The Agile Samurai Bootcamp Download

Everything you need to set up, execute, and successfully deliver your own Agile project.

What you’ll learn

A thorough understanding of how Agile works, how it’s different from traditional Waterfall, and the mindset necessary to transform your organization and team
A deep, thorough, understanding of how Agile User stories, Estimation, and Planning work
How to form effective Agile teams, and what to look for in quality players
A complete description of roles typically seen on Agile projects including the Agile Customer, Business Analyst, Programmer, Tester, UX Designer, and Project Manager
In-depth discussion on topics not typically covered in another Agile course like Agile Teams, How to Create Visual Works Spaces, Communication Plans, and the mechanics behind the Agile Iteration
The rhythm and ritual necessary for delivering something of value every week
Covers important concepts not covered in Scrum training like production readiness, and software engineering
A primer on essential software engineering practices like automated Unit Testing, Refactoring, Test-Driven Design, and Continuous Integration
Techniques and methods to ensure your project works within it’s means while delivering phenomenal value to your customer (The Way of the Spartan Warrior)

Requirements

Pen, paper, and a fierce desire to learn

Description

Get ready to kick some software project butt.

Enter the world of the Agile Samurai, where the direst of software projects are dispatched with ease and grace. By learning the ways of the Agile Samurai you will discover:

What Agile is, how it works, and the mindset necessary for working iteratively
Common myths and pitfalls and how to choose the right Agile method for you
How to build a good Agile team
How from traditional waterfall roles (like developer, analyst, tester, and project manager) change on Agile project
How to create a plan you and your customer can believe in
How to gather requirements in a fraction of the time using Agile User Stories
How to deliver something of value every week
What to do when the schedule is wrong, how to look like a pro correcting it, and
The four essential Agile Engineering practices and why they are so important for Agility.

By the end of this course, you’ll have everything you need to successfully set up, execute, and deliver your own Agile project.

Course Outline

Agile In a Nutshell

What Agile is, how it works, and how to choose the right Agile method for you.

Agile Teams

What makes the Agile team tick? Characteristics of good Agile teams. And how to find quality players.

User Stories

In this session, we break down what user stories are, how they work, what effective user stories look like for your project, and how to host great story-gathering workshops.

Estimation

By learning how to estimate the Agile way, you’ll stop trying to get something your up-front estimates can’t give (precision and accuracy) and instead focus on what really matters—building a plan you and your customer can believe in.

Planning

In this session, you’re going to learn how to create plans you can believe in and follow through on commitments you and your team make.

Iteration Mechanics

This session shows teams how to set the iterations up for success, breaks down what actually occurs during an iteration, and how to set up an agile communication plan for you and your team.

Visible Workspaces

By learning how to create a visual workspace, you and the team will never be at a loss for what to do next or where you can add the greatest value.

Engineering

Agile doesn’t work on planning alone. That would be wishful thinking. Only by applying these core software engineering practices can you reduce the time it takes to test, ensure you always have a good design, and confidently make necessary changes quickly.

Unit Testing – Automated tests proving your software works

Refactoring – Paying down technical debt, while continuously improving your design

Test-Driven Development – Write the tests first to help improve your design

Continuous Integration – Maintaining a culture of production readiness, and deploying at a moment’s notice

Intended Audience

This is an introductory-level course on Agile software delivery.

Course Requirements

No previous experience with Agile is expected or necessary.

Instructional Level

All Levels

Update NEW FAQ Section April 2017

A new FAQ section added answering the most commonly asked questions
A new templates section was added containing downloadable examples of burn-down charts

Update NEW Cheat Sheet Section August 2018