Agile Best Practices

Value Stream Mapping

Value Stream Mapping While preparing for the PMI-ACP exam, I was introduced to Value Stream Mapping in Mike Griffith’s PMI-ACP Exam Prep book. Determined to give it an immediate try, I enlisted the help of my colleague, Piya Mewa, a business analyst on my team. Together we visualized the value stream for a feature our …

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Agile Career Development

I am a PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)

(Mike Griffiths’ book is an excellent study guide for the PMI-ACP exam.) PMI Agile Certified Practitioner I passed the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) exam yesterday. This is PMI’s fastest growing certification. It’s value is becoming more significant as the trend toward Agile in many companies continues. (Click the image above to see details on …

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