Overview

Build the Agile mindset, practical skills, leadership capability, and exam strategy needed to succeed in adaptive project environments and prepare for the PMI-ACP® certification examination.

Today’s projects operate in environments characterised by rapid change, uncertainty, evolving customer expectations, technological disruption and increasing pressure to deliver value faster. Organisations therefore need professionals who can adapt quickly, collaborate effectively, empower teams and continuously deliver value.

Agile project management provides the mindset, principles, practices and tools required to manage work successfully in such environments. Rather than relying exclusively on detailed upfront planning, Agile approaches promote iterative delivery, customer collaboration, continuous feedback, adaptive planning and continuous improvement.

The Project Agile Practitioner (PAP) course offered by Kampala Project Planning and Management Centre (KPPMC) is a practical professional development and certification preparation programme designed to build participants’ capability to work effectively in Agile and hybrid project environments.

The programme is aligned with the knowledge and competency areas assessed in the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® certification examination and incorporates Agile approaches and practices including Scrum, Kanban, Lean, iterative and incremental delivery and hybrid ways of working.

The PAP programme is built around two complementary professional outcomes: developing practical Agile project management skills for the workplace and preparing eligible professionals to successfully pursue the PMI-ACP® certification examination.

Participants learn not simply how Agile terminology works, but how to think, lead, collaborate and deliver value as an Agile practitioner.

Main Purpose

The main purpose of the Project Agile Practitioner (PAP) course is to equip participants with the knowledge, practical skills, Agile mindset and professional capabilities required to successfully contribute to and lead Agile projects, while developing the examination readiness required to pursue the PMI-ACP® certification.

The programme bridges the gap between learning Agile concepts, applying Agile practices in the workplace, and demonstrating professional competence through an internationally recognised PMI certification.

What You Will Learn

The course prepares participants to understand and apply the major principles and practices required for successful Agile project delivery.

• Agile values, principles and mindset.
• Scrum, Kanban and Lean approaches.
• Agile and hybrid ways of working.
• Servant leadership and Agile team empowerment.
• Stakeholder and customer collaboration.
• Product vision and value delivery.
• Product and iteration backlog management.
• User stories and acceptance criteria.
• Agile estimation, planning and prioritisation.
• Iterative and incremental delivery.
• Agile risk management.
• Flow and Work-in-Progress management.
• Agile metrics and information radiators.
• Retrospectives and continuous improvement.
• Organisational agility and adaptive change.

Participants also learn how to interpret and respond to PMI-ACP® situational examination questions, apply PMI-aligned Agile reasoning and develop an effective certification examination strategy.

What Makes This Course Effective?

The PAP programme combines professional Agile skills development with structured PMI-ACP® examination preparation. Rather than teaching Agile as a collection of definitions and frameworks, the programme places participants in realistic project situations where they must determine how an Agile practitioner should think, lead, collaborate, prioritise and respond to change.

Participants work with practical tools including product backlogs, user stories, Kanban boards, prioritisation techniques, Agile estimates, information radiators and retrospectives.

The course recognises that Agile is not limited to software development. Participants learn how Agile principles and adaptive practices can be applied and tailored across different sectors, organisations and project environments. This makes the PAP programme valuable both to professionals seeking immediate workplace capability and those pursuing the PMI-ACP® certification.

Who Should Attend?

• Project Managers and Agile Project Managers.
• Scrum Masters, Product Owners and Product Managers.
• Agile Team Leads.
• Project and Programme Coordinators.
• Business Analysts.
• IT and Software Development professionals.
• Engineers and technical professionals.
• PMO professionals.
• Operations and transformation professionals.
• Consultants and organisational change professionals.
• Development and NGO professionals.
• Professionals involved in digital transformation.
• PMP® credential holders seeking deeper Agile competence.
• Professionals preparing for the PMI-ACP® certification examination.

