Agile Fundamentals
Learn the basics of an Agile approach with an experienced practitioner. This one-day course is for anyone who wants to understand the core values and principles of Agile and how to put them into action in their work.
Description
Agile practices are a standard way of working within the software industry, however any workplace now understands that in order to meet business and customer needs they must enable the ability to respond to change quickly and easily. The principles and values of Agile can help guide any industry sector in how to work together to achieve the best outcomes.
This course will teach participants not only about the ideas behind new ways of working but also about the practicalities of working in this way and the benefits it will bring to their teams and workplace.
Delivered by Agile practitioners who currently coach working teams, you'll get the benefit from their years of experience working with teams and senior executives across different industry sectors.
This course is a mix of traditional learning, discussion with participants and hands on activities. Expect to complete the course with a good understanding of the behaviours and practices required to drive team success.
Audience
Although the origins of Agile are in software development, the principles, values and practices may be adopted by any team who has an interest in working collaboratively and more effectively.
Learning outcomes
Following the completion of this course you will be prepared to work within an existing Agile environment or continue your learning path. You'll gain an understanding of:
- The benefits of agility
- A common language
- Key agile concepts, terminology, practices and roles
- What's different about an Agile team
- Some of the skills required by Agile team members
Outline
- Introduction to the origins of Agile
- Agile mindset in practice
- Values and principles
- Benefits of Agile practices
- Non-tech projects using Agile
- Popular Agile frameworks
- Scrum
- Kanban
- Agile at Scale
- How Agile practices reduce risk
- Agile requirements
- Epics
- User stories
- Project initiation
- Estimation
- Prioritisation
- Getting started
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for this course.