Categories: Agile ,  Project Management

Agile Project Management

Duration:
2 days non residential

Fee*:
£950 [*prices exclude VAT ]

Running projects that deliver:
Agile promotes a move away from the traditional practice of creating and following a big, detailed up-front plan and design. Instead Agile emphasises an approach of empowered teamworking, frequent and constructive cross-project feedback, responding to change and evolving the best, high quality solution.

Consequently to be successful, Agile project teams need to apply common skills openly and in challenging new ways, and Agile Project Managers need to adopt new approaches, to traditional skills and competencies - focussed into short, measurable iteration cycles.

This course focuses on the competencies and skills required to effectively manage the processes, people and technologies required for a successful Agile delivery. It covers all the leading Agile methods including eXtreme Programming, Scrum, DSDM, the Agile Unified Process and Lean Software Development. It also explains how to introduce Agile practices successfully and ensure a sustainable transition so that Agile become 'Business as Usual'

Course Objectives:
Attendees will gain an in-depth knowledge of how to manage agile software development projects. As well as project management skills attendee will also learn about project retrospectives, how to transition a team to agile methods and the human implications of agile software development.

Who will the course benefit?
This course is intended for Managers and Team Leaders of Agile projects, together with team members and project support personnel who will benefit from an understanding of Agile Project Management best practice.

The course also provides a detailed understanding of the practices involved for those responsible for transitioning their organisation to Agile.

Pre-Requisites:
None

Course Content:
- Principles of Agile Project Management and the Agile Manifesto
- Managing Requirements and User Stories
- Estimating, dividing and merging User Stories
- Timeboxing and Prioritisation
- Agile Project, Release, and Iteration Planning
- Project Roles, responsibilities and rights
- Project Manager responsibilities and team facilitation
- Customer/Business User involvement
- Agile Business Analysis
- Agile Testing
- Daily Scrums, project reviews and Retrospectives
- Agile Project Management Tools
- Transitioning to Agile
- People aspects of Agile - Agile Culture and team well-being
- Recruitment, progression, succession and retention

Follow-on Courses:
No follow-on courses have been defined

Delivered in conjunction with RADTAC, a leading provider of Agile Consulting, Training and Delivery Services.