The programme is also appropriate for professionals who may not yet meet the PMI-ACP® certification experience requirements but want to develop practical Agile capabilities for immediate application in their organisations.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:

1. Apply an Agile mindset and use Agile values and principles to respond effectively to complexity, uncertainty and changing stakeholder needs.
2. Lead and support high-performing Agile teams through servant leadership, facilitation, coaching, collaboration, conflict management and team empowerment.
3. Manage products and maximise value through product visioning, backlog management, prioritisation, user stories, incremental delivery and continuous stakeholder feedback.
4. Plan and deliver work adaptively using iterative approaches, Agile estimation, release and iteration planning, flow management and appropriate performance metrics.
5. Apply and tailor Agile approaches, including Scrum, Kanban, Lean and hybrid practices, to different project and organisational environments.
6. Promote continuous improvement and organisational agility through retrospectives, feedback, experimentation, learning and adaptation.
7. Approach the PMI-ACP® certification examination confidently using PMI-aligned Agile reasoning, situational question analysis and effective examination strategies.

Why Choose KPPMC?

KPPMC provides a structured professional learning experience designed to support both skills development and certification success.

• Experienced and certified Agile and project management instructors.
• Practical, facilitator-led learning.
• PMI-aligned certification preparation.
• Real-world Agile case scenarios.
• Practical Agile tools and exercises.
• Structured PMI-ACP® examination preparation.
• Extensive practice questions and readiness assessments.
• Three months’ access to PMI Study Hall™.
• Guidance through the PMI-ACP® application process.
• Post-training examination preparation support.

Enrollment Requirements

The Project Agile Practitioner (PAP) course is open to professionals seeking to develop their Agile project management capabilities.

Participants intending to apply for the PMI-ACP® certification examination must additionally satisfy PMI’s prevailing eligibility requirements relating to academic qualification, Agile professional experience and formal Agile training.

KPPMC will guide participants in reviewing their eligibility and preparing their PMI-ACP® applications. Participants who do not yet meet the PMI-ACP® experience requirement may still undertake the PAP programme for professional skills development and pursue certification once they satisfy PMI’s eligibility requirements.

Training Fee

UGX 1,400,000 (Uganda Shillings One Million Four Hundred Thousand Only).

The fee provides an all-inclusive PAP training and PMI-ACP® examination preparation package, including:

• 21 hours of Instructor-led Project Agile Practitioner training.
• PMI-ACP® examination preparation.
• Comprehensive course materials.
• Three months’ access to PMI Study Hall™.
• Extensive PMI-ACP®-style practice questions.
• Practice examinations and readiness assessments.
• Practical Agile exercises, tools and templates.
• Examination strategies and question-answering techniques.
• Guidance on PMI-ACP® eligibility and application.
• Support with the PMI-ACP® application process.
• Post-training examination preparation support.

PMI® membership and PMI-ACP® certification examination fees are separate and payable directly to PMI.

COURSE CONTENT

Lesson 1: Agile Foundations, Mindset and the PMI-ACP® Certification Journey

Participants are introduced to the Agile project environment, the evolution of Agile, Agile values and principles, adaptive ways of working and the PMI-ACP® certification journey. The lesson establishes the Agile mindset that underpins the entire programme and introduces participants to the structure and expectations of the PMI-ACP® examination.

Lesson 2: Agile Approaches, Frameworks and Ways of Working

Participants explore major Agile and adaptive approaches including Scrum, Kanban, Lean, iterative and incremental delivery, together with hybrid ways of working. The lesson develops the ability to understand the strengths and limitations of different approaches and determine how Agile practices can be selected and tailored to different project environments.

Lesson 3: Agile Leadership, Teams and Collaboration

This lesson focuses on servant leadership, team empowerment, self-organising teams, coaching and mentoring, facilitation, collaboration, conflict management, psychological safety, knowledge sharing and building high-performing Agile teams.

Lesson 4: Product Vision, Stakeholder Engagement and Value Delivery

Participants explore product vision, customer needs, stakeholder engagement, product roadmaps, value-driven delivery, Minimum Viable Products, incremental delivery, customer feedback, value measurement and product adaptation.

Lesson 5: Backlog Management, User Stories and Prioritisation

Participants develop practical skills in product and iteration backlogs, user stories, acceptance criteria, backlog refinement, Definition of Ready, Definition of Done, prioritisation techniques, relative value and continuous backlog adaptation.

Lesson 6: Agile Planning, Estimation and Adaptive Delivery

Participants explore adaptive planning, release and iteration planning, story points, relative estimation, Planning Poker, velocity, team capacity, forecasting, progressive elaboration and responding to changing priorities.

