Agile 101
Available Workshops:
- Active Listening
- Agile 101
- Agile Estimation
- Agile Project Management
- The Business Case for Agile
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Delivering Effective Feedback
- Effective Meetings
- Group Wisdom Without Groupthink
- Leadership Lab
- Makings of a Great Technical Manager
- Managing Technical People
- One-on-Ones
- Recruiting Technical People
- Software Project Management
- Stop Wasting Time in Meetings!
- SWOT Analysis
- Why Do Agile Projects Succeed (or fail)?
- Why are We Meeting Like This?
An Introduction and Overview
Agile software development has crossed the chasm and become a mainstream best practice. Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, and IBM all do agile development, as do scores of fast-moving start-up companies. Businesses like agile because it delivers more value in less time. Engineers enjoy the opportunity to craft high quality code that they can be proud of.
This workshop examines agile methods, uncovering how, why, and when they work. We will avoid the preachy and focus on the practical, sharing stories and lessons from real projects. You will hear what worked and what didn't.
You will learn how and why all of the agile methodologies, including Extreme Programming (XP) and Scrum, are built upon the same four pillars:
- Frequent delivery of releasable software
- Empowerment of individuals and teams
- Continuous collaboration between developers, business people, and customers
- Responsiveness to change
Participants will walk out with an understanding of what agile methods are and will be prepared to evaluate how agile principles and practices might fit into their existing environment in order to:
- Create software that is more valuable
- Increase quality and reduce defects
- Increase responsiveness to changing business needs
- Decrease time to market
- Mitigate risk
- Improve morale and retention
This class is available in the following formats:
Duration: 45 - 90 Minutes
Number of Participants: Unlimited
Cost: $500
Format: Presentation combined with facilitated discussion, examining which practices might be appropriate for the group and how they might be adopted.
Duration: 2 - 3 Hours
Number of Participants: Limited to 12
Cost: $1000