Introduction to Agile

Course Duration

1 Day

Audience

Employees of federal, state and local governments; and businesses working with the government.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Course Description

This course introduces participants to Agile principles, values, and practices. Students explore the Agile Manifesto, common Agile frameworks, and practical techniques for transitioning teams from traditional project management approaches to iterative, collaborative ways of working. Through hands-on exercises, participants develop the foundational skills needed to contribute effectively to Agile teams and drive continuous improvement within their organizations.

Learning Objectives

• Agile principles and how to build the discipline to support those principles in your everyday practice
• History of Agile and how the collection of principles and practices came together to enable customer success
• Agile methodologies, including Scrum, Extreme Programming, AgileUP,, Feature Driven Development, Lean Development, and DSDM
• Best practices from the various methodologies that will contribute to your team success
• Talk the talk: Agile terminology, roles, and forums with their context
• Walk, but not run; Walk through the processes that support Agile principles to enable the delivery of great products
• Begin to map the transition of your existing or enterprise-level processes, artifacts, and forums to Agile
• The power of Agile teams through communication, collaboration, and cadence
• Pitfalls that teams will encounter in an Agile transition and how to overcome those challenges
• Lay the foundation upon which you can build a learning team and organization

Course Outline

• 1. Agile Overview: Why Agile?
• 2. Agile Basics
• 3. Agile Process Framework
• 4. Communication
• 5. Agile Approach
• Exercises:
• Exercise 1: Forming the Agile Team
• Exercise 2: Transition to an Iterative Approach
• Exercise 3: Building Cadence
• Exercise 4: Determine What is Next for You!

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