Getting Started as an Agile Project Manager

Deliver projects with the highest level of performance and quality as an agile project manager. This path will help you build a solid foundation in leading and motivating agile project teams, from developing user stories and agile charts to driving productive meetings.

Master the tools and techniques to manage a project through the agile life cycle.
Learn to successfully transition from waterfall to agile project management.

Syllabus

Courses under this program:
Course 1: Agile Project Management with Microsoft Project
-Use Microsoft Project to manage agile and hybrid projects effectively, including project setup, creating custom fields, managing tasks, tracking progress, and generating reports.

Course 2: Agile at Work: Driving Productive Agile Meetings
-Learn how to make your agile meetings as productive, effective, and valuable as possible.

Course 3: Agile at Work: Getting Better with Agile Retrospectives
-In this final course in the Agile at Work series, explore the singular value of conducting an agile retrospective at the conclusion of every sprint.

Course 4: Agile at Work: Reporting with Agile Charts and Boards
-Agile expert Doug Rose shows how to report the progress of your agile project using taskboards and burndown charts.

Course 5: Agile Project Management: Comparing Agile Tools
-Explore the strengths and weaknesses of different agile software tools, including Microsoft Excel, Atlassian JIRA, Trello, Microsoft Azure DevOps, and AI-powered tools like Llama.

Course 6: Agile Foundations
-Learn the foundational concepts you need to know to start thinking like an agile team.

Course 7: Transitioning from Waterfall to Agile Project Management
-Learn how to help your organization make the transition from traditional waterfall project management to agile project management.

Course 8: Agile at Work: Building Your Agile Team (2015)
-Learn how to adopt an agile mindset and build an agile team: one that is self-organized, collaborative, and accountable.

Course 9: Agile at Work: Planning with Agile User Stories
-Learn how to plan an agile project with user and technical stories.