Course Overview:

This Course is a starting point for you to acquire the techniques, skills and tools that enable you to build Agile discipline.

In addition to Defining Agile Principles, we will cover the advantages and disadvantages of Agile development. Get first-hand experience by organizing and participating in an Agile team. Put the concepts you learn to Practice instantly in the classroom project. Understand and learn how to take advantage of the opportunities for Agile. Finally gain an understanding and Practice the collaboration and communication needed between customer and developers for Agile to succeed

Course Outline:

Agile Overview

What is Agile?
Agile Methods — Principles and Practices
Agile Benefits — what you can expect
Why Agile works
Agile Teams

Agile Basics & Practices

User Roles and Personas
Definition of Agile Methods
Agile Practices
Sprinting: Agile Practices in Motion
Product vision, roadmap and planning
Product Backlog and User Stories
Prioritization techniques
Relative Estimating
Agile's iterative approach

Becoming Agile

The Top 10 Agile Myths How to “Become Agile”
Ten Pitfalls when Implementing Agile Setting your Course Forward

Course Topics:

Understand Agile Principles and how to build the discipline to support those Principles in your everyday Practice
Appreciate the history of Agile and how the collection of Principles and Practices came together to enable customer success
Know how to examine Agile methods, including: Scrum, Extreme Programming, AgileUP, Feature Driven Development, Lean Development and DSDM
Understand how to draw Best Practices from the various methodologies that will contribute to your team success
Talk the talk: Learning the Agile terminology, roles and forums with their context
Walk through the Processes that support Agile Principles to enable the delivery of great products
Begin to map the transition of your existing team or enterprise-level Processes, artifacts and forums to Agile
Discover the power of Agile teams through communication, collaboration and cadence
Uncover the pitfalls that teams will encounter in an Agile transition and understand how to overcome those challenges
Lay the foundation upon which you can build a Learning team and organization

Learning Objectives:

Take a logical approach to selection interviewing using the PRICE structure and Question Plan
Prepare effectively for selection interviews
Build and maintain appropriate rapport with candidates
Conduct selection interviews effectively and professionally
Manage the expectations of candidates when closing selection interviews
Evaluate the interview to help select the best possible candidate

Course Agenda:

Day 1

Agile – A Clear Definition
A Brief History of Software Development
Agile Methods
Agile Practices
Agile Basics
Putting Agile into Action – Becoming Agile

Certification:

Once after the training you receive course completion certificate from Mangates

Who can Attend?

This course is designed for anyone who is considering the use of Agile Methods for software development, including:

Project Managers
Program Managers
Analysts
Developers
Programmers
Testers
IT Manager/Directors
Software Engineers
Software Architects
Customers/Stakeholders
Product Managers

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