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Advanced Agile Professional Development Day
Oct 24, 2023 @ 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
THIS IS A 1 DAY TRAINING EVENT!
PMI Baltimore Chapter – Virtual Training Session, Agile Professional Development Day
Title: Advanced Agile Essentials
Date and Time: Tuesday, October 24, 2023, 8:30am – 4:30pm
Cost: $225 for members; $250 for non-members.
You must be logged in as a member to receive the member discount; no credits will be provided if you are not logged in. There will be no refunds or credits issued for this meeting.
PDUs: This educational event qualifies for 1.0 Power Skills and 6.0 Ways of Working
Online Access: On October 20, 2023 you will be sent the URL to join the meeting from VP.ProfessionalDevelopment@PMIBaltimore.org. If you don’t receive the login info, please check your spam
Meeting: 8:15am: Log in and join the session — 8:30pm – 4:30pm: Advanced Agile Essentials
Abstract: Advanced Agile Essentials is a value-packed 1-day course providing a deep dive into topics necessary to mature your Agile expertise. The class builds on foundational knowledge and exposes students to important, next-step topics and best practices. This course includes several hands-on activities to reinforce the formal learning and concepts presented in class. In addition, participants are strongly encouraged to share their real-world challenges to create a meaningful learning environment. This course is recommended for people with a foundational knowledge of the Agile mindset, Scrum, and Kanban; or who have completed the 1-day Agile Essentials course. This course is aligned with the Project Management Institute’s Agile Certified Professional (PMI-ACP®) and Scrum Alliance’s Certified Scrum Master (CSM®) and Certified Product Owner (CSPO®) course outlines.
What you will learn:
· Applying the Lean-Agile mindset, values, and principles to projects and operations, speeding the flow of value to your customers.
· A customer-centric mindset that puts our customers at the center of our products and services.
· The keys to being an effective agile leader and how to lead an agile transformation.
· An introduction to the Disciplined Agile toolkit and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
Participants will receive a certificate of completion from Project Management Essentials and be able to claim 7 PDUs.
Instructor: The class is presented by Alan Zucker, founder of Project Management Essentials. Alan has over 25 years of experience leading projects and project management organizations in Fortune 100 companies. He led the agile transformation of a project office with over 170 project managers and has delivered large, strategic initiatives. In 2016, Alan founded Project Management Essentials to share his passion for and experience with project management. Project Management Essentials provides advisory consulting and training to clients across the United States. Clients include Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, the American Petroleum Institute, and several PMI Chapters.
Alan is a keynote speaker and thought leader. He is regularly featured in the industry press and as a podcast guest. He publishes monthly articles on project management, agile, and leadership. He is an adjunct faculty member at George Mason University and is a senior instructor with several national professional development organizations.
Alan has a master’s degree in economics from the University of Maryland and a master’s certificate in IT Project Management from George Washington University. He is a Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Agile Professional {PMI-ACP) through the Project Management Institute. He also holds multiple Agile certifications from Disciplined Agile, Scrum Alliance, and Scaled Agile.