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This ICAgile accredited course reinforces Agile as a mindset, not a methodology. The curriculum is interactive, covering concepts such as value-driven development, adaptive planning, frequent feedback and continuous improvement. These lessons provide firsthand experience to avoid common pitfalls and to understand how Agile can maximize value for your organization. Whether you are new to Agile or an experienced practitioner who recognizes the need to “be” Agile rather than “do” it, this is where your journey begins.
Learning Topics - 21hrs
Session 1
BASICS OF THE AGILE MINDSET
» Shu Ha Ri – How we learn
» The Agile mindset
» The history of Agile
» XP (eXtreme) programming basics
» Scrum basics
» Kanban basics
» Embrace Minimal Viable Product
» Agile planning and delivery
» Frequent feedback reduces risk!
» Balancing flexibility, risk and stability
Session 2
TEAM BUILDING &
WORK ESTIMATION
» Goal of team building
» Communication, communication and more communication
» Working agreements
» Distributed teams and co-location
» What are story points and why to use them?
» White elephant story sizing
Session 3
AGILE PLANNING
» Five levels of Agile planning
» Managing change
Session 4
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT &
TEAM COLLABORATION
» Continuous improvement
» Retrospectives
» Root cause analysis
» People/self-organizing teams
» People/communication
» People/knowledge sharing
» Collaboration and shared understanding
Session 5
TEAM BUILDING & WORK ESTIMATION
» Product canvas vision
» Personas
» Prioritization
» Developing user stories
Session 6
PROGRESSIVE ELABORATION
» Journey mapping
» Product quality
» Acceptance criteria
» Progressive elaboration
» Continuous delivery
Session 7
DAUGHERTY POV ON AGILE
» What is an Agile leader?
» Integral Agile & organizational readiness
» Achieving sustainable results with Agile
» What are the typical pitfalls?
» Daugherty journey accelerators
Session 8
AGILE ICP WORKSHOP
» Agile in everyday life
» Product vision board
» Feature estimation
» Roadmap & release planning
» Progress metrics
» Sprint planning
» Sprint execution
» Sprint review
» Retrospective
What People Are Saying About Agile Fundamentals
I enjoyed the class. It was very clear that the instructors had a mastery of the subject matter and that they were enthusiastic about teaching the course.
I spent 21 hours in the classroom. Felt like 2. Awesome job and loved the ‘training from the back of the room’ format.
I was very impressed by how engaging and interactive the course was. I had no exposure to Agile beforehand and felt that I learned a tremendous amount. I am looking forward to using what I learned.
I really enjoyed the style of the class along with the materials and activities were successful in communicating and sharing knowledge.