Principles of Agile

Agile

2days

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FTI CertificationContact Hours: 14

Overview

This is an intensive two-day short course that

covers the fundamental principles of Agile,

including the SCRUM and Kanban frameworks.

We will give you the most important techniques

to manage projects and product development

using Agile practices. We use a blend of highly

interactive facilitated sessions and practical

team-based learning to ensure you can apply

what you learn immediately.

Intelligenceis the abilityto adapt to

changeStephen Hawking

Who should attend?

If you are wanting to move into an Agile development

environment or if you are currently investigating

implementing Agile for your team or organisation,

this course will give you a clear understanding of the

Agile approach to delivering value. The workshop

will benefit Systems Development and IT Managers,

Technical Specialists, Business Managers, Business

Analysts, Project Managers and Product Owners.

Entry Requirements

There are no specific or strict entry requirements,

but we recommend that you have experience working

with systems development, project management or

business analysis processes.

Ideally, you need to be able to apply and practice the

skills learnt on the course to your own job to derive

the most value.

CourseDelivery &Assessment

We use a blend

of face-to-face

facilitated seminar

sessions and practical

individual and group

exercises to embed theory

and skills.

To gain an FTI Certificate of Attendance

you will need to:

| Attend two full days

| Actively participate in activities and discussions

so that you learn by practising techniques, sharing

knowledge and experience, and completing exercises

in a simulated environment

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will have a solid

theoretical foundation and practical skills in using

the key Agile methodologies. You will be able to:

| Describe the origins of the Agile approach

| Understand the principles and practice of Agile

| Explain the difference between Waterfall and

Agile methods

| Understand and apply Lean principles

| Understand Kanban for software development

| Discuss Agile planning, requirements overview,

user stories, estimation, reporting and metrics

| Appreciate the critical success factors in using

Agile methodologies

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Course Content

2 daysYou will cover the following subject areas:

1. Comparing Agile and Waterfall

2. Influences and drivers of Agile

3. Agile Manifesto

4. Agile Project Management

5. Agile Methodologies:

| Scrum

| Kanban

| Scrumban

| Extreme Programming

| Feature Driven Development

| Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®)

| Disciplined Agile (DA)

6. Agile: Planning, Requirements, Estimation and Testing

7. Agile Problems, Challenges and Failures

8. Agile Mindset and Implementing Agile

About Us

Faculty Training Institute (FTI) is a leading private

training company in the disciplines of Business and

Systems Analysis, Quality Assurance and Testing,

Project Management, Agile and Strategic Skills

for Professionals. We prepare you for exciting

and lucrative careers in the knowledge economy.

With a history of 30 years, we have established

a reputation for training knowledge professionals

using an interactive and skills-based approach.

Our training is relevant, practical and career

orientated so that you can apply what you have

learnt from day one.

We have international and South African institutional

accreditations including the MICT and Services

SETA. We were the first local education provider

to be endorsed by the International Institute of

Business Analysis and we are an IIBA® Charter

Endorsed Education Provider. We are a global

registered education and training provider with

the Project Management Institute (PMI®) and a

registered education and training provider with

Project Management South Africa (PMSA). We

are an accredited International Software Testing

Qualifications Board (ISTQB®) training provider and

a silver member of the Open Group Architecture

Forum (TOGAF®).

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