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Fundamentals of Agile Certification

A Pragmatic Approach to Adopting Agile
Public: $1,495.00
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  • Explore agile software development methodologies and approaches
  • Understand differences between agile and traditional methodologies
  • Learn how agile practices and principles improve the software development process
  • Discover the major steps required to successfully plan and execute an agile software project
  • Explore the leading agile development best practices
Organizations today are seeking ways to improve the efficiency of their software development efforts while still meeting quality objectives. Competitive pressures and customer demands continue to reduce software product release schedules, driving organizations to seek fresh new approaches to building software. Agile software development methods are often cited as a way to accelerate software delivery and get more done with less. This course will teach you how to avoid the common mistakes of agile adopters and answer some of the familiar myths and misuse:
  • Believing that agile says you don’t need to document your software
  • Forgetting about doing unit testing as part of the development process
  • Adopting Scrum without adopting appropriate agile development practices as well
  • Believing that agile means you don’t need to do architecture or design when building software
Fundamentals of Agile Certification will present a roadmap for how to get started with agile along with practical advice. It will introduce you to agile software development concepts and teach you how to make them work. You will learn what agile is all about, why agile works, and how to effectively plan and develop software using agile principles. A running case study allows you to apply the techniques you are learning as you go through the course. Key concepts that will be introduced and discussed include:
  • Managing requirements using agile
  • Defining and estimating user stories
  • Building a release plan
  • Using Scrum-based project management
  • Delivering software using Extreme Programming

Bring your specific issues and problems to the training course for discussion as well.

Who Should Attend
The audience includes software developers, software test professionals, project managers, business analysts, product managers, line of business owners. No specific prerequisites are assumed; however, attendees are expected to have some software experience.

Course Completion and Certification
Upon completion of this course the attendee will be certified by the International Consortium of Agile (ICAgile) and awarded the ICAgile Professional designation. Additionally, the certified attendees will be listed on the ICAgile website, indicating their Professional designation and that they have completed all the learning objectives associated with the Fundamentals of Agile track.

About the ICAgile
The International Consortium of Agile’s goal is to foster thinking and learning around agile methods, skills, and tools. The ICAgile, working with experts and organizations across agile development specialties, has captured specific learning objectives for the different agile development paths and put them on the learning roadmap. For more information visit www.icagile.com.

2-Day Course Outline 
 
Introduction to Agile

What is agile?
Benefits of agile
Why does agile work?
Myths about agile
Who is using agile?

Agile Software Process
Overall agile development process
Agile best practices

Agile Planning
Introduction to Scrum
The planning process
- Backlogs
- Initial release planning
- Iterative sprint planning
Roles during initial planning
Building good user stories
Estimating work
Building a release plan
 
Agile Development
Introduction to extreme programming (XP)
Iterative development process
Key meetings and activities
- Sprint kickoff
- Daily Scrums
- Sprint planning
- User acceptance testing and reviews
- Retrospectives
 
Roles During Sprints

Agile Development Best Practices
Team-based design
Pair programming
Continuous integration
Test-driven development (TDD) and unit testing
Refactoring

Agile Testing Best Practices
Agile testing framework
Acceptance test-driven development (ATDD)
Exploratory testing
Agile test automation

Wrap Up Discussion

Class Daily Schedule
Sign-In/Registration 7:30–8:30am
Morning Session 8:30am–12:00pm
Lunch 12:00–1:00pm
Afternoon Session 1:00–5:00pm
Times represent the typical daily schedule. Please confirm your schedule at registration.
 
Training Course Fee Includes
• Tuition
• Course notebook
• Continental breakfasts and refreshment breaks
• Lunches
• Letter of completion
Course Name Events Dates Location Venue
Fundamentals of Agile Certification
ADPWest
BSCWest
Jun 10-Jun 11, 2012 Las Vegas VENUE Attend
Fundamentals of Agile Certification
STARWest
Sep 30-Oct 01, 2012 Anaheim VENUE Attend
Fundamentals of Agile Certification
ADPEast
BSCEast
Nov 04-Nov 05, 2012 Orlando VENUE Attend

Jeffery Payne is CEO and founder of Coveros, Inc., where he has led the startup and growth of the company. Prior to Coveros, Jeff was Chairman of the Board, CEO, and co-founder of Cigital, Inc. Under his direction, Cigital became a leader in software security and software quality solutions, helping clients mitigate the business risks associated with failed software. Jeff is a recognized software expert and speaks to companies nationwide about the business risks of software failure. He has been a keynote and featured speaker at business technology conferences and frequently testifies before Congress on issues of national importance, including intellectual property rights, cyber terrorism, and software quality.

Dave Burke is the COO of Coveros, Inc., where he has led the startup and growth of the company.  Prior to Coveros, Dave was COO for Digital Focus, a software development consulting company that provided Agile adoption and software development services to customers ranging from enterprise class to entrepreneurial start-ups.  Dave has nearly a decade of hands on experience helping clients understand, embrace, and gain business value using agile software development principles.  He
has led numerous enterprise level software development programs and projects, including the development of a large scale systems integration strategy for a global 100 communications company.  Dave's experience spans the US market and Europe where he established and led a UK based subsidiary of Digital Focus.

