Agile - Scrum Master Certification + PMI-ACP® Training in NJ
Why Agile?
Agile project management is now mainstream and growing in popularity. No longer restricted to software development projects, agile frameworks and methodologies are being adopted by many organizations to enhance project team performance and raise customer satisfaction across a wide spectrum of projects.
The PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® certification is offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI) and covers agile frameworks and methodologies such as Scrum, XP and Lean.
Our live course is offered in New Jersey in a unique format that provides you with the option to do 2 or 3 days of training. The first two days provide you with knowledge of the Scrum framework and prepare you to sit for a Scrum Master certification exam such as SMC or PSM I. The optional third day of our agile training classes focuses on the additional information you will need to know to pass the PMI-ACP® certification exam.
PRICING ($100 Early Bird discount when registering at least 15 days in advance!)
- 16-Hour Scrum Master:
$749 - On-site student
$649 - Remote student
- 24-Hour Scrum Master + ACP:
$1099 - On-site student
$999 - Remote student
* Note that some agile / scrum master certifications require you to meet minimum experience requirements.
NJ Scrum Master Training
Why Scrum Master Certification?
Scrum is the most popular agile framework. It is adaptive, iterative, fast, flexible, effective and designed to deliver significant value quickly and throughout a project. Scrum ensures transparency in communication and creates an environment of collective accountability and continuous progress.
The Scrum framework, as defined in the SBOK™ Guide, is structured in such a way that it supports product and service development in all types of industries and in any type of project, irrespective of its complexity.
A key strength of Scrum lies in its use of cross-functional, self-organized, and empowered teams who divide their work into short, concentrated work cycles called Sprints.
Traditional project management prescribes conducting detailed upfront planning for the project with emphasis on fixing the scope, cost and schedule - and managing those parameters. In contrast, Scrum promotes value based prioritization and time-boxing over fixing the scope, cost and schedule of a project in order to deliver the greatest amount of value in the shortest amount of time.
SCRUM Increases ROI
One of the key characteristics of any project is the uncertainty of results or outcomes. It is impossible to guarantee project success at completion, irrespective of the size or complexity of a project. Considering this uncertainty of achieving success, it is therefore important to start delivering results as early in the project as possible. This early delivery of results, and thereby value, provides an opportunity for reinvestment and proves the worth of the project to interested stakeholders. It is important to:
- Understand what adds value to customers and users and to prioritize the high value requirements on the top of the Prioritized Product Backlog.
- Decrease uncertainty and constantly address risks that can potentially decrease value if they materialize. Also work closely with project stakeholders showing them product increments at the end of each Sprint, enabling effective management of changes.
- Create Deliverables based on the priorities determined by producing potentially shippable product increments during each Sprint so that customers start realizing value early on in the project.
Some of the key differences with respect to Value-driven Delivery in Scrum projects and Traditional projects are given in the adjacent figure.