Advanced Agile Techniques – Leadership Techniques

Overview

Students will discover the options and management techniques used to coordinate Agile teams and projects in this 14-video course. We will analyze the differences between Agile projects and traditional projects, best management practices, the implementation of the Agile method in reality, as well as other topics. We will start by comparing traditional projects with Agile projects, then we will see how management is organized in Agile projects. We will then discuss best management practices through the Agile method, in terms of people, products and procedures, as well as the techniques and frameworks used to adjust Agile projects.

We will learn about: the frameworks for adjusting the Agile method and their benefits, the Disciplined Agile Delivery and the benefits of the technique and the large-scale Scrum framework and its benefits. We will explore risk management through the Agile method and how it is applied in the Agile procedure. We will see what are the benefits of continuous improvement through the Agile method in Agile projects and the dynamics of Agile teams, as well as how to ensure that teams are efficient and productive. At the end of the course, we will analyze the purpose and qualities of an effective Agile Coach and we will see real examples of companies that have transformed through the Agile method.

Objectives

• discovering the key concepts discussed in this course
• comparing traditional projects with Agile projects
• describing the organization of management in Agile projects
• describing best management practices through the Agile method, in terms of people, products and procedures
• description of techniques and the frameworks used to adjust Agile projects
• description of the Agile framework for adjustment and its benefits
• description of the Disciplined Agile Delivery technique and its benefits
• description of the large-scale Scrum framework and its benefits
• description of risk management by the Agile method and how it applies in the Agile procedure
• description of the benefits of continuous improvement through the Agile method of an Agile project
• description of the dynamics of the Agile team and how to ensure that teams are efficient and productive
• description of the purpose and qualities of an effective Agile Coach
• description of examples real companies transformed by the Agile method
• brief presentation of the key concepts discussed in this course