  • Explore agile software development methodologies and approaches
  • Understand differences between agile and traditional methodologies
  • Learn how agile practices and principles improve the software development process
  • Discover the major steps required to successfully plan and execute an agile software project
  • Explore the leading agile development best practices
Organizations today are seeking ways to improve the efficiency of their software development efforts while still meeting quality objectives. Competitive pressures and customer demands continue to reduce software product release schedules, driving organizations to seek fresh new approaches to building software. Agile software development methods are often cited as a way to accelerate software delivery and get more done with less. This course will teach you how to avoid the common mistakes of agile adopters and answer some of the familiar myths and misuse:
  • Believing that agile says you don’t need to document your software
  • Forgetting about doing unit testing as part of the development process
  • Adopting Scrum without adopting appropriate agile development practices as well
  • Believing that agile means you don’t need to do architecture or design when building software
Fundamentals of Agile Certification will present a roadmap for how to get started with agile along with practical advice. It will introduce you to agile software development concepts and teach you how to make them work. You will learn what agile is all about, why agile works, and how to effectively plan and develop software using agile principles. A running case study allows you to apply the techniques you are learning as you go through the course. Key concepts that will be introduced and discussed include:
  • Managing requirements using agile
  • Defining and estimating user stories
  • Building a release plan
  • Using Scrum-based project management
  • Delivering software using Extreme Programming

Bring your specific issues and problems to the training course for discussion as well.

Who Should Attend
The audience includes software developers, software test professionals, project managers, business analysts, product managers, line of business owners. No specific prerequisites are assumed, however, attendees are expected to have some software experience.

Course Completion and Certification
Upon completion of this course the attendee will be certified by the International Consortium of Agile (ICAgile) and awarded the ICAgile Professional designation.  Additionally, the certified attendees will be listed on the ICAgile website, indicating their Professional designation and that they have completed all the learning objectives associated with the Fundamentals of Agile track.

About the ICAgile
The International Consortium of Agile’s goal is to foster thinking and learning around agile methods, skills, and tools. The ICAgile, working with experts and organizations across agile development specialties, has captured specific learning objectives for the different agile development paths and put them on the learning roadmap. For more information visit www.icagile.com.

2-Day Course Outline
 
Introduction to Agile

What is agile?
Benefits of agile
Why does agile work?
Myths about agile
Who is using agile?

Agile Software Process
Overall agile development process
Agile best practices

Agile Planning
Introduction to Scrum
The planning process
- Backlogs
- Initial release planning
- Iterative sprint planning
Roles during initial planning
Building good user stories
Estimating work
Building a release plan
 
Agile Development
Introduction to extreme programming (XP)
Iterative development process
Key meetings and activities
- Sprint kickoff
- Daily Scrums
- Sprint planning
- User acceptance testing and reviews
- Retrospectives
 
Roles During Sprints

Agile Development Best Practices
Team-based design
Pair programming
Continuous integration
Test-driven development (TDD) and unit testing
Refactoring

Agile Testing Best Practices
Agile testing framework
Acceptance test-driven development (ATDD)
Exploratory testing
Agile test automation

Wrap Up Discussion

Class Daily Schedule
Sign-In/Registration 7:30–8:30am
Morning Session 8:30am–12:00pm
Lunch 12:00–1:00pm
Afternoon Session 1:00–5:00pm
Times represent the typical daily schedule. Please confirm your schedule at registration.
 
Training Course Fee Includes
• Tuition
• Course notebook
• Continental breakfasts and refreshment breaks
• Lunches
• Letter of completion

 

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Jeffery Payne is CEO and founder of Coveros, Inc., where he has led the startup and growth of the company. Prior to Coveros, Jeff was Chairman of the Board, CEO, and co-founder of Cigital, Inc. Under his direction, Cigital became a leader in software security and software quality solutions, helping clients mitigate the business risks associated with failed software. Jeff is a recognized software expert and speaks to companies nationwide about the business risks of software failure. He has been a keynote and featured speaker at business technology conferences and frequently testifies before Congress on issues of national importance, including intellectual property rights, cyber terrorism, and software quality.

Dave Burke is the COO of Coveros, Inc., where he has led the startup and growth of the company.  Prior to Coveros, Dave was COO for Digital Focus, a software development consulting company that provided Agile adoption and software development services to customers ranging from enterprise class to entrepreneurial start-ups.  Dave has nearly a decade of hands on experience helping clients understand, embrace, and gain business value using agile software development principles.  He
has led numerous enterprise level software development programs and projects, including the development of a large scale systems integration strategy for a global 100 communications company.  Dave's experience spans the US market and Europe where he established and led a UK based subsidiary of Digital Focus.