Final Exam: Senior Software Project Manager

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

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  Recognize how a hybrid may be utilized as a team is transitioning to agile
  

  discover the critical skills required for a software developer and a software project manager, two key software project team members
  

  recall the tools and techniques used to create a shared product vision
  

  recognize how to evaluate the communication skills of a candidate to determine the right fit for a software developer role
  

  describe how to manage the sprint backlog
  

  recognize the assessment tool that predicts the suitability of a project to use agile, traditional, or hybrid approaches
  

  describe the large scale scrum framework and its benefits
  

  describe the process involved in defining the strategic goals and aligning the organizational activities to achieve the set goals
  

  describe techniques and frameworks for scaling agile projects
  

  describe agile leadership best practices with regards to people, product, and process
  

  recognize the best practices to be adopted for developing self-organizing teams
  

  discover the scrum of scrums framework for scaling scrum
  

  discover how managing a multicultural, diverse team adds value for internal stakeholders of an organization
  

  recognize the role of collaboration between team members in scrum
  

  discover the steps involved in planning for business intelligence across the organization
  

  discover advanced analytics as an effective tool for business intelligence-related data analysis
  

  describe how to run an effective sprint review meeting
  

  describe the purpose of the product backlog and how it applies to the agile process
  

  recognize the best practices involved in establishing smart business objectives
  

  discover techniques to become an effective scrum master
  

  recognize the considerations to keep in mind when defining the kpis for business intelligence-related data analysis
  

  describe the leadership focus of agile projects
  

  demonstrate how risk or anti-value is estimated and incorporated into the product backlog
  

  identify the key steps involved in evaluating a candidate for a software developer role in the software project team
  

  describe agile risk management and how to apply it to the agile process
  

  describe the importance of aligning smart business objectives to organizational strategic goals
  

  compare traditional projects to agile projects
  

  recognize practices to improve the business insights of reports
  

  recognize the ways to overcome common challenges in scaling scrum
  

  identify the roles and responsibilities of key team members within a software project team
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  recall the v, spiral, and iterative traditional-agile hybrid models
  

  recall how work is prioritized
  

  discover the less framework for scaling scrum
  

  discover the value drives for a value-based organization
  

  identify the various sources from where talent can be recruited for a software project team
  

  compare and contrast the value management office (vmo) with the project management office (pmo)
  

  describe the daily scrum and how to use it in the agile process effectively
  

  apply guidelines and best practices to create an effective job description to attract the best talent
  

  demonstrate the shu-ha-ri method of knowledge gaining and describe factors that influence project tailoring
  

  discover how making sound ethical business decisions adds value for an organization
  

  define the spring backlog and how to use it in day-to-day operations
  

  establish vision and mission statements that will motivate the organization to achieve set strategic goals
  

  recognize the key challenges faced when recruiting key talent for a software project
  

  recognize practices to adopt for driving a data-driven mindset within an organization
  

  recognize the various types of waste (muda) and how they are related to value delivery
  

  describe techniques for estimating agile story points and involving the agile team in the decision-making process
  

  recognize the commonly used approaches to establish the organizational strategic goals
  

  recognize situations where hybrid methodologies may be necessary
  

  recognize the opportunity to adapt the plan to welcome change, address risks, and leverage opportunities
  

  recognize the guidelines to follow while performing a swot analysis on the organization's current business environment
  

  describe the benefits of using simple, tactile tools and the problems with high-tech tools
  

  describe disciplined agile delivery and its benefits
  

  describe the characteristics of various project management methodologies
  

  describe growth, efficiency, and financial types of values that drive value-based management
  

  describe how a data strategy aligns the organization's data-related activities towards providing business intelligence insights
  

  identify measure of progress
  

  discover commonly used business intelligence applications to analyze and report information
  

  recognize the importance of value in business strategy
  

  describe methods to manage the product backlog effectively
  

  discover techniques to become an effective product owner