Validates foundational knowledge of project management, predictive delivery, agile approaches and business analysis for supporting project work.
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Validates practical skills in project management, including initiation, planning, execution and Agile approaches, applied through a capstone project.
Validates foundational knowledge of Scrum principles, the Scrum framework and Scrum Master responsibilities for serving teams and organizations.
Validates foundational knowledge of the Scrum Product Owner role, including goal setting, customer understanding and Product Backlog management.
Validates knowledge of leading with SAFe, including Lean-Agile mindset, team agility, product flow, portfolio management and leading change.
Validates knowledge of Scrum principles, Scrum Master responsibilities and applying the Scrum framework to support effective teams.
Validates knowledge of managing AI projects from business understanding and data preparation to deployment and governance.
Validates foundational knowledge of the PRINCE2 project management method, including its principles, people, practices and processes.
Validates foundational knowledge of Scrum, Product Owner accountabilities, and managing product value and the Product Backlog.
Validates knowledge of SAFe product ownership, covering backlogs, PI Planning, iteration execution and applying AI.









