Certified - PMI-ACP Audio Course

This session tackles the challenge of decision-making within agile teams, especially when consensus is difficult. Learners explore how structured techniques such as fist of five, Roman voting, and de…

In this episode, learners examine how agile teams succeed by prioritizing cross-functional collaboration over siloed roles. The session reviews techniques for fostering communication among developers…

This session explores retrospectives as the heartbeat of continuous improvement in agile practice. The episode reviews common retrospective formats and techniques, from start-stop-continue to more cr…

The focus here is on the dynamics of team development, with Tuckman’s model—forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning—serving as the anchor. The episode explains how agile teams progress…

This episode explores how high-performing agile teams are built on a foundation of shared vision and explicit working agreements. Learners discover how vision statements provide direction, create ali…

This session reviews the range of agile models—Scrum, Kanban, Extreme Programming (XP), Lean, and hybrid approaches—and explains when and how each is most effective. Candidates are guided through the…

This episode introduces the various tools available to assess whether agile practices are suitable for a given project or environment. Candidates learn how suitability assessments consider organizati…

Building on the prior episode, this session dives deeper into the consequences of misclassifying work within complexity models. Learners explore the risks of applying overly prescriptive approaches t…

This episode introduces learners to the importance of complexity thinking in agile environments, where uncertainty, emergence, and unpredictability often challenge linear planning. It begins by frami…

This episode deepens the conversation on agile mindset by revisiting the four values and twelve principles of the Agile Manifesto. Rather than reciting them, the discussion focuses on their applicati…

Following on the prior episode, this discussion shifts focus from building increments to cultivating the environment that makes experimentation sustainable. Psychological safety, leadership support, …

This episode explores the agile principle of building early increments to test assumptions and validate real customer need. Listeners are introduced to the concept of minimum viable product (MVP) and…

This episode introduces the first PMI-ACP domain, Mindset, providing a structured overview of why mindset anchors all agile practice. The discussion opens by exploring agile values and principles, em…

The final glossary deep dive in this series introduces terminology related to metrics, flow, and quality. Terms such as lead time, cycle time, work-in-progress, throughput, and definition of done are…

This glossary session turns to product and delivery-focused terminology, clarifying words and phrases that appear in backlogs, planning, and iterative development discussions. Candidates review terms…

This session begins the first of several glossary deep dives that strengthen candidates’ command of the agile vocabulary essential for the PMI-ACP exam. The focus here is on mindset and leadership te…

Here, the spotlight turns to the practical steps every candidate must complete before sitting for the PMI-ACP exam. The eligibility requirements are broken down in detail, including professional hour…

This episode focuses on building a personalized study system designed to maximize memory retention and performance under exam conditions. Candidates learn how spaced repetition helps move key concept…

This opening episode introduces the PMI-ACP certification exam and explains how it differs from other professional credentials in the project and program management space. Listeners will gain an over…