Applied Scrum for Agile Project Management
Scrum and Agile are often considered synonymous, and there is a good reason. Scrum embodies the simplest and most pure approach to managing project work at the team level. Scrum is employed by over half of all Agile practitioners across all industries. While agile may have started in software development, many industries now use an agile methodology to deliver their work. The basis for agile, the agile manifesto, extends well beyond its origins in extreme programming and agile software development. Development teams around the world are now using kanban boards and assigning strong product owners to direct self-organizing teams to deliver on prioritized product backlogs. And nearly every new product has some sort of IT component and goes through an agile development lifecycle.
Today nearly 100% of IT organizations use Agile and many other industries are quickly following;
The likelihood of being on a Scrum or Scrum-like project is quickly approaching 50/50 or better over time.
While the Mastering Agile Professional Certificate program emphasizes principles at the heart of all Agile frameworks, in this course we start by learning the key project management processes, roles, mechanics, and philosophies behind Scrum. This will provide the basis for all understanding Agile in its purest form over four weeks exploring Why, Who, How, and finally What Scrum looks like applied in the real world. From understanding the agile team members, like scrum master and product owner, to the important differences in lean and agile processes.
While this course will not make you an agile certified practitioner (PMI-ACP), or certified scrum master (CSM), it offers a more fundamental agile certification based on agile principles and how scaled agile is applied in industry today. You'll finish this course more than ready to begin your agile journey, which we hope takes you to the next course in the series on “Sprint Planning for Faster Agile Team Delivery.”
Upon successful completion of this course, learners can earn 10 Professional Development Unit (PDU) credits, which are recognized by the Project Management Institute (PMI). PDU credits are essential to those looking to maintain certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP).
What you'll learn
- Why Agile is taking over: history, case studies, and proof Agile works better
- Who uses Agile based on industry scale, stakeholders, and engineering
- How to run a successful Scrum team for speed, innovation, leadership, and control
- Scrum team makeup, user story writing, sprint planning, execution, and retro tools
- What Scrum looks like at scale, its alternatives, and how to avoid pitfalls over time
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| Rating | 4.5★ based on 76 ratings |
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| Length | 4 weeks |
| Effort | 4 weeks, 2–3 hours per week |
| Starts | On Demand (Start anytime) |
| Cost | $199 |
| From | UMD, USMx, The University of Maryland, College Park, University System of Maryland via edX |
| Instructor | John Johnson |
| Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Business Humanities |
| Tags | Business & Management Engineering Philosophy & Ethics USMx |
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I am not from a computer science background and hence Agile and Scrum are very new to me.
This introduction to Agile and Scrum, let me change my mind set tabout project management, since having tool such as kanban, whrere help you find at a glance which activities are completed, which other not.
This is a must take course for anyone who wants to learn the basic principles of Agile and Scrum.
Great introductory course to agile and scrum.
Helps non tech project managers get a wide scope of the Agile and Scrum world.
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easy to follow
The video lectures were well structured, were easy to follow and each was followed by a "Summary Points" lecture to engrave the knowledge better.
Easy to follow and comprehend.
Straightforward AGILE beginners training, easy to follow and comprehend and makes a high-level comparison on most notable frameworks in use.
Great video commentary and easy to follow.
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project management
I am quite sure I can use the knowledge I gained to manage Time, and Resources in Project Management more efficiently.
The course is obviously is for an agile approach in project management but it also compares the agile with the traditional and lean approaches at high level.
i enjoyed the course, it gives me a general overview of project management method which i can build on with the references and study materials provided.
This was my first step to Agile and I consider it provided a good general understanding of Scrum for project management.
Provides a range of project management methodologies.
Wasn't too relevant to my field of construction or project finance but was very helpful in knowing new methods and project management tools.
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learn a lot
I enjoyed course and learn a lot.
Great course, learn a lot about Agile way of working.
Now I feel confident to apply this method in my company I thank the university and the professors that offered this great course It is an interesting course to do and learn as well , Very informative learning material in deed , I've learn a lot from Scrum I really enjoyed the course, it helps understand the Agile world for someone who has worked with more traditional projects.
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recommend this course
All in all, it was a great learning experience, I can recommend this course to everyone who is interested in the topic!
I highly recommend this course and the lectures are concise yet informative.
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real life
The course included case studies to prove how AGILE works in real life situations, what was a great addition.
Simple to follow and with real life examples, it didn't feel like a burden to get through the weekly lessons.
Very informative course, well structured and presented with real life examples and easily to relate to daily work environments.
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well structured
It is a great course, with a lot of learning, very well structured, with a great professor and all the tools to succeed It's a nice learning for agile working method.
Great easy to learn the material, videos are short and well structured.
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I learned a lot about applied scrum and agile management.
When completed, I learned a lot about scrum/agile practice that I did not know.
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This course is very helpful to anyone who has working knowledge or exposure to Agile and who wish to get better understanding.
this was a great course and very helpful for my daily work as a project manager.
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Homework was easy and the final exam also is moderate but not difficult.
I completed the course and I enjoyed it greatly but It would not allow me to take the final exam uncertain to why.
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This is a great course for project managers to extend their knowledge on the AGILE methodology.
It brings the ultimost concepts used by project managers on the diversity of companies.
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It is also effectively presented as a sales pitch for scrum without going into any depth on reasons why it can be successful with little or no mention of the disadvantages, especially when there are still a huge number of companies and teams NOT using it.
his course is exactly the information I need to be successful with my team.
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| Rating | 4.5★ based on 76 ratings |
|---|---|
| Length | 4 weeks |
| Effort | 4 weeks, 2–3 hours per week |
| Starts | On Demand (Start anytime) |
| Cost | $199 |
| From | UMD, USMx, The University of Maryland, College Park, University System of Maryland via edX |
| Instructor | John Johnson |
| Download Videos | On all desktop and mobile devices |
| Language | English |
| Subjects | Business Humanities |
| Tags | Business & Management Engineering Philosophy & Ethics USMx |
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