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?
General
What payment methods do you accept?
You can register on our site and pay with a Visa, MasterCard or American Express card. For a group of 10 or more, contact Laura Cohn if you wish to be invoiced.
How do I pay for a course for someone else?
During the checkout process, use your own payment details, your name and your email address to make the purchase. On completion of the purchase, you can then assign the course to your chosen recipient.
Are your courses only for software developers?
Not necessarily. Each course has attendees from a variety of backgrounds, including from non-software fields. Mike’s passion is product development of all sorts, so many examples are software related, but no software development experience is required.
Live Online
What is your refund policy for Live Online courses?
If you cancel or reschedule a Live Online course more than 7 days before the first day of the class you will receive a full refund. If you cancel or reschedule within 7 days of the first day of class, a 50% fee will be charged, and the remaining 50% can be used as a credit toward a class to be taken within 6 months from the date of the canceled class. All cancellation requests must be made via email. Refunds or credits will not be issued for no shows, partial attendance or cancellations within 24 business hours.
We want you to feel confident about enrolling in our live, online courses. If after watching the pre-course videos and participating in the live sessions you don’t find the course valuable, email us within 7 days for a full refund.
Note that this refund policy applies only to Live Online courses.
Will my certificate say virtual if I take the certification online?
No, your certificate will not mention the course was held virtually. It will look the same as the in person certificates.
Do you offer Live Online course discounts?
Our certified Live Online classes include volume discounts:
- Save $100 per person when you register 10 or more people for a certified course.
Do I get a Scrum Alliance membership with my course?
All CSM, CSPO, A-CSM, and A-CSPO classes include a 2-year Scrum Alliance membership
Are there any exam fees to pay?
The only course that includes an exam is the Certified ScrumMaster class. There is no additional fee to pay in order to take the exam. The course registration fee is the full and final price.
If I have an expired certification, can I still take an advanced class?
Your CSM or CSPO certificate doesn't need to be current to be eligible for the advanced courses. Once you complete your Advanced course, you will need to add 1 year of relevant work experience to your profiles to receive your certification.
If your certificate is expired, there is no cut-off date that requires you to take that certification course again. (You may want to retake it if a lot of time has passed, or if you want to renew it by re-taking the class rather than going through the renewal process of submitting enough SEUs and paying the renewal fee.)
When it comes to taking an advanced class, if your foundational (CSM / CSPO) certification has expired you can still take the course. Assuming you meet the experience requirement on completion of the advanced class, your foundational certification will be renewed, and include new renewal deadlines.
How do I claim my SEUs and PDUs once my course is completed?
After completing your course, you'll receive an email with instructions for claiming continuing education units from Scrum Alliance and Project Management Institute.
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