(Virtual) Agile Fundamentals, November 5-December 5, 2024, TTH 6:00-8:30PM

Schedule

• Class Start Date: November 5, 2024
• Class End Date: December 5, 2024
• Meeting Days: Tuesday and Thursday
• Start Time: 6:00 PM Eastern Time
• End Time: 8:30 PM Eastern Time

Course Description

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. Lessons offer firsthand experience in avoiding common pitfalls and understanding 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.

Who should attend?

• Product development practitioners
• Delivery practitioners
• Anyone interested in developing an Agile mindset

 Prerequisites

• None for this class

Learner Outcomes/Course Objectives

• Explain the Agile mindset, values, principles and practices
• Describe the differences between teams that are self-organized and those who rely on management direction
• Compare and contrast a feedback-based empirical method and a plan-driven method
• Evaluate a release plan and explain the balance of costs and benefits on its proposed release cadence
• Explain the pitfalls of not involving users before, during and after development activities/iterations
• Demonstrate a technique for obtaining user feedback
• Explain the core principles of Agile estimation and complete an exercise using either planning poker or affinity estimation
• Demonstrate at least one technique for visually communicating status in an Agile environment
• Contrast techniques for product adaptation in waterfall/traditional vs. Agile environments
• Summarize how to balance the need to respond to change with the need for predictability
• Explain how the various feedback mechanisms enable teams to learn and provide the opportunity to adapt their product to emergent needs

Course Materials and Required Software Applications

• Zoom account (zoom.us)
• Google classroom (you will receive a welcome email asking you to join google classroom close to the class start date) – personal

Credential

Upon completion of this course the attendee will be certified by the International Consortium for Agile (ICAgile) and awarded the ICAgile Certified Professional (ICP) designation.

About ICAgile

The International Consortium for Agile’s goal is to foster thinking and learning round agile methods, skills, and tools.  The ICAgile, working with experts and organizations across agile development specialties, has captured specific learning objectives for the different agile development paths and put them on the learning roadmap.  For more information visit www.icagile.com.

Testimonials

“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 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.”