Agile® Certification Course
An online course in agile foundations and delivery that also prepares you for an agile certification exam.
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The course is about how agile teams work and why. It starts with the values and principles of agile, moves on to the main methods (Scrum and Kanban among them) and then looks at the daily practice of planning and delivering in short cycles, and of improving as you go.
Exercises and exam-style questions prepare you for the certification.
Who should attend
Project managers, team members and people in product roles who work with agile teams or are about to move to one.
How it runs
The instructor teaches live on Zoom, so you can join from wherever you are.
Module 1: Agile foundations
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Agile certification at a glanceUnderstand the agile certification path and how this course prepares you for the exam. -
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Where agile thinking came fromTrace the history of agile and the problems it set out to solve.
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When agile is the right choiceLearn to judge when an adaptive approach suits a project.
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Life cycles comparedCompare predictive, iterative, incremental, agile and hybrid life cycles.
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An environment that supports agileSee what mindset, leadership and team conditions agile needs to work.
Module 2: Delivering with agile
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Set up and align the teamStart an agile effort with a shared vision, working agreements and a ready backlog.
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Agile events through plan-do-check-actWalk through the events of an iteration as a continuous improvement loop.
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Troubleshoot and measure agile deliveryHandle common problems and track progress with agile measures.
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Kanban in practiceLearn the values and practices of Kanban and how to introduce it.
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Scrum, Scrumban and CrystalCompare other popular agile methods and when each one helps.
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Agile in difficult settings and at scaleApply agile when the organization resists it, or when many teams must work together.
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Final challenge and wrap-upTest yourself on everything covered and plan your exam preparation.
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