with MS Project
The Certified In Practical Scaled Agile (CIPSA) with MS Project is an online certification course for Scaled Agile or Agile practitioners. It's an in-depth, hands-on, practical-oriented Certification Course. Literally, it's the only such course, worldwide. It also comes with full money back guarantee.
This is a complete video course on Scaled Agile Management. It covers both theory (30%) and practical (70%). Highest emphasis has been given to practical applicability. Though MS Project has been used, any other software tool can be used as the concepts are similar.
Scaling is inevitable for large or mega-projects. However, worldwide, not a single Scaled Agile certification tells how to do scaling in a practical, hands-on manner. The CIPSA certification stands apart as a unique one in that respect.
The CIPSA certification understands that either Scrum or Kanban are used at team-levels. It uses the CIPSA framework, which supports both for scaling. Though MS Project Agile software has been used to demonstrate scaling, any other software can be used because the concepts are similar.
This course takes a deep-dive into Scaled Agile projects and their management. Starting from basics of scaling, the certification course covers both advanced and complex areas. With this course, you will thoroughly know:
- Scaled Scrum Management
- Advanced Scaled Scrum Management
- Scaled Kanban Management
- Advanced Scaled Kanban Management
- Reporting in both Scaled Scrum and Scaled Kanban
To install the MS Project Online Desktop Client, which has the Scaled Agile features, you can follow the below step-by-step guide.
You learn and work with a number of foundational as well as advanced concepts in Scaled Scrum and Scaled Kanban Management:
- Scaling multiple Scrum or Kanban teams
- Building a Scaled Scrum Backlog or Kanban Backlog, i.e., the CIPSA Backlog
- Doing cross-team Product Backlog refinement
- Adding Scaled Scrum or Kanban meta-events such as planning, reviews
- Determining inter- and intra-team dependencies.
- Resolving over-allocations across multiple teams.
- Working with multiple teams and multiple Sprints (Scrum)
- Working with multiple teams and multiple Releases (Kanban)
- Scaling Scrum Boards or Kanban Boards
- Tracking multi-teams, multi-Sprints or multi-Releases with Board views
- Building a cadence for Scaled Kanban teams
- Generating CIPSA Integrated Burndown/Burnup Chart (Scrum)
- Generating Integrated Cumulative Flow Diagrams or CFDs (Kanban)
- Closing Scaled Scrum or Scaled Kanban projects
- And many more.
This is a certification course and hence, has a detailed end course exam. On clearing the exam, you will get the coveted Certified In Practical Scaled (CIPSA) credential, indicating your mastery over hands-on Scaled Agile Management. It sets you apart in the crowd, who have only theoretical understanding.
Top Features and Benefits: Certified In Practical Scaled Agile (CIPSA)
- Total Video Duration: 11+ hours (11h 02m 24s)
- Number of Videos: 153
- Number of Lessons: 11 (+1)
- One full-length Q&A Sets: A set with 40 Q&As
- Total number of questions, including lesson-end: 80 (approx.)
- Total Exercises (Practical): 82 [downloadable]
- End-course exam and credential as a Certified In Practical ScaledAgile, or CIPSA
- In depth understanding of Scaled Scrum, Scaled Kanban, Advanced Scaled Scrum, and Advanced Scaled Kanban.
- Ability to apply the concepts with the Hands-On tool of MS Project Agile. Other software tools can also be used.
- Real-world scenario driven example of stock trading system and construction projects which uses scaling.
- Learn advanced Scaled Agile management concepts such as Cross-Team Backlog Refinement, Scaled Backlog Management, Tracking with Multiple Boards, Working with Multi-Teams and Multi-Sprints or Multi-Releases, Closing Scaled Scrum or Kanban projects.
- Generate various reports such as CIPSA Integrated Burndown/Burnup Chart, Scaled Kanban Cumulative Flow Diagrams (CFDs), Scaled Sprints Reports, Scaled Histograms and Pie Charts, among others.
- A large exercise and solutions files (over 80), which you can download, use and practice.
- A large number of tips and tricks points to know throughout the course.
