Agile Foundations

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Free Online Course: Agile Foundations provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Agile Foundations is taught by Doug Rose.

Overview
  • Learn the foundational concepts you need to know to start thinking like an agile team.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Understanding agile
    1. Modern Software Development
    • The agile mindset
    • The rise of knowledge workers
    • Challenges with software manufacturing
    2. Have an Agile Mindset
    • The agile manifesto: Values
    • The agile manifesto: Principles
    3. Individuals and Interactions
    • The cost of multitasking
    • Avoid work handoffs
    • The Penny Game
    • Deliver at a predictable pace
    • Cross-functional teams
    • User stories
    • User stories: Common challenges
    4. Deliver Working Software
    • Start with the highest value
    • Prioritize with a taskboard
    • Avoid PowerPoint software
    5. Respond to Change
    • Inspect and adapt
    • Stay within timeboxes
    • Jump off the waterfall
    • Commit to sprints
    • Iterative delivery
    6. Popular Agile Frameworks
    • Scrum overview
    • Extreme programming
    • Kanban overview
    7. Improve Customer Collaboration
    • Common roles on the team
    • The product owner
    • The scrum master
    • Combat groupthink
    • Planning Poker
    8. Start an Agile Transformation
    • Major agile challenges
    • Start an agile transformation
    Conclusion
    • Continuing with agile