ICAgile Certified Professional - Agile Fundamentals

Session Details

Online sessions are run over five consecutive mornings.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites. Prior experience of working in an agile environment will be an advantage, but is not a requirement. Attendees are advised that the course is designed to facilitate continuous learning cycles. Attendees will be expected to prepare for each training session by completing short pre-training assignments to support their own learning.

Who should attend?

This foundation certificate has a broad target audience, including members of any project team, leaders, coaches, and anyone who wants to understand the true meaning of an agile approach. The content is equally applicable to software development teams as it is to teams engaged in any form of business change, and any individuals

How certification is earned

A post-course assessment will be part of the certification process. Attendees are asked to submit their work up to 6 weeks after the course for review, to be considered for certification. This process will involve additional coaching / mentoring from the instructors to support successful outcomes for attendees.

Course Objectives

On completion of this training, attendees will be able to: Understand the agile mindset, its origins, and its ongoing evolution through application of modern methods Recognise the importance of creating shared understanding through interactions, and know tools and techniques that can help achieve this Identify the meaning of value-driven development, and the necessary supporting concepts Recognise the implications of frequent interruptions and “Work in Progress” in different aspects of technical and non-technical work Identify and categorise user/customer types and obtain their feedback Demonstrate progressive elaboration, and estimation in the face of uncertainty Apply retrospectives and feedback cycles to deepen their team’s continuous learning Relate lessons learned to their own context and experience, and identify areas for individual growth

History & Mindset

Origins of Agile Agile Manifesto Agile beyond software development Understanding the Agile Mindset Establishing the Agile Mindset Agile in context The Hero’s Journey

Individuals and Interactions

Developing soft skills Understanding communication barriers Cultural considerations Sharing knowledge Physical work environments Collaboration techniques Techniques for shared understanding Shifts in Roles

Value-Driven Development

The BA Game Incremental development Value-based work Retaining quality Work-in-Progress (WIP) The Coin Game The Agile Curve MVP Change level control Continuous Integration Cost and Benefit of frequent delivery Retrospective

Customer & User Involvement

Defining the Customer User involvement User feedback Change Requests

Planning and Adapting

User Stories Planning Estimation techniques Relative estimation Status Process adaptation Complex adaptive systems Collaboration and self-organisation Experimentation Product adaptation Balancing anticipation and adaptation Emergent design Vanity metrics Active Learning Cycles Retrospective

The Final Review

Final questions Assessment explained Agile Myths