Learn The Basics of Agile

In this course, you will be introduced to Agile software development methodologies such as Extreme Programming, Lean, and Kanban.

Software companies want predictability from their development teams in terms of software delivery, quality, and, just as importantly, cost. The Agile process makes development costs more predictable by promoting the breaking of work into small pieces so it can be accurately estimated by the Agile team. Organizations value Agile team members who are educated in efficient Agile estimation methods, as they make the cost of software projects more predictable and therefore less wasteful. In this course, you'll learn how Agile applies to the whole organization and needs to become part of the culture. Next, you'll learn why team involvement is important in the estimation process and various estimate techniques for determining the scope of work. Finally, you'll learn some of the key questions that should be asked during the estimation process and some of the pitfalls of using Agile estimation techniques.

Discover how Scrum is applied to the Agile software project management approach, and explore the aspects of Agile, Scrum, and Lean and how they fit into the Agile mindset. In this 9-video course, learners will examine how Agile differs from traditional project management, the basics of Scrum, and the relationship between Scrum and both Agile and Lean. Common misconceptions about Scrum are also covered. Key concepts covered in this course include the strengths of Agile, Scrum, and Lean and how they relate to each other; comparing and contrasting Agile principles to traditional project management concepts; and learning the importance of adopting an Agile mindset to transition to Scrum. Explore the need to embrace an Agile mindset for transitioning to Scrum; compare and contrast Scrum to Agile; compare Scrum to Lean; and learn the basic concepts of Scrum and common misconceptions about Scrum, including how Scrum projects are often tracked and managed more accurately than other projects.

In this 14-video course, explore Agile project management techniques, feature-driven development, and Agile modeling. Examine self-organizing teams and how they operate, as well as team member roles and responsibilities, and other topics. Begin with a look at the Agile process and how it applies to project management. Then examine feature-driven development and how it applies to Agile project management. Define self-organizing teams and how they work, and compare different Agile methodologies and frameworks. Explore features of the Scrum framework; the Kanban and Lean frameworks, and the Extreme Programming framework. Identify the types of Agile management tools and how they relate to project management; source control tools and how they can be used in an Agile project; and continuous integration tools and team management tools, and how they can be used in an Agile project. The final tutorial focuses on benefits of the Agile project management methodology. The concluding exercise involves identifying Agile project management techniques and comparing Agile frameworks and tools.

Self-organizing teams explore the notion of being a living organism and how every member affects the strengths and weaknesses of the team. In this course, you'll explore self-organizing teams and their components. You'll learn about self-organizing teams with Agile, including methods and technologies for promoting Agile collaboration within teams. You'll examine how to be an effective product owner and scrum master using examples in software development environment. Next, you'll learn about distributed teams, including best practices for a successful team and overcoming challenges. Finally, you'll examine how to build a strong Agile team, including monitoring and managing the team using metrics to become an effective Agile software development environment.

Learners will discover how to gather Agile requirements, implement Agile processes, create a secure Agile software development (SD) lifecycle, implement Disciplined Agile Delivery, and apply best practices for secure SD in this 9-video course. First, you will take a look at Agile requirements, specifically at how to perform requirements gathering and management in an Agile environment. Next, learners will follow two tutorials on Agile techniques: Part A on defining Agile techniques including iterative delivery and the use of user stories, and part B on defining Agile techniques including the daily standup meeting, pair programming, Scrum events, and planning poker. Following on from this, you will learn how to create a secure Agile SDLC (software development lifecycle), to ensure that the software development, even in a fast-paced Agile environment, is secure. Learners will also discover how to implement Disciplined Agile Delivery, ensuring that things are kept to a schedule. In the final tutorial in this course, you will observe how to apply best practices for secure SD.

Agile methodologies in software development help deliver value or product faster, with better quality and the ability to respond to change. In this course, you'll be introduced to the concepts and methodologies behind Agile for software developers, including the benefits of using Agile in the software development industry today. You'll begin by learning the Crystal Agile framework and discover the various features of Crystal as an Agile methodology. You’ll learn about feature-driven development and how it applies to Agile software development. You’ll then explore Extreme Programming and its features. You’ll examine the principles and steps of Lean development methodology and also learn about the use of Kanban, including the Just-in-Time approach and its benefits. Finally, you’ll learn how the Agile methodologies compare by asking the question of how truly Agile each methodology is.

Both the economy and technology are changing rapidly. Agility is needed for an organization to adapt to change, and agile thinking must be fostered and realized across the organization. In this course, you'll learn about agile enterprise and its benefits, factors for its successful implementation, and key steps involved in its creation. You'll also explore ways to overcome common obstacles to enterprise agile, and to select appropriate planning tools for an agile organization.

In this course, you will be introduced to Agile Software Development, as well as the principles and values behind the Agile Manifesto.

The cloud has various deployment and service models that can be combined with Agile software development methodologies to help your organization design and create your very own cloud strategy based on your organization's needs. In this course, you'll learn about Agile software development, cloud management, cloud identity and access management, the cloud physical infrastructure, the cloud logical infrastructure, and cloud privacy. Next, you'll examine the available cloud deployment models such as public, private, hybrid, community, and virtual public clouds, as well as multi-cloud and multitenancy environments. You'll then move on to explore cloud service models such as Infrastructure as a Service, Platform as a Service, and Software as a Service. Finally, you'll learn about advanced topics such the Internet of Things.

In this course, you will explore the differences between the Agile process and the waterfall method and examine the steps involved in the basic Agile project management process. Begin this 14-video course by learning how the Agile process applies to project management and how it differs from the waterfall method. Then discover the steps involved in the basic Agile project management process; examine the manager's role in a self-organizing team; and identify roles and responsibilities of Agile team members. Delve into best practices when transitioning from traditional software project management to Agile; identify how to build strong Agile teams; and look at methods and technologies for promoting Agile collaboration within teams. You will recognize Agile project management artifacts, and the types of Agile management tools with examples of each. Learners can explore the Agile lifecycle; the significance of continuous integration by using the Agile process; and learn about Agile assessments and how to migrate an organization to the Agile methodology. To conclude the course, learners follow an exercise involving understanding Agile project management practices.

Properly estimating and prioritizing project requirements is critical to Agile project planning success. You need to be able to map out the work necessary for your product release. In this course you'll learn about critical Agile planning activities including creating personas and wireframing. This course also covers the most common Agile estimation techniques such as story points, wideband Delphi, and affinity estimation. This course also covers requirements prioritization methods and activities you perform when completing your release plan. This course is one of a series in the Skillsoft learning path that covers the objectives for the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® exam.PMI-ACP is a registered mark of the Project Management Institute, Inc.