DAVSC: PMI Disciplined Agile Value Stream Consultant

Disciplined Agile Value Stream Consultant (DAVSC) folds practices from Flow, Lean, the Theory of Constraints, and Organizational Development into Disciplined Agile to give you the tools to optimize enterprise-wide value streams.

Filled with collaborative activities, supplemental reading and more, this 21 PDU instructor-led course goes beyond a single framework by teaching you the mindset, practices and tools to reduce waste and focus on what matters.

DAVSC: PMI Disciplined Agile Value Stream Consultant

PMI DAVSC Exam Summary:

Exam Name	PMI Disciplined Agile Value Stream Consultant
Exam Code	DAVSC
Exam Fee Member	US$270.00
Exam Fee Non-member	US$340.00
Exam Duration	90 Minutes
Number of Questions	40
Passing Score	PASS or FAIL
Format	Multiple Choice Questions
Sample Questions	PMI Disciplined Agile Value Stream Consultant Exam Sample Questions and Answers
Practice Exam	PMI Disciplined Agile Value Stream Consultant (DAVSC) Practice Test

PMI Disciplined Agile Value Stream Consultant Syllabus Topics:

Topic	Details	Weights
Assess Goals and Strategies	- Describe the Clients and (internal and external) motivation and expectations - Determine extent or scope of engagement and possible transformation - Facilitate client discussion, share, and align approaches with stakeholders based upon findings	7.5%
Identify and Analyze the Value Stream	- Identify the value stream - Identify organizational structure and culture - Identify motivation - Describe the value creation structure - Explain where agile budgeting and funding strategy activities take place in the value stream - Map ‘as is’ end-to-end process - Walk the floor to determine correctness of map and identify constraints and restraints - Analyze and illustrate value stream metrics (cycle time, lead time, etc.) - Advise stakeholders on backlog of improvements and prioritize - Describe how an MBI is used in a Disciplined Agile workflow - including who uses it and why it is used	27.5%
Optimize and Improve the Value Stream	- Demonstrate quick feedback cycles across the value stream - Demonstrate explicit workflow so people can understand what the agreements are between the groups - Apply a holistic view - Use a combination of eliminate delays, quick feedback, visibility and focus on value to align people across the organization - Explain how visual controls can be used to keep people coordinated with fewer meetings - Identify strategies for risk issues and opportunities (internal and external) - Describe each role and its range of influence and participation across the value stream - Describe value stream-aligned teams and how they are aligned within an organization using the DA FLEX approach - Identify and describe strategies, systems, processes, and tools that reduce and remove dependencies - Explain how the use of MBIs can coordinate people and teams around the flow of work in order to improve the flow of value	25%
Creating the improvement of backlog	- Identify areas needed for improvement - Create areas of improvement for backlog - Advise stakeholders and teams (organizational enablers) who will support value stream enhancements or improvements - Understand the relationship between culture, management, and visual controls - Align value stream to portfolio - project to product - Establish a continuous pipeline (customer service after implementation, continuous implementation)	20%
Managing the transitions and ongoing improvement	- Understand the neutral zone - Model a cadence of improvement and acknowledge success and pivot on failures - Understand different types of starting and agree on pace of adoption - Apply methods to create backlog to do guided continuous improvement - Organize teams to coordinate and facilitate the transition - Explain to stakeholders how improvements are focused around increased value - Attend to operations, enabling and supporting value streams - Prepare organization to sustain new changes (validate progress and added value)	20%