Introduction to Agile
Agile in a Day: See What’s Possible
One day to understand agile and take the first steps toward working differently.
- Quickly learn the principles that make agile work.
- Understand the practices teams use to deliver value faster.
- Leave with the clarity to decide if agile is right for you.
What You'll Be Able to Do
Run short, timeboxed iterations and see how they deliver results.
Recognize how agile roles and responsibilities shift on a team.
Use backlogs, planning, reviews, and retrospectives to start experimenting with agility.
Why Begin with Introduction to Agile?
If you want to see whether agile is the right path, this one-day course is the fastest way to find out. You’ll learn the principles, experience the practices, and leave equipped to begin experimenting. It’s a safe, practical way to test the value of agile before committing further.
If you decide to go further, you’ll have the foundation to take the next step with courses like Working on a Scrum Team.
A Unique, Interactive Learning Experience
Team Home is a collaboration platform that we designed for our courses. It is optimized for live, online training. Participants benefit by collaborating in ways beyond what is possible with generic whiteboard software such as Mural or Miro. Instructors can observe activity across all rooms, improving the effectiveness and efficiency of exercise debriefs.
Upcoming Public Training
Course Includes:
Course Outline
Overview of Agile
- Principles
- Leading Agile Approaches
- Scrum
- Kanban
- Extreme Programming
- Scaling Frameworks
Working in Iterations
- Timeboxed
- Collaboration
- Done Every Iteration
Roles on an Agile Team
- Product Owner
- Coach or Scrum Master
- Developers
- How Existing Roles Change
The Product Backlog
- A Good Product Backlog Is DEEP
- User and Job Stories as Backlog Items
- Backlog Refinement
- Adding Just Enough Detail Just in Time
Iteration Planning Meeting
- Purpose
- Two General Approaches
Iteration Review Meeting
- Who, When, Why?
- Agenda
Iteration Retrospective
- Who, When, Why?
Daily Meetings
- Purpose
- Troubleshooting Common Problems
Challenges Introducing Agile
- What Challenges Do You Anticipate?
Our Instructor
Mountain Goat has handpicked instructors that share our training values. These are people with deep experience, who are leading teams with agile today and can give you real-world answers about what does and doesn’t work.
Mike Cohn
With 20+ years of agile training experience, Mike has honed a talent for explaining agile concepts with clear illustrations and real-life examples. Participants enjoy his passion for teaching the agile methodologies in a relatable and digestible way.
Read more...Mike is CEO of Mountain Goat Software, and one of the industry’s most well-respected Certified Scrum Trainers. He is the author of User Stories Applied for Agile Software Development, Agile Estimating and Planning, and Succeeding with Agile. He is a co-founder and former board member of the Scrum Alliance, and a co-founder of the non-profit Agile Alliance, home of the Agile Manifesto.
Scrum Certifications include: CSM, CST, CSPO, A-CSM, CSP-SM, CSP-PO
Got a Question?
What happens when you contact us?
- We’ll get back to you in within a day.
- Answer your training questions and discuss any custom needs.
- Recommend the best agile training path for your teams and goals.
- Want to talk to someone? Schedule a call.