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Syllabus-Style Breakdown of Agile Topics

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For the PMP exam (as per PMI’s Exam Content Outline, ECO 2021 update), Agile is integrated across all three domains rather than treated as a separate subject. The exam now has about 50% Predictive (Waterfall) and 50% Agile/Hybrid questions. So you need to cover Agile well.

Here’s a syllabus-style breakdown of Agile topics you should prepare for the PMP exam:

🔹 1. Agile Basics

  • Agile Manifesto values and principles

  • Agile mindset vs. predictive mindset

  • Servant leadership

  • Iterative, incremental, and adaptive life cycles

  • When to use Agile vs. predictive vs. hybrid

🔹 2. Agile Frameworks & Practices

  • Scrum

    • Roles: Product Owner, Scrum Master, Developers

    • Events: Sprint, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective

    • Artifacts: Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment

  • Kanban

    • Visual boards, WIP limits, cycle time, throughput

  • Lean principles

  • Extreme Programming (XP) (pair programming, TDD, CI/CD basics)

  • Crystal, DSDM, SAFe (just high-level awareness, not deep)

🔹 3. Agile Roles & Teams

  • Self-organizing, cross-functional teams

  • Role of the Agile project manager (facilitator, servant leader)

  • Stakeholder engagement in Agile projects

  • Building trust and psychological safety

🔹 4. Agile Planning & Estimation

  • User stories and story mapping

  • Product roadmap

  • Release planning

  • Sprint planning

  • Relative estimation: story points, planning poker, T-shirt sizing

  • Velocity tracking and forecasting

🔹 5. Agile Metrics & Reporting

  • Burndown charts

  • Burnup charts

  • Cumulative flow diagrams (CFD)

  • Lead time and cycle time

  • Value delivery tracking

🔹 6. Agile Practices for Value Delivery

  • Backlog refinement (grooming)

  • Prioritization techniques (MoSCoW, WSJF, Kano model)

  • MVP (Minimum Viable Product)

  • Incremental delivery of value

🔹 7. Agile Risk & Quality

  • Managing risks in Agile (frequent feedback, small batches)

  • Definition of Done (DoD) vs. Acceptance Criteria

  • Continuous integration & continuous testing

  • Adaptive risk management

🔹 8. Agile Communication & Collaboration

  • Information radiators (task boards, charts)

  • Daily standups

  • Retrospectives (continuous improvement)

  • Servant leadership communication style

  • Collaboration tools (virtual boards, chat, etc.)

🔹 9. Agile in Hybrid Environment

  • Blending Agile with predictive approaches

  • Governance and compliance in hybrid

  • Stakeholder communication in mixed models

  • Tailoring approaches

🔹 10. Reference Guides

  • Agile Practice Guide (PMI + Agile Alliance) → Core study material for Agile part of PMP

  • PMBOK 6th & 7th editions → Agile is embedded throughout

  • Andrew Ramdayal, Ricardo Vargas, and PrepCast Agile material (optional study aids)

👉 Tip for Exam:

  • Expect situational questions (e.g., “As a project manager in an Agile team, what should you do when stakeholders demand scope changes in the middle of a sprint?”).

  • Memorization is less important than applying Agile principles to scenarios.

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