Course Breakdown: Certified In Practical Scaled Agile (CIPSA)
- Lesson 1 – Welcome to CIPSA (9 videos): 22m 29s [22 minutes 29 seconds]
- Lesson 2 – Understanding Scaling in Agile (17 videos): 1h 08m 39s
- Lesson 3 – The CIPSA Framework and Practical Scaled Agile (22 videos): 1h 23m 48s
- Lesson 4 – CIPSA – Practical Scaled Scrum (17 videos): 1h 16m 51s
- Lesson 5 – CIPSA – Advanced Practical Scaled Scrum (28 videos): 2h 32m 07s
- Lesson 6 – CIPSA – Practical Scaled Kanban (15 videos): 51m 33s
- Lesson 7 – CIPSA – Advanced Practical Scaled Kanban (24 videos): 2h 06m 33s
- Lesson 8 – CIPSA – Reporting in Practical Scaled Scrum (8 videos): 36m 06s
- Lesson 9 – CIPSA – Reporting in Practical Scaled Kanban (7 videos): 26m 09s
- Lesson 10 – The CIPSA Credential: (5 videos) 14m 57s
- Lesson 11 – Conclusion: (1 video) 03m 07s
- Lesson 12 – All Exercises and Solutions (CIPSA)
- One Full-Length Question and Answer Set
What is the Certification offered by the CIPSA Course?
This course comes with an end-exam with a set of 40 questions, which covers both Scaled Scrum and Scaled Kanban management - theory and practical. To clear the CIPSA exam, you need at least an 80% score. In other words, you'll need at least 35 out of 40 to be a CIPSA.
With completion of the course and clearing of the end course exam, you will receive the unique and powerful credential: Certified In Practical Scaled Agile (CIPSA).
What is Guaranteed Pass or Your Money Back Program for the CIPSA Course?
There are no little tricks, such as – “terms and conditions apply”, “** conditions apply”, “guarantee not applicable if you have done this or that”, as you would have seen in many places. What you see and read here is exactly what you will get.
The premise is simple.
You have six (or three) months and two attempts to clear the CIPSA exam. Give the exam and clear the exam. Be a CIPSA. You WIN.
If you can’t, I’ll refund your full money. You still WIN because you’ve the entire content free of cost for 6 months! This is another WIN for you.
You’ve everything to win with this course, nothing to lose. You’ve entire 6 (or 3) months of access to the course for free, whether you go for the exam or not. It’s not mandatory to give the CIPSA end-course exam.
Note: You can also evaluate the videos before paying any money. Twenty (20) videos will be available for your evaluation, even before your purchase.
CIPSA–Applicability and Validity
- Theory Used: Practical Scaled Agile Management using Team-Level Scrum and Team-Level Kanban from the CIPSA Framework
- Software Used: MS Project Online Desktop Client (2019/2021/2024)
- Theory Pre-requisite: Minimal Project Management, Scrum and Kanban.
- Scaled Agile Pre-requisite: None. You’ll learn with the course.
- Course Duration: 3 or 6 months from the date of purchase
- Guaranteed Applicability: Entire course duration.
- Price: $119 USD / Rs 9,549 (for 3 months)
$219 USD / Rs 17,549 (for 6 months)
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- Primary Format: Video, Accessible
- Status: Available
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Following are the FAQs from customers, users and aspiring users who want to buy the courses.
Question – 1: I've no experience in Scaled Agile management. Can I use this course?
Answer – 1: Yes, you can. No experience is needed in Scaled Agile management. This course will teach you scaling, grounds-up. It'll have real-world scaled projects to solidify your understanding.
Question – 2: I've basic understanding with respect to Scrum and/or Kanban frameworks. Will this course guide me?
Answer – 2: Yes, both team-level Scrum and team-level Kanban has been explained. These will be used next in the CIPSA Framework. As you proceed with the course, you'll learn them in-depth with respect to scaling.
Question – 3: How to install and use the MS Project Agile software? How do I know that the MS Project Online Desktop Client has installed properly with its Agile features?
Answer – 3: Follow the steps mentioned in this link. I’ve shown a clear demonstration on how to install, run and check the Agile features. In the final step, I've informed the verification with respect to the Online Desktop Client.
