Onsite

This course examines the agile values, mindsets and practices that make agile work! It prepares BAs, POs and executives to lead agile teams and organizational efforts by teaching why agile works and what hinders success. This class is a great intro to agile for anyone working on, interacting with or leading an agile team.

This course does not teach the agile process but focuses on the behaviors and practices that are common to all agile methodologies and critical to success. It uses a combination of games, discussion and questioning to challenge current beliefs and behaviors. Participants will leave with a new view of how teams and products work.

• Discuss key agile values and principles
• Understand why the agile values and principles drive agile success
• Recognize agile mindsets that work and what is behind them
• Recognize limiting beliefs and cultural changes that impede agile progress
• Discuss agile anti-patterns likely to impede your organization
• Distinguish traditional concepts from agile concepts in your current mindset and practices

• High-level look at the Agile Manifesto
• A detailed look at agile values and principles
  • What are the most difficult for us? Why?
• Agile methodologies (similarities and differences)
• Traditional vs. agile concepts
• 8 agile concepts/practices that make a difference
• Doing Agile vs. Being Agile
• Efficiency vs. Effectiveness
• Measuring progress differently
• Dealing with changing requirements and scope
• Helping others come along on the agile journey with you