Agile For Executives 1 Day Training in Los Angeles, CA

Our classroom TRAINING PROVIDES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH INSTRUCTORS AND BENEFIT FROM FACE-to-face instruction.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. 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, including: * Project Managers * Analysts * Developers * Programmers * Testers * IT Manager/Directors * Software Engineers * Software Architects * Customers