Agile Project Management

Agile is an iterative, adaptive way of delivering work. What agile is, the values behind it, agile vs. waterfall, frameworks, benefits, and PMP exam tips.

The Agile Manifesto is a 2001 statement of 4 values and 12 principles behind agile. Its history, the values and principles explained, frameworks, and exam tips.

Scrum is a lightweight agile framework for complex work. Its theory, the 3 roles, 5 events, and 3 artifacts, scrum vs. agile, benefits, and PMP exam tips.

A scrum master is a servant leader who helps a team work effectively. Responsibilities, scrum master vs. project manager, skills, becoming one, and exam tips.

The product owner maximizes a product's value and owns the backlog. Responsibilities, product owner vs. scrum master, skills, how to become one, and exam tips.

A sprint is a short, fixed-length iteration that delivers a done increment. Sprint length, the sprint cycle and events, sprint vs. scrum, and PMP exam tips.

A daily standup is a 15-minute agile team sync. Learn its purpose, the three questions, who attends, how to run one, anti-patterns, and PMP exam tips.

Sprint planning kicks off every sprint. Learn what it is, who attends, the timebox, the sprint goal and backlog, how to run the meeting, and PMP exam tips.

A sprint retrospective is how a team improves its own process. Its purpose, the five stages, who attends, timebox, retrospective ideas, and PMP exam tips.