Agile Fundamentals On-Demand

This On-Demand Agile Fundamentals Training provides a comprehensive overview of the essential concepts, processes and tools of lean project management and lean methodology. You will learn how to apply these methodologies to improve the product strategy, eliminate waste and streamline the product management process. The course also covers extreme programming (XP) practices, including feedback loops and how to manage product backlog items to help deliver work efficiently. This training is designed to help product team members understand the product vision and how to continuously improve their processes for maximum impact.

Agile Fundamentals On-Demand Benefits

• In this Agile Fundamentals training, you will:

  • Describe the drivers for Agile’s adoption.
  • Explain that Agile is about delivering maximum customer value in the face of change.
  • Apply the key concepts of Agile Product Development as expressed through the Agile Manifesto.
  • Describe the history of Agile product development.
  • Distinguish between traditional and Agile approaches to product development.
  • Describe what it means for Agile transformations to involve a paradigm shift.
  • Apply incremental delivery and iterative development to drive fast feedback cycles.
  • Recognize the main elements of the most used approaches to Agile--Scrum, Kanban, and the engineering practices of EXtreme Programming (XP).
  • Explain the importance of the team model in Agile.
  • Explain how to cultivate a high-performing, self-organizing team.
  • Describe the Agile mindset for individuals and organizations.
  • Identify how impediments lead to opportunities for continuous improvement in Agile.
  • Describe how and why Business Agility and Agile product development are profoundly customer-centric.
  • Identify Agile planning approaches at the visionary, strategic and  tactical levels - from Product Vision to Iteration Goal.

• Prerequisites

  None.