
A short introduction to the course - what it covers and how you will benefit.
An introduction to the course content and how to complete the course.
An introduction to Agile that explains The Agile Manifesto and Principles.
An explanation of Requirements Analysis and The Agile Roadmap for a project.
A case study that illustrates how analysis of a business scenario gives you a starting point for planning your project and initial analysis of requirements.
A case study that illustrates how analysis of a business scenario gives you a starting point for identifying stakeholders, business processes and business requirements.
A case study that illustrates how a Project Brief helps you to understand the project vision, scope, stakeholders, business functions and high level requirements.
The basics of requirements analysis including what a business requirement is, Agile fact finding techniques and prioritisation using MoSCow rules.
An illustration of how requirements can be identified and analysed using The Agile Roadmap.
A quick review of the topics covered so far and how they fit into the Agile Framework.
How Agile teams are organised to match Agile principles and enable stakeholder involvement, prioritisation and rapid delivery of working systems.
The roles within an agile team including management, development team and business stakeholders.
How to identify the stakeholders for an Agile project and then get them engaged and involved at the appropriate level.
How to analyse and prioritise the stakeholders for an Agile project and then get them engaged and involved at the appropriate level.
The basic principles of fact finding and how investigation of business requirements fits into a systems development project.
What investigation and facts mean in a systems development project - What, Why, When, How, Where, Who.
How to plan a fact finding exercise including priorities and scope. The role of the project team in investigation.
Fact finding techniques including - interviewing, facilitated workshops and prototyping.
A quick review of the topics covered so far and how they fit into the Agile Framework.
What a User Story is and how to capture them by working with stakeholders. How to document a User Story to record a user requirement.
A practical case study example of how to document a User Story to record a user requirement.
A practical case study example of how to document a User Story to record a user requirement. How prototypes might be used to validate a User Story.
How prototyping can be used to get feedback from stakeholders, to validate business requirements and User Stories.
How prototyping can be used to get feedback from stakeholders, to validate business requirements and User Stories.
How prototyping can be used to get feedback from stakeholders, to validate business requirements and User Stories.
A review of the course so that you can consolidate what you have learned and consider your next steps.
If you want to learn the essentials of Agile and how to apply them to systems development projects – this course will help you. You will also be able to learn what you need in a reasonable space of time.
You may be a Business Analyst, Systems Developer, Project Manager or other Agile / Scrum team member.
Or you might be looking to transition from "traditional" methods to an Agile approach.
The course explains the philosophy, terminology and method in simple business terms.
It is highly practical and based around a realistic case study.
So you will learn some useful new skills and how to apply them in practice.
It will also help if you are studying for professional exams (such as ICAGILE Fundamentals or BCS Agile Foundation) , or preparing for the interview for your first Agile project role.
What You Will Learn
Agile Principles and the Agile Framework - and how you can make these work on projects.
Agile Team Roles – responsibilities and what role might suit you best.
Agile Stakeholder Analysis – and techniques so you can do this effectively.
Agile Requirements Analysis – discovery, analysis, prioritisation and implementation.
Fact Finding Techniques – how to find stuff out.
User Stories – how to express requirements in simple terms so that you can meet them.
Prototyping – making requirements real for users and getting their input.
So - if you want to learn something useful, that you can apply in practice, and will help to develop your career in Agile Systems and Project Management - please dive in and join the course. I look forward to working with you!