agile projects affect stakeholder communication
• identify meaningful metrics useful for measuring continuous development and delivery
• identify the key Agile metrics that are useful for measuring project success
• identify the parameters used to assess an organization to determine its Agile maturity
• identify the steps in the Agile life cycle
• recognize best practices when transitioning from traditional software project management to Agile
• specify methods and tricks for speeding up the decision-making process in an organization
• specify what's needed to speed up the decision-making process
• understand challenges associated with stakeholder communication and how to overcome them
• understand the importance of separating a client's expectations from their requirements and how to achieve success by focusing on requirements