Name: Fundamentals of Agile
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Description

A common misconception is that Agility means lack of order or discipline. This is simply not the case.
Those who try to incorporate an Agile methodology or practice with an expectation of shedding the
discipline are on a path to failure. Agility requires strong discipline. In order to successfully create Agility,
you must have a solid foundation in the practices and procedures you wish to adapt and learn how to
follow those practices correctly while tying them to rigid quality goals.
This training session will give you the foundation of knowledge and experience you need to
begin. It is a starting point for you to acquire the techniques, skills, and tools that enable you
to build an Agile discipline. In addition to defining Agile principles, we will cover the advantages of Agile development. Learn about
organizing and participating in an agile team, and understand the practices of the most popular Agile
technique. Understand and learn how to take advantage of the opportunities for Agile. Finally, gain an
understanding and practice the collaboration and communication needed between customers and
developers for Agile to succeed.

In this class you will learn:
1. Understand Agile values and principles, and how to build the discipline to
support those principles in your everyday practice
2. Appreciate the history of Agile and how the collection of principles and practices
came together to enable customer success
3. Examine Agile methods, including Scrum, Extreme Programming, Lean Software
Development, Kanban
4. Draw best practices from the various methodologies that will contribute to your
team success
5. Talk the talk: learning the Agile terminology, roles and forums with their context
6. Walk through the processes that support Agile principles to enable the delivery
of great products
7. Discover the power of Agile teams through communication, collaboration and
cadence
7. Lay the foundation upon which you can build