Lesson 7: Kanban, Flow Management and Agile Performance

Participants examine Kanban boards, Work-in-Progress limits, pull systems, cycle time, lead time, bottlenecks, flow efficiency, burndown and burnup charts, velocity, information radiators and Agile performance metrics.

Lesson 8: Agile Risk Management, Quality and Continuous Improvement

Participants explore Agile risk management, early risk reduction, risk-adjusted backlogs, frequent feedback, incremental quality, technical excellence, retrospectives, root cause analysis, experimentation, continuous learning and continuous improvement.

Lesson 9: Organisational Agility, Hybrid Delivery and Adaptive Change

Participants examine organisational agility, Agile culture, scaling Agile thinking, hybrid project delivery, organisational impediments, stakeholder resistance, adaptive change, systems thinking and creating environments that support Agile teams.

Lesson 10: PMI-ACP® Examination Readiness and Success Strategy

The final lesson integrates the knowledge and skills developed throughout the programme with focused PMI-ACP® examination preparation, including situational question interpretation, Agile mindset questions, selecting the best response, eliminating distractors, time management, practice questions, mock examination preparation, knowledge-gap analysis and final readiness strategies.

COURSE CONTENT

Lesson 1: Agile Foundations, Mindset and the PMI-ACP® Certification Journey

Participants are introduced to the Agile project environment, the evolution of Agile, Agile values and principles, adaptive ways of working and the PMI-ACP® certification journey. The lesson establishes the Agile mindset that underpins the entire programme and introduces participants to the structure and expectations of the PMI-ACP® examination.

Lesson 2: Agile Approaches, Frameworks and Ways of Working

Participants explore major Agile and adaptive approaches including Scrum, Kanban, Lean, iterative and incremental delivery, together with hybrid ways of working. The lesson develops the ability to understand the strengths and limitations of different approaches and determine how Agile practices can be selected and tailored to different project environments.

Lesson 3: Agile Leadership, Teams and Collaboration

This lesson focuses on servant leadership, team empowerment, self-organising teams, coaching and mentoring, facilitation, collaboration, conflict management, psychological safety, knowledge sharing and building high-performing Agile teams.

Lesson 4: Product Vision, Stakeholder Engagement and Value Delivery

Participants explore product vision, customer needs, stakeholder engagement, product roadmaps, value-driven delivery, Minimum Viable Products, incremental delivery, customer feedback, value measurement and product adaptation.

Lesson 5: Backlog Management, User Stories and Prioritisation

Participants develop practical skills in product and iteration backlogs, user stories, acceptance criteria, backlog refinement, Definition of Ready, Definition of Done, prioritisation techniques, relative value and continuous backlog adaptation.

Lesson 6: Agile Planning, Estimation and Adaptive Delivery

Participants explore adaptive planning, release and iteration planning, story points, relative estimation, Planning Poker, velocity, team capacity, forecasting, progressive elaboration and responding to changing priorities.

Lesson 7: Kanban, Flow Management and Agile Performance

Participants examine Kanban boards, Work-in-Progress limits, pull systems, cycle time, lead time, bottlenecks, flow efficiency, burndown and burnup charts, velocity, information radiators and Agile performance metrics.

Lesson 8: Agile Risk Management, Quality and Continuous Improvement

Participants explore Agile risk management, early risk reduction, risk-adjusted backlogs, frequent feedback, incremental quality, technical excellence, retrospectives, root cause analysis, experimentation, continuous learning and continuous improvement.

Lesson 9: Organisational Agility, Hybrid Delivery and Adaptive Change

Participants examine organisational agility, Agile culture, scaling Agile thinking, hybrid project delivery, organisational impediments, stakeholder resistance, adaptive change, systems thinking and creating environments that support Agile teams.

Lesson 10: PMI-ACP® Examination Readiness and Success Strategy

The final lesson integrates the knowledge and skills developed throughout the programme with focused PMI-ACP® examination preparation, including situational question interpretation, Agile mindset questions, selecting the best response, eliminating distractors, time management, practice questions, mock examination preparation, knowledge-gap analysis and final readiness strategies.