Agile 101: Agile and Scrum Foundations
This course is an excellent introduction to the values, principles and practices that comprise Agile.
We offer this course privately. Please contact us for more information.
Our virtual courses endeavor to bring in the rich mix of communication, collaboration and learning games that were hallmarks of our in-person classes. With proven approaches and an engaging technology platform, participants are able to share ideas, work in breakouts, practice new ways of working, all from the comfort of their own set-up.
The learning platform we use is as follows:
- ZOOM – an industry standard video and collaboration platform that allows for excellent face-to-face communication and facilitates chats, breakout rooms and an overall visual style of teaching.
- MIRO/MURAL – this real time collaboration board provides the background for many of the learning games and exercises
- Notability – in lieu of whiteboards and projectors, the slides are shared through Zoom and annotated using Notability. Blank sheets are created so that the facilitators can draw out concepts in real time or highlight areas as needed.
- Graphic Facilitation – a key way of learning in a virtual classroom is being able to see clearly what is being discussed and shaping those artifacts. Both of our facilitators are trained graphic facilitators that brings a unique visual tone and ashetic to all the classes providing students with a very rich experience.
Train your team!
For any Alluvial course, we can provide private group training to support and accelerate learning in your organization.
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Course description
Starting with the history of Agile and moving through to today’s state of the art, the Agile 101 Training Course can be used as a baseline, or refresher for your group, and enables them on the journey of bringing Agile into their teams and organization.
You will learn the essential concepts and tools of Agile, including an overview of Scrum, Kanban and scaling models, while comparing them to waterfall and ad-hoc approaches. You will learn how to apply proven, practical practices for planning products, projects, releases, sprints, as well as estimation, tracking progress, reporting & facilitating key ceremonies. More so, the anatomy of an Agile team will be explored while addressing the key roles and responsibilities associated with a project’s lifecycle such as the Scrum Master and the roles, responsibilities and processes around the Product Owner.
The course is facilitated using a mix of lectures, exercises, learning games, discussions and group activities all through leading remote tools which are interwoven throughout to illustrate the principles being taught in a comprehensive fashion interactively tailored to the class’s needs. This will provide participants with exposure, experience and skills to the latest remote tools that they can then apply in their day-to-day work.
This course is taught by a leading Agile practitioner with a breadth of real-world industry experience at companies ranging from small businesses to large enterprises, as well as the public sector.
Benefits
Each participant receives:
- Course materials including annotated class slides, class working board and references
- SEUs
Agenda
- Intros and Miro
- Agile Manifesto: Values and Principles
- What is Agile, what is waterfall (the difference)
- Why Agile at your organization
- Kanban Overview
- Scrum Overview
- Scrumban overview
- Vision vs details
- Backlog Refinement
- Personas and scenarios
- Estimation
- Retrospectives
Our teaching approach
- Lively and engaging discussions
- Real world examples
- Exercises to learn and practice skills
Who’s it for?
- Anyone working with or on an agile team
- Business stakeholders
- Product Managers
- Project Managers
- Line managers
- Business & Quality analysts
- Developers
- UX Designers
Meet your trainer
Kristi Meredith
Kristi Meredith has worked as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach & Trainer in both the Public and Private Sectors on a range of software, construction, policy and hardware projects. Through her experience, she offers a wide range of services to clients, specializing in Agile & Scrum coaching, team culture & team building, visual management and graphic facilitation, and workshop facilitation. Her objective and passion is to help teams and organizations find alignment and process that enables them to deliver value to customers while also building and sustaining a people-first, positive workplace culture.
She is a Certified Scrum Professional (CSP-SM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Large Scale Scrum (LeSS) practitioner, Certified Disciplined Agilist, and an expert in the incorporation of visuals in both facilitation and information radiators.