Essential Gear for Project Managers
RefineM offers streamlined toolkits for project managers, agile practitioners, and C-level executives.
Minimal Processes, Maximum Benefit.
The Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) describes 49 project management processes. Essential Gear includes only the eight indispensable PM processes needed to successfully execute your project. The kit includes intuitive templates stripped down to the bare essentials as well as a handbook that describes best practices and pitfalls. Smartsheet version now available. Learn more >>
RefineM's Agile Fundamentals Videos
Providing your foundation in Agile.
Get started with Agile today.
RefineM's Agile Fundamentals videos teach the basics of Agile to help you get started with this powerful methodology. Learn through a series of four modules plus supplemental videos. Prepare yourself to leverage Agile on your teams and in your organization.
RefineM's Project Management Professional (PMP)® Video Series
Preparing you for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® Exam at your own pace.
Prepare at your own pace.
The popular Project Management Professional (PMP)® Exam Preparation course from RefineM is available as a video series. The course covers all knowledge areas of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) as well as professional and social responsibility, to prepare you for the exam. Monthly and individual video subscriptions are available.
PMP Exam Prep Test Simulator
RefineM has high-quality practice questions to help you study for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® Exam.
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Are you preparing for your PMP exam and looking for a test simulator that will help you get ready to take the test? Now that you landed on RefineM, your search is over. Our PMP Test Simulator offers unlimited mock tests to help you get ready to take the test with confidence. Learn more >>
RefineM's PDU Bundle
Helping you maintain your certifications.
Maintain your certifications.
Are you looking for more, and more affordable, professional development units (PDUs) for your Project Management Institute (PMI) certifications? RefineM's PDU bundle is a series of hour-long videos providing the latest in project management and Agile knowledge. Each video can be claimed for 1 PDU.
PMI-ACP® Exam Prep One-on-One Coaching
RefineM offers one-on-one coaching to help you prepare for the PMI-ACP Exam.
Earn Your PMI-ACP with RefineM's coaching.
RefineM's Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® Exam Prep One-on-One coaching helps you develop the key skills and knowledge areas of Agile to help you prepare for the exam. You will learn from an experienced and Agile-certified instructor who knows what it takes to pass the PMI-ACP Exam. You will leave this coaching better prepared to take the PMI-ACP® exam, earn your PMI-ACP certification, and utilize Agile principles, tools and techniques in your career.
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Essential Agile Processes Part 4: Sprint Backlog
Backlog management in Agile needs to occur at three levels. First, the product backlog contains the prioritized list of epics, features, stories, and tasks. Second, the release backlog separates the features in the product backlog into time-phased chunks, with the first release containing as many high-priority features as possible in a working piece. The granularity differs in that the release backlog only contains prioritized and estimated stories. Finally, there is the iteration or sprint backlog (hereafter referred to as sprint backlog), which is organized into stories, broken down into tasks and estimated in terms of hours, that the team can implement within the span of each sprint. In this post, we describe the sprint backlog and best practices and pitfalls for its use.
