Agile For Executives 1 Day Virtual Live Training in Phoenix, AZ

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This one-day course presents a step-by-step approach to Agile for Executives. The course provides you with overviews of key principles and benefits of applying Agile methodologies.Defining the Challenges of Software Development ● Making the Case for Change ● What is the problem Agile is trying to solve? COURSE TOPICS: DEFINING THE CHALLENGES OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ● Making the Case for Change ● What is the problem Agile is trying to solve? DEFINING THE AGILE PROPOSITION ● Why Agile ● The Agile Paradigm ● Agile Basics ● Agile Manifesto and Principles ● Agile Methodologies ● Five Levels of Agile Planning ● Agile Benefits — including industry data, survey results and personal experience THE PATH TO AGILE ADOPTION ● Dealing with Barriers to Agile Adoption ● An Agile Organization ● Driving Investment Decisions with Agile ● The path to successful Agile adoption LEARNING GOALS: ● Understand Agile Practices and Principles ● Obtain valuable information from industry surveys identifying compelling Agile benefits realized by companies worldwide ● Gain insight into effective metrics for managing Agile team performance ● Dispel the myth that mid and long term planning are abandoned with Agile ● Appreciate how teams and management can build trust more quickly ● Discuss the transition from command and control to empower and inspire style of leadership ● Explore how to help teams to create a cadence that will enable them to succeed ● Understand tools and techniques for promoting transparency in communication at all levels ● Identify some of the common pitfalls Agile teams may encounter ● Learn from an instructor with day-to-day experience implementing agile practices across multiple organizations ● Glean knowledge of Agile team roles and where the Executive fits COURSE AGENDA: Day 1 ● Agile Overview ● Agile Basics and Practices ● Becoming Agile WHO CAN ATTEND? This course is designed for anyone who is considering the use of an Agile method for software development, includingk● Project Managers ● Analysts ● Developers ● Programmers ● Testers ● IT Manager/Directors ● Software Engineers ● Software Architects ● Customers