In this course, participants will gain an understanding of the latest Agile methods and practices, and how those practices adhere to the principles of the Manifesto. Organizations that embrace Agile are able to regain control of their development environments, embracing change for their competitive advantage, and delivering value to their customers more quickly.
“We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it”. The Manifesto for Agile Software Development grew from the frustrations of real-life software development leaders who discovered that traditional waterfall methods limited them and resulted in low-quality software. In 2001, these leaders gathered together to define a new philosophy for approaching software development. This philosophy places primary value on the people involved in the development of software, daily collaboration with customers, measuring progress through frequent delivery of working software, and the creation of lightweight planning structures that allow the customer to respond to change. Methodologies and frameworks like Scrum, eXtreme Programming, Kanban, DevOps, and Continuous Delivery are implementations that adhere to the values and principles espoused in the Agile Manifesto. The Agile community continues to refine these methodologies and the technical practices that accompany them.
What you’ll learn
What are attendees saying?
“Thanks again for a fantastic two days going through the value stream for incident management.”
Leanne Harper | Vice President, Enterprise Service Management, Core Technology
“I really learned a lot about the roles, thanks for explaining those in detail. The activities helped me really understand the principles and values.”
Tom A |
“One of the best training classes I’ve been to; I really enjoyed the exercises that the course offered.”
Jeffrey W |
Matt is a recovering developer that still gets excited when hears the "Ribbit" of someone starting up Toad. For reasons still unknown, he eventually went over to the dark side and became a project manager. After spending some time in the world of project management Matt was convinced there had to be a better way to run a software development program. After attending his first agile bootcamp he discovered that flowers smelled sweeter, food tasted better, and he was never going back to the oppression of Microsoft Project. Now as a full time Agile coach with Sketch, Matt helps organizations implement lean program management best practices and build environments that people actually want to work in.
When he's not raging against the schedule industrial complex Matt enjoys traveling with his wife and two sons, falling off skateboards, and writing in the third person.
