
We will discuss what does business agility entail, what are the benefits of being agile, and we'll reiterate on the goals for this course.
We will follow the evolution of markets from a few hundred years ago to nowadays. We'll see how the economies moved from the markets of supply all the way to the markets of experience. In addition, we will explore how the information technology management methods evolved and affected the organisational management.
An article that explains what liquid expectations are and how to uncover them via designing the target state customer experience as a part of product or service design.
We will talk about the building blocks on an agile enterprise.
We will discuss the Manifesto for Agile Software development and how it first changed the way software is developed and then the way businesses operate.
We will discuss in detail all 12 principles of agile software development and how they can be applied beyond software development.
We will look at an individual project's scope and discuss what does it mean for a project to be agile. We will talk about predictive and adaptive approaches to project management.
We will explore different ways to create your first prototype with minimum investment.
We will follow the process of initiating and setting up the direction for an agile project and will discuss key ceremonies that a typical agile team will follow.
We will learn the most popular agile framework - Scrum.
An article and a video explanation of key concepts of scrum done by an industry expert - Fabricio Laguna.
A few notes about the practice test.
An article explaining a practical approach to structuring a complex backlog of work items.
We will look at what happens next after a few agile teams are established. We will cover the three elements of scaling: strategising, mobilising, and organising; and will discuss topics like scaling factors, budgeting, and general management imperatives.
"Nail before you scale!" An interview with a practicing agile coach about the career as an agile practitioner, tips&tricks to introducing agile, practical insights.
We will explore how the business function to analyse itself changes in an agile setting and how it is performed on strategic, initiative and delivery horizons.
The previous lecture talked about user stories as one of the methods to capture requirements in the backlog. This article explains the method in more details and adds some tips of how to make your user stories better.
We will talk about the importance of building an agile culture and discuss elements of it.
We will look at some of the elements of Lean Six Sigma, specifically with regards to eliminating organisational waste in the processes.
Business agility is best defined as the capacity and willingness of an organisation to adapt to, create, and leverage change for their customer’s benefit. Being agile is not about implementing a specific process or framework - it is about changing the mindset of the business to become more customer centric, more nimble in decision making, and more adaptive to the constant changes of the business environment.
This requires practitioners to develop a new set of skills and a particular view of the world that will enable them to add value and become more productive in what they do - regardless of the job title.
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This course will enable you to:
Understand the anatomy of an agile business
Understand how to structure an agile team to deliver an individual project or initiative
Become familiar with the concepts of Scrum (probably the most popular framework for running agile projects)
Understand what is involved in scaling agile to the whole enterprise
Become ready to work in an agile environment as a practitioner or start a consulting journey
Try your knowledge against a sample set of Scrum Master certification exam questions.
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This course is officially endorsed by the International Institute of Business Analysis™ (IIBA®) and qualifies for 8 professional development units for the purposes of certification.
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You will get the solid foundation to start a career in an agile business or to continue your education journey into a more specialised path - such as a scrum master, agile coach, consultant etc.
As a part of this course you will get not only theory, but also practical advice from industry experts, practice exercises and quizzes to test your knowledge, supporting materials and articles and ability to get in touch with me personally if you've got any questions or concerns.
As an addition, you will get a list of sample scrum master certification exam questions, so if you decide to go down that career path you will know what to expect and can preliminary test your knowledge.
You will also get an official IIBA Endorsed Education Provider certificate of completion in addition to the standard Udemy certificate.
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Note: I am an Endorsed Education Provider™ by IIBA®, which means the materials and references to IIBA® and its publications used in this course are licensed for me to do so. By enrolling in this course you support legal use of intellectual property and contribute to the development of business analysis profession.
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