Agile Training

This module introduces you to the Agile methodology and discusses the requirements for Agile Certifications.

• Course Introduction
• Eligibility Requirements
• Certification Fees and Renewal 
• About Our Course

Get introduced to essential concepts of Agile with this module. It starts with the basics of Agile and moves on to applying Agile principles and best practices. You’ll also master Project life cycle characteristics and Agile benefits, before diving deep into Scrum.

• Agile Principles and Mindset – Part-1 
• Introduction to Agile
•  Agile Engineering Practices
•  The Agile Manifesto
•  Agile Manifesto Explained
•  Principles of Agile Manifesto 
• Applying the Principles of Agile Manifesto
• Agile Core Principles and Practices
•  Benefits of Agile
•  Project Life Cycle Characteristics
•  Key Takeaways
•  Knowledge Check

Understand the important features of Scrum, define scrum roles and responsibilities through this agile training online module. You’ll also master the fundamentals of Scrum meetings, techniques, phases, and much more.

• Features of Scrum
• Three Pillars of Scrum
• Scrum Roles
• Key Terms of Scrum
• Scrum Meetings
• Scrum: An Empirical Process
• Extreme Programming
• Extreme Programming Practices - Part A
• Extreme Programming Practices - Part B
• Roles in Extreme Programming
• Process Diagram of XP
• Crystal Method
• Properties of Crystal Method
• Key Categories of Crystal Method -Part A
• Key Categories of Crystal Method -Part B
• Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM)
• Basic Principles of Atern
• Planning Philosophy in DSDM
• DSDM Techniques
• DSDM Phases
• Feature-Driven Development
• Agile Project Management
• Key Takeaways
• Knowledge Check

This agile course module walks you through the essentials of how to define value in an agile world, deliver value to the customer and plan value-driven delivery.

• Value-Driven Delivery - Part One
• Quantifying Customer Value
• Time Value of Money
• Time Value of Money: Example
• The Financial Feasibility of Projects
• Return on Investment ROI
• Net Present Value (NPV)
• Net Present Value (NPV): Example
• Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
• Payback Period
• Payback Period: Example
• Prioritization of Functional
• Requirements
• MoSCoW
• Kano Model
• Relative Weighting
• Prioritization of Non-Functional
• Requirements
• Risk Management in Agile
• Key Takeaways
• Knowledge Check

In this agile course module, you’ll learn the advanced concepts of Value-Driven Delivery with practical examples.

• Value-Driven Delivery - Part Two
• Minimal Viable Product
• Project Planning Using MVP
• Agile Compliance
• Key Drivers of Agile Compliance
• Incremental Delivery
• Review and Feedback
• Earned Value Management
• Earned Value Metrics
• Earned Value Metrics: Example
• Agile Contracts: Components
• Agile Contracting Methods
• Fixed-Price or Fixed-Scope Contract
• Time and Materials (T and M) Contract
• T and M with Variable Scope and Cost Ceiling
• Bonus or Penalty Clauses
• Rolling Agile Contracts
• Terms Used in Agile Contracts
• Key Takeaways
• Knowledge Check

Get an overview of what is stakeholder engagement in business with this module. You’ll find why it’s important and what actions are needed to make an effective engagement with your stakeholders.

• Stakeholder Engagement - Part One
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Project Charter
• Understanding Stakeholder Needs
• Agile Wireframes
• User Story
• Story Card Information
• Agile Personas
• Theme and Epic
• Agile Story Maps
• Community and Stakeholder Values
• Key Takeaways
• Knowledge Check

This agile certification online module details the advanced techniques and approaches in Stakeholder engagement.

• Stakeholder Engagement - Part Two
• Community Management
•  Communication and Knowledge Sharing
•  Social Media Communication
•  Information Radiators
•  Burnup and Burndown Charts
•  Kanban or Task Board
•  Impediment Logs
•  Characteristics of Information Radiators
•  Agile Modeling
•  Active Listening
•  Key Elements of Active Listening
•  Globalization Diversity and Cultural
• Sensitivity
• Cultural Diversity Issues: Recommendations
• Agile Facilitation Methods
• Agile Negotiation and Conflict Management
• Five Levels of Conflict
• Key Takeaways
• Knowledge Check

In this agile training course module, you’ll understand key performance indicators used to evaluate work done by scrum teams in reaching business objectives.

• Team Performance - Part One
• Features and Composition of Agile Teams
• Stages of Agile Team Formation
• High-Performance Teams
• Generalizing Specialist
• Team Responsibility
• Self-Organization
• Key Takeaways
• Knowledge Check

Find out the tools and best practices implemented in measuring Agile team performance in this module.

