Agile Quick Start

What does it mean to be agile? This workshop will introduce you to the values and principles that have inspired people and organizations across industries to shed their old ways of thinking, measuring, and interacting with others. This short class will enable all participants, from any professional background and experience, to grasp how agile helps with product development and to better communicate with agile teams. It is also helpful for people who want to understand why an agile approach provides so much business value.

How You Will Benefit

As the project management landscape continues to evolve and embrace more agile thinking, individuals involved with any aspects of project completion must gain familiarity with this discipline. Our course will provide you with a basic understanding of a variety of agile methodologies, the roles found on agile teams, and a description of the twelve agile principles. These foundational concepts are the key building blocks to beginning your agile journey.

What You Will Learn

During this course, you will learn key concepts for a variety of agile methodologies. Learning objectives include:

• Identifying the values and principles foundational to agile.
• Defining how to apply agile approaches to meet project and business needs.
• Learning what you need to know to get going quickly with agile.

Who Should Attend

This course offering is intended for anyone seeking an easy-to-understand description of Agile and how it can help create efficiency in an organization.

Format

Video-on-demand; includes 6-months digital access to all training materials.

Duration / PDU Value

This course has been approved by PMI for 2.5 PDU hours.

Outline

• Introduction
• Agile Approaches
• The Agile Manifesto
• Key Agile Concepts
• Agile Methodologies and Roles
• Conclusion