Agile Training

Agile Training

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Swapnil Agarwal
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Agile/ Business Process Modelling/ Domain Knowledge/ Gap Analysis/ Requirement Elicitation Techniques/ Requirement Management/ Strategy Analysis/ UML/
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Duration: 16 hours
Lectures: 2
Worldwide recognized BCS certification
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 AGILE CERTIFICATION COURSE OVERVIEW

The Agile Certification Course is Foundation level certifications help an individual to gain a broad awareness and understanding of the scope, principles & approaches that support effective Agile Methodologies.Basically, an agile certification course introduces candidates to the fundamental concepts and values of agile,. And it challenges conventional thinking and application to promote a deeper understanding.

As agile certification Course syllabus is licensed by BCS. So, it covers the Agile Manifesto, Rationale & Benefits of agile and also Core values & Principles of Agile, Issues identified with traditional & waterfall method. Similarly, Myths about agile, SCRUM, XP, Kanban, Lean, Safe etc. The agile certification course provides exposure to Agile Methodologies as well as it is supplemented with detailed case study covering all the concepts.And most important the training program structure includes mock tests and sample questions for the participants who are aspiring to take up certification exam.

Benefits Of Agile Certification Courses

For Business Professionals

  • More effective change management through solid understanding of agile principles  & methodologies
  • Share a common Language with IT enabling closer collaboration & better management of projects
  • Work based learning ensures the ability to implement agile successfully
  • Free BCS membership for all successful candidates connecting you with like minded practitioners
  • Methodologies help you to select right method for your organisation

For Employers

  • Agile understanding aligned between IT and business increasing capability across the organisation
  • Aligned with SFIAplus providing a clear development path
  • Provides a development pathway for employees in their agile journey
  • Supports your organisation in recruiting , retaining and motivating in the best people in agile
  • Delivers tools and techniques for to better management of products and service which ultimately affect business of organisation

Learning Outcomes

  • Recall the origins of Agile methods
  • Understand and apply the core values and principles of Agile methods
  • Know the difference between the defined process and the empirical processes used in Agile
  • Explain the issues identified in the traditional / waterfall approach
  • Recognize myths that are often attributed with Agile practices
  • Know the different approaches to the empirical model for improvement and change
  • Explain the business culture and the economic case required for Agile
  • Understand the implication of Agile practices on individuals, teams and businesses
  • Explain the way in which we engage customers into an Agile project
  • Know how we respond to change in an Agile project
  • Describe the common Agile roles, techniques and practices

What is Agile Methodology?

Agile Methodology

As we know AGILE methodology is a training that promotes continuous process of development and testing throughout the software development life cycle of the project.

Basically, Agile certification develop through self-organized teams. So, it boosts fast and flexible changes through adaptive planning. While other methodologies have their proponents, there’s little doubt in any Agile certification courses plant that this method works well.Thus, You only need to look at the rewards it provides to understand agile project management’s importance.

More About Agile Certification courses

On account of  many organizations are adopting the agile certification and started using agile practices like Scrum, Kanban, as well as  XP. Basically, agile training is a bottom up approach; so that it starts with single development team. And focuses on individual teams planning and delivery activities. Each agile training courses comprises specific roles, terminologies, principles and values.

Practices like SCRUM, XP are probably good enough for smaller project. However for large and complex, multiyear project which involves hundreds of team members; agile practices like SCRUM, XP provides insufficient guidelines for addressing the problems. So that Scaling agile is developed as a remedy to address the problems.

Different Framework:

First of all, there are many frameworks which focuses on expanding agile; these are DAD (disciplined agile delivery), LESS (Large scale SCRUM), SAFe (scaled agile framework) as well.

As, disciplined agile delivery i.e. DAD is a process decision framework that enables simplified process decisions around incremental and also iterative solution delivery. Basically, DAD builds on the many practices espoused by advocates of agile software development, including Scrum, agile modeling, lean software development, and others.

As, Dean Leffingwell’s SAFe – is the Scaled Agile Framework – a framework designed by Scaled Agile, Inc. is now day’s fully featured, and  also executed agile scaling framework among every methods.

Why Addon Training:

Addon Training Pune

Addon training is  Certification institute in Pune. Addon Training addresses the needs of those employed in a project-focused environment who want to be Agile. As based on the proven fundamentals new agile certification provides the ability to deliver Agile training required in organizations to meet its standards as well as visibility around Project Management. While at the same time empowering change provided by Agile.

Who is it aimed at?

The certificate is relevant to anyone requiring an understanding of Agile as well as organizational leaders and managers wanting to understand the value of Agile practices, or those who work in an Agile environment, including software testers, developers, product owners, business analysts and Scrum Masters.

Entry Requirements

There are no specific pre-requisites for entry to the examination Course Content

The Course Content

Key Highlights

Day 1

  • The Agile Manifesto
  • 4 values and 12 principles
  • Rationale & Benefits of Agile
  • History of Agile
  • Empirical and defined processes
  • The pillars of the empirical process
  • The iron triangle of project constraints
  • Working with uncertainty and volatility
  • Agile myths
  • The economic case for Agile
  • Individuals and their Interactions over Processes and Tools
  • Working Systems over Comprehensive Documentation
  • Customer Collaboration over Contract Negotiations
  • Responding to Change over Following a Plan
  • Embrace Change
  • Sustainable Pace
  • Simplicity – The Art of Maximizing the Amount of Work Not Done
  • Common Agile Roles (The Role of the Customer, Team,Agile Leader, Stakeholders)
  • The Agile mindset
  • Common Agile Techniques

Day 2

  • User Stories
  • Acceptance Criteria and Scenarios as well
  • MoSCoW Prioritization
  • Estimation using Story Points
  • Agile quality assurance and also testing
  • Common Agile Practices
  • Short Feedback Loops
  • Focus on Quality
  • Emergent Documentation
  • Visual Boards
  • Team Synchronization Meeting
  • Show and Tells
  • Retrospectives
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Relevant Methods and Approaches for Agile Teams
  • The Scrum Overview as well as   Roles (Scrum Master,Product Owner,Development Team)
  • Scrum Activities and also Artifacts
  • The Scrum Framework & Process as well
  • Product Backlog
  • Sprints and also Sprint Planning
  • Sprinting
  • Daily Scrum
  • Sprint Review
  • Sprint Retrospective
  • XP
  • The ethos of eXtreme Programming.
  • XP principles and also practices
  • DSDM Atern
  • DSDM Philosophy and the 8 Principles
  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • DSDM Process
  • Kanban
  • Six Core Practices
  • Kanban Models
  • Origins
  • Kanban and Scrum comparison
  • Lean
  • Seven Lean Software development principles
  • SAFE (Scaled Agile Framework)

About Instructors

Swapnil Agarwal
Extensive experience in Business Analysis, Business Improvement and Project Management - worked in a range of organisations - was an independent consultant offering services in project management, business analysis and Business Improvement.

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  • Abhishek Kumar Chauhan

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    Great Learning Concepts in Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Lean and all… The course content is greatly designed ….

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