How to Be Agile Without Being Extreme

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How to Be Agile Without Being Extreme

upcoming public offerings
2/10/2009 - 2/11/2009 Earl Beede ($1,395)	register now

5/18/2009 - 5/19/2009 Earl Beede ($1,395)	register now

8/3/2009 - 8/4/2009 Earl Beede ($1,395)	register now

11/19/2009 - 11/20/2009 Steve Tockey ($1,395)	register now

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course overview

Agile software development promises low overhead, high flexibility, and satisfied customers, but how do you separate the hype from the reality? Leading organizations have benefited from Agile development practices for many years. Learn how to select and deploy today’s most powerful Agile practices. Apply the essentials of Scrum, Extreme Programming, and other Agile methods. This intensive seminar presents modern practices combined with decades of time-tested, low-risk methods–all with a track record of proven results. This seminar is based on Construx’s experience working with companies that have successfully deployed Agile practices--and our experiences with companies whose Agile projects have failed.

Extensive case studies and hands-on exercises will show you how to select and apply the particular Agile development techniques that are best for your specific projects.

who should attend

This seminar will be valuable to anyone who wants an in-depth introduction to Agile development. It is especially worthwhile for technical leads, QA leads, software architects, project managers, software engineers, and software developers.

the seminar includes the following topics

What Does "Agile" Mean?

Agile Manifesto and Agile values
Tackling uncertainty
Customer responsiveness
Early availability
Role of extremes
Best projects for Agile practices--and worst

Agile Requirements Best Practices

Customer participation
Minimal specification
Using user stories successfully
Use case support for dynamic development
Lightweight requirements modeling
Lightweight requirements documentation

Agile Design Best Practices

Minimal design
Keys to using metaphors successfully
Lightweight design documentation

Agile Construction Best Practices

Refactoring
The power of coding standards
Collective ownership
Continuous integration
Daily build and smoke test
Source code control

Specific Agile Methods

Method: Scrum
Method: XP
Method: Evo

Agile Quality Assurance

Pair programming and collaborative construction
Test-first programming
Leveraging automated testing

Agile Management

Incrementalism and iteration
Agile work environments
Monitoring project velocity
The Scrum approach
Agile change control

Agile Planning

Maximizing business value
Planning Poker/The Planning Game
Just-in-time planning
Time-boxing
Plotting your agile profile

Jumpstarting Agile Development

available instructors

Earl Beede, Steve Tockey, Jerry Deville

pmi information

Integration Management, Scope Management, Time Management, Cost Management, Quality Management, Human Resource Management and Risk Management

9 PDU

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