Agile

Course Information

Description

The Agile Manifesto

• 4 Values
• 12 Principles

Rationale & Benefits of Agile

• History of Agile
• Empirical and defined processes
• The pillars of the empirical process
• The waterfall approach
• The iron triangle of project constraints
• Working with uncertainty and volatility
• Agile myths
• Empirical models for improvement and change
• Business culture and Agile
• The economic case for Agile
• The lifecycle of product development

Individuals and their Interactions over Processes and Tools

• Motivated and Talented Individuals
• Emergent design from Self-Organising Teams

Working Systems over Comprehensive Documentation

• Satisfy the Customer with Continuous Delivery of Value
• Deliver Working Systems Frequently
• Working Systems as a Measure of Progress
• Technical Excellence and Good Design

Customer Collaboration over Contract Negotiations

• Business People and Developers Must Work Together
• Face-to-face Communications
• Reflect and Adjust Regularly

Responding to Change over Following a Plan

• Embrace Change
• Sustainable Pace
• Simplicity - The Art of Maximising the Amount of Work Not Done

Common Agile Roles

• The Role of the Customer
• The Role of the Team
• The Role of the Agile Leader
• The Role of Stakeholders
• The Agile Mindset

Common Agile Techniques

• User Stories
• Acceptance Criteria and Scenarios
• MoSCoW Prioritisation
• Estimation using Story Points
• Agile quality assurance and testing

Common Agile Practices

• Short Feedback Loops
• Focus on Quality
• Emergent Documentation
• Visual Boards
• Team Synchronisation Meeting
• Show and Tells
• Retrospectives
• Continuous Improvement

Relevant Methods and Approaches for Agile Teams

• Scrum
• XP (Extreme Programming)
• DSDM Atern
• Kanban
• LeanSoftware Development
• Lean Startup