Agile Essentials Online Training

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UPDATED: November 7, 2017

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This Agile methodology training course covers the fundamentals of Agile, a software development philosophy focusing on team interactions, collaboration, and flexibility to create products. Agile is a way to manage projects by breaking them down into small and manageable chunks and working iteratively in cycles. Rather than big releases with lots of feature changes, Agile encourages regular small releases.

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What you'll learn

Understanding when the Agile methodology will work for a problem or company
Planning and using the Agile life cycle
Identifying the key players: customer, development team and project manager
Planning releases
Writing user stories
Using estimating and velocity
Managing the work with a master story list, iterations, and standups
Scaling Agile

FAQs

What will you learn in this Agile training?

You'll learn how to take a big, poorly defined problem and chop it up into pieces so that you can start working on it right away and make adjustments as you go. You'll learn Agile project management – which is all about small, repeating steps that lead to huge results.

Who should take this Agile course?

The best audience for this Agile course is project and program managers. It's especially useful training for new project leaders and anyone who's never heard of Agile before. Particularly if you work in the IT field and have to help get projects done, Agile training can define your career.

Is this training in the essentials of Agile associated with any certifications?

No, this Agile training wasn't designed for any particular certifications. This course is designed with one thing in mind: actually using Agile. You'll learn a little bit of theory and vocabulary, but most of your time in the course will be spent actually learning to bring projects to fruition.

What certification should you consider after taking this course in Agile?

There are many different certifying bodies and project management certifications – some of them try to incorporate Agile, even though by its definition Agile defies a lot of the structure around certifications. The best option is probably CompTIA's Project+, which isn't too restrictive in terms of approaches and styles.

Why should you take this Agile essentials training?

You should take this Agile essentials training because the way that Agile encourages project managers to think about projects is radically different from traditional approaches. The Agile methodology may not be right for your company, but you should understand what it's trying to do to make yourself a better manager.

Who is this for?

This Agile Essentials training is considered foundational Agile training, which means it was designed for project managers and IT professionals with zero Agile experience or knowledge.

What our learners say

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Download the free Agile Essentials Online Training study plan to complete this course in about 2 hours.

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