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Plan smarter.
Deliver faster.
Get certified.
What you get:
- ICP-APM certification
- Self-paced, start now
- Money-back guarantee
- Bonus: Kanban course
- Bonus: 20+ tools & templates
Top 10% of ICAgile Orgs
Thousands Certified
Decades of agile experience
WHAT'S COVERED
Agile Project Management is packed with everything that Project Managers need to know to successfully launch, run and optimize agile projects.
Understanding complex systems and how agile ways of working can be applied to mitigate risk is a crucial starting point for effective agile project management.
In this chapter we'll explore complexity models like Cynefin, different delivery modes, and how the manager's role needs to change in agile environments.
Shifting from managing people to managing systems is a fundamental skill for agile Project Managers.
In these lessons we'll explore value stream, optimizing for fast feedback, managing dependencies, and effectively using a Definition of Done.
Establishing effective governance and contracts is an essential prerequisite for agile delivery success.
In these lessons we'll dive into contract types, agile governance, using constraints effectively, and much more.
Building high-performing agile teams is perhaps the most important function you can perform as an Agile Project Manager.
In these lessons we'll explore models of team formation, effective communication, chartering and much more.
At a fundamental level, agile is about delivering the right solution, to the right person at the right time.
In these lessons we unpack incremental delivery, stakeholder identification, constraints and much more.
Planning in an agile environment looks quite different from traditional planning.
In these lessons we'll explore understanding and implementing adaptive planning at multiple levels, from vision down to daily planning. We'll also dive into how to adjust plans based on new information.
Too many projects fall into the trap of relying on vanity metrics that offer little insight into the health of their project.
In our final lessons we'll dive into developing a balanced dashboard of metrics, relating value and scope, balancing predictability and flexibility and much more.
THIS COURSE IS FOR YOU IF ...
- You understand agile basics and want to grow your skillset
- You're a new Project Manager and you need to figure out how to deliver effectively with agile
- You're an experienced Project Manager but new to agile ways of working
- You're an aspiring Project Manager and want to level-up your career potential
HI, I'M MIKE LYONS!
In 2006 I read the Agile Manifesto for the first time and it changed my career. Before Agile was even “a thing”, I saw how working in small batches, fast feedback, and shipping often was key.
From that point on, I became dedicated to helping teams and organizations become faster, nimbler and more adaptive. Across my 30 year career I’ve worked with startups, non-profits, state and local governments and fortune 100 enterprises to get real results with agile.
But it hasn't all been rainbows and lollipops.
I’ve made plenty of mistakes and seen agile fail miserably. Today I look back on these blunders with gratitude, because they gave me the wisdom needed to move beyond the theory of agile and really get results.
And I've distilled what I've learned into the fastest most effective way to earn the ICP-APM certification.
LEARNERS LOVE KAIRISE
I appreciated this comprehensive course ... To have a coherent, cohesive summary has been really insightful. I enjoyed the pace and the relevant anecdotes, and I will definitely be revisiting the templates and handy checklists for my next client engagements. Worth the $
This course is truly next level on content engagement and the way information is presented. Mike is a truly great teacher! If you are unsure about this course don't be!
This course is practical, actionable, comfortable, and easygoing. Strongly recommend!!!!
Very engaging facilitator with great context and examples to ensure learning is real world practical Highly recommend!
The format of the course allows you to continue working and when a quiet moment arises you can do a short stint in the course.
This course is the perfect length, at the correct level of detail, and in a well-organized format. The video lessons are engaging, and the knowledge checks at the end of each section quickly ensure understanding of the material.
This course was just what I needed to get started working in an Agile environment. The variety of presentation methods and activities helped keep me engaged.
I have never been in a more fun and engaging course than this one. Every single style of learning is covered and the knowledge checks really help cement the material. Bravo!
I am a Certified ScrumMaster, but I truly believe this course has set me up for broader organizational success. This self-paced course is the perfect fit for developing more Agilists in our organization.
The course included the "what" and laid out well the "how", so I am walking away with actionable ideas for how better to run my own projects and run a team.
I'm so happy that this course was offered! It's fully comprehensive for beginning a path toward more advanced training and certificates.
Highly recommend for the bite sized well designed course, that includes relevant easy to apply activities, and a great instructor who speaks to you, not at you. Very well done and would take more courses designed like this.
I loved this course! Mike was thorough and fun throughout the course. He was easy to follow, and the pace of the course was just right.
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If you didn't feel like this course was worth every penny, we'll happily refund you - no questions asked.
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With Agile Project Management, you won’t wait for anything or anyone. You can move through the class as quickly as you'd like.
Our brains are not wired to sustain long periods of focus. We learn better in small chunks.
Quickly put agile to work with an ever-growing library of templates, cheat sheets and how to's.
Agile Project Management includes access to Kanban Essentials. In this mini-course you'll learn how to ...
Ask Mike is an AI clone that has been trained on everything I've created - dozens of video lessons ...
Neuro-science (and common sense) tells us that newly acquired knowledge that isn’t put into ...
Traditional, instructor-led training is painfully slow.
Waiting for class to start… 😴
Waiting for the instructor to figure out how to use Zoom … 😴
Waiting for the class to come back from breaks … 😴
Waiting for that one guy to finish asking his question … 😴
With this course you won’t wait for anything or anyone.
