Agile In A Day is a 1-day training course that introduces Agile, Scrum, Lean and Kanban concepts so attendees can understand how they can use them with their teams and organisations in order to build better Products.
Students learn through instruction and team-based exercises. The course is designed to bring groups of people up to a common level of understanding about the language, tools and techniques that are needed for effective working in an agile environment.
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This course is suitable for all. It is designed with Senior Managers in mind and is intended to provide a quick introduction to Agile and Scrum.
There are no prerequisites for this course, other than a willingness to learn about Agile. No technical knowledge or experience is required.
Agile
- The principles behind agile ways of working and its history
- Differences between Agile and other traditional approaches
- The Agile manifesto and key principles
- When to use Agile approaches (and when not to)
- The commercial case for Agile
Scrum
- What is Scrum?
- Scrum Roles, Artefacts & Events
- How and Why Scrum works
The Product and Project
- Defining a Minimal Viable Product (MVP)
- The Product Owner, Product vision and Value
- Governance of Agile projects
- Managing and communicating scope, plan, progress, costs, risks
Lean & Kanban
- What is Lean and Kanban?
- When to use Kanban?
There is no assessment or certification with this course
Attendees will gain an understanding of:
- The key terminology associated with Agile
- The benefits of Agility for teams and organisations
- When to use Agile approaches (and when not to)
- An overview of the Scrum Framework
- An overview of other agile approaches including Lean and Kanban
- Understand the next steps to make teams and the organisation more Agile