• Team Performance - Part Two
• Agile Leadership
• Best Practices of Agile Leadership
• Management vs Leadership
• Servant Leadership
• Coaching and Mentoring
• Agile Coaching
• Agile Emotional Intelligence
• Team Motivation
• Maslow’s Theory
• Frederick Herzberg's Theory
• McClelland's Theory
• Boehm's Theory
• Team Space
• Co-Located Teams
• Distributed Teams
• Co-Located vs. Distributed Teams
• Osmotic Communication
• Team Collaboration and Coordination
• Collaboration Technology
• Communication Gap-Example One
• Communication Gap-Example Two
• Brainstorming Sessions
• Team Velocity
• Velocity-Example One
• Velocity-Example Two
• Sample Velocity Chart
• Velocity-Example Two
• Agile Tools
• Knowledge Check

This section details the importance of Adaptive Planning in Agile and the best practices followed to achieve it.

• Adaptive Planning - Part One
• Planning Philosophy
• Aligning Agile Projects
• Rolling Wave Planning
• Timeboxing
• Best Practices of Timeboxing
• Advantages of Timeboxing
• Agile Estimation
• Story Points
• Assigning Story Points
• Story Points Estimation
• Story Points Estimation Scale: Example
• Value Points
• Ideal Days
• Story Points vs. Ideal Days
• Wideband Delphi Technique
• Planning Poker
• Planning Poker: Example
• Affinity Estimation
• Key Takeaways
• Knowledge Check.

Master advanced ways used to implement adaptive project management in Agile in this module.

• Adaptive Planning - Part Two
• Project Size Estimation
• Release Plan
• Release Plan: Example
• Iteration Plan
• Types of Iteration Planning
• Iteration Lifecycle: Example
• Release Plan vs. Iteration Plan
• Agile Product Roadmap
• Backlog Refinement - Part Two
• Value-Based Analysis and Decomposition
• Agile Cone of Uncertainty
• Velocity Variations
• Sprint Reviews
• Sprint Retrospectives
• Mid-Course Corrections
• Key Takeaways
• Knowledge Check

In this module, you’ll learn about techniques of Risk Assessment and Risk Management.

• Problem Detection and Resolution -Part One
• Agile Problem Detection
• Problem Detection Techniques
• Fishbone Diagram
• Five Whys Technique
• Control Charts
• Lead Time and Cycle Time
• Kanban
• Kanban Process
• Example of Kanban Board
• Work In Progress
• Managing Constraints
• Little’s Law
• Escaped Defects
• Agile Problem Solving
• Key Takeaways
• Knowledge Check

This module focuses on areas for problem Detection and resolution, and tasks related to it

• Adaptive Planning
• Metrics and Measures
• Benefits of Metrics
• Examples of Metrics
• Baseline Metrics
• Variance and Trend Analysis
• Risk Management Life Cycle
• Step One-Risk Identification
• Step Two-Risk Assessment
• Step Three-Risk Response Strategies
• Step Four-Risk Review
• Risk Log
• Risk Burndown Chart
• Risk Profile Graph
• Spike
• Agile Failure Modes
• Agile Coach Failure Modes
• Troubleshooting Guidelines
• Key Takeaways
• Knowledge Check

Continuous improvement is a way used to make sure that methods, processes, and practices are as efficient and effective as possible. In this module, you’ll learn how to continuously improve and deliver more value.

• Continuous Improvement - Part One
•  Kaizen
•  Kaizen in Agile
•  Lean
• Defining Waste Manufacturing and Software Development
•  A Five-Step Process to Becoming Lean
•  Value Stream Mapping
• Agile Retrospectives
•  Cargo Smells
•  Conducting a Retrospective
•  Brainstorming Techniques
•  Process Analysis Techniques
•  Agile Process Tailoring
•  Project Factors That Influence Tailoring
•  Key Takeaways
•  Knowledge Check

This module covers the best practices and advanced concepts of achieving continuous improvement in Agile.

• Continuous Improvement - Part Two
•  Quality in Agile
•  Best Practices for Quality in Agile
•  Best Practice One: Verification and Validation
•  Best Practice Two: Exploratory Testing
•  Best Practice Three: Usability Testing
•  Best Practice Four: Test-Driven Development
•  Test-Driven Development Advantages
•  Acceptance Test-Driven Development Cycle (ATDD)
•  Best Practice Five: Continuous Integration
•  Best Practice Six: Definition of Done
•  Testing Pyramid and Quadrant
•  Checklist for Story Completion
•  Agile Flowchart
• Agile Spaghetti Diagram 
• Organizational Self Assessment 
• Key Takeaways
• Knowledge Check

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