You can start the course when you're ready and move through the content as fast or as slow as you like.
Because we cut out all the fluff, you can complete this course and earn your certification in half the time it would normally take you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Prior to taking this course, we recommend that you have a basic grasp of agile ways of working, including methods like Scrum.
If you don't, check out our Agile Foundations course.
FOREVER! With your registration you'll get lifetime access to the full course content in including new lesson, tools and other course enhancements.
Once you've registered you'll get instant access to all of the lessons online via any computer or mobile device.
You can access Agile Project Management and Kanban Essentials through the My Dashboard link in the header.
Send an email to [email protected].
We are pretty quick to respond.
Once you've purchased the course you'll instantly get access to all the assets in Toolkit+.
Simply click the Toolkit link in the header.
Yes, your registration includes everything required to earn the ICP-APM certification.
Learners can claim 16 PDUs. Please note that PMI PDUs are earned for course attendance and not for passing a KaiRise final assessment.
Students can claim PDUs under PMI's "Education courses provided by other third party providers” category.
Students of KaiRise courses are able to claim SEUs after completing all of the lessons in the program. For the Agile Project Management (ICP-APM), learners can claim 16 (sixteen) SEUs. Students can claim SEUs under the Scrum Alliances's "Learning" category. SEUs can be claimed online at https://www.scrumalliance.org/get-certified/scrum-education-units
Agile Project Management concludes with a multiple choice quiz. The quiz is embedded in the course itself, you will not need to go anywhere else to take it. There are no time restrictions for completing the quiz. You can attempt the quiz as many times as you like. Questions are drawn from quizzes in preceding lessons. Your passing score must be 80% or higher to receive the certification. Learners may attempt the exam multiple times to achieve a passing score.
That's the beauty of a self-paced course, you can move through it at whatever speed works best for you. We've seen determined learners finish the course in a day. But most learners prefer to spread the course out over 3-5 days, working a few hours each day.
No, the fundamentals are not covered in this course.
The Agile Project Management course assumes that you have a basic grasp of agile ways of working including methods like Scrum.
If you don't, check out our Agile Foundations course.
The problem with instructor-led courses is that you're not in control. You have to learn at the instructor's pace and you have no ability to go back and refresh yourself on the material after the class ended.
With our course, you can complete the lessons when it's most relevant to your work and go back and review whenever you need to.
By integrating the learning into your flow of work, it becomes far more relevant, timely and effective.
Our brains are not wired to sustain long periods of focus. We learn better in small in small chunks.
This is why YouTube is so addictive. Need to know how to change a tire? Hop on over to Youtube. Watch a 3 minute video and then go and change your tire.
Our courses are designed around this same learning model.
You can finish each lesson in 5-minutes or less. And they are set up so you walk away with s a small bit of value in each lesson that you can then go and apply to your work.
So you don’t need to get through 20 lessons before you can connect the dots and put agile to work.
There are 3 important benefits to this approach:
1. Continuous Progress
Because lessons can be completed so quickly, you'll feel a constant sense of forward momentum and progress. This is why completion rates for our courses.
2. Immediate Impact
Each lesson provides you with a small unit of relevant information that you can immediately put to use.
3. Fits Your Schedule
No need to carve out hours of dedicated time to complete Agile Foundations. If you have a few spare minutes between meetings, you can jump in and knock out a lesson.
This course includes access to Toolkit+.
Toolkit+ is an ever-growing library of 20+ templates, cheat sheets and how to's. Toolkit+ is an essential resource for putting the concepts you've learned in Agile Foundations into practice.
Here's a sample of what's included:
- 90 day Scrum Master Checklist
- Metrics Cheat Sheet
- Team Charter Template
- Product Vision Template
- 5 Scrum Ceremonies Cheat Sheets
- Definition of Done Template
- Scrum Pillars Cheat Sheet
- Agile Manifesto Cheat Sheet
And much more!
This course also includes Kanban Essentials.
In this mini-course you'll learn how to incorporate the 6 Kanban practices into a Scrum workflow in a simple and structured way.
- Differentiate yourself with critical skills and Integrate Kanban into your existing Scrum workflow
- Actionable Today - Build a working Kanban for YOUR team today
- Stand above the fray and Unlock the 6 core Kanban practices
- Drive Results - Introduce Flow Metrics - Lead Time, Cycle Time, WIP
- Don't procrastinate - We provide you with an implementation plan
- Free tools and references you can apply today to track and manage work
Ask Mike is an AI-powered digital clone of Mike Lyons, your esteemed instructor.
Ask Mike has been trained on every piece of content we've ever created, including course lessons, blogs, articles, LinkedIn content and more.
Use Ask Mike to get feedback, test ideas, and get tailored feedback on your specific team, project and organization.
Neuro-science (and common sense) tells us that newly acquired knowledge that isn’t put into practice shortly after learning it is lost.
We’ve all experienced this. You learned something new and then tried to recall it several months later. It’s like you’re starting from scratch.
This is why you'll have access to the material forever.
You can come back to any part of the course whenever you want and quickly get yourself back up to speed on the topic you need a refresher on.