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| Author : | Colten Christensen, Author |
| Course Length : | Pages: 32 ||| Review Questions: 12 ||| Final Exam Questions: 20 |
| CPE Credits : | 4.0 |
| IRS Credits : | 0 |
| Price : | $35.95 |
| Passing Score : | 70% |
| Course Type: | NASBA QAS - Text - Technical - NASBA Registry |
| Primary Subject-Field Of Study: | Management Services - Management Services for Course Id 1892 |
| Description : | Most CPAs find themselves performing many different financial activities throughout the week. Although most CPAs are not official project managers, the different financial activities such as audits, preparing financial statements, and preparing tax returns may be handled as individual projects. As a result, a project management methodology needs to be selected and in many cases improvements to achieve greater efficiency and quality is desired. This course will describe the Agile Kanban project management methodology. Lean is an agile project management methodology for improving processes by eliminating waste. Lean is also used to improve work process and improve efficiencies. This course will describe the agile project management approach and compare it to a traditional project management approach. This course will describe the four values and twelve agile principles. This course will describe important Lean concepts to help a team to improve the way they work. This course will also describe the process for identifying root cause of problems. Finally, this course will identify the three wastes that constrain project workflow. |
| Usage Rank : | 0 |
| Release : | 2021 |
| Version : | 1.0 |
| Prerequisites : | None. |
| Experience Level : | Overview |
| Additional Contents : | Complete, no additional material needed. |
| Additional Links : |
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| Advance Preparation : | None. |
| Delivery Method : | QAS Self Study |
| Intended Participants : | Anyone needing Continuing Professional Education (CPE). |
| Revision Date : | 20-Apr-2023 |
| NASBA Course Declaration : | Participants must complete the final examination within one year of purchase and with a minimum passing grade of 70% or better to receive CPE credit unless otherwise noted on the Course History page (i.e. California Ethics must score 90% or better). After logging in click on the Course History links on your My Courses page for the Begin date and Expire date for the Final Exam. |
| Approved Audience : | NASBA QAS - Text - Technical - NASBA Registry - 1892 |
| Keywords : | Management Services, Improving, Work, Flow, Using, Agile, Lean, cpe, cpa, online course |
| Learning Objectives : |
Course Learning Objectives At the end of this course, students will be able to:
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| Course Contents : | Chapter 1 - Improving Work Flow Using Agile Lean Course Learning Objectives Introduction Selecting a Project Management Methodology Project Management Methodologies Traditional Project Management Methodology Project Phases Project Life Cycle Project Management Process Groups Initiating Process Group Planning Process Group Executing Process Group Monitoring and Controlling Process Group Closing Process Group Traditional Project Management Exercise Why Change Project Management Methodology Why Agility Matters The Agile Project Management Methodology Agile Manifesto The 12 Agile Principles Twelve Agile Principles in Detail Summary Agile Project Management Exercise Agile Lean Lean Values Lean Thinking Tools Commitment and Options Thinking Incremental Design Wishful Thinking Lean Thinking Eliminate Waste Partially Completed Work Extra processes Extra features Task Switching Waiting Defects Value Stream Map Delivering Value See the Whole Root Cause Analysis Deliver As Fast As Possible Work in Progress Charts Bottlenecks Pull Systems Summary Glossary |
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