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Agile Discovery Series Part 1 of 3 Introduction to Agile Software Development

Agile Discovery Series Part 1 of 3: Introduction to Agile Software Development
MP4 | Video: AVC 1280×720 | Audio: AAC 44KHz 2ch | Duration: 1 Hour | 151 MB Genre: eLearning | Language: English
Introduction to Agile Software Development
Being the first part of the series, the Introduction to Agile Software Development aims to prepare you before diving into the Scrum methodology. As

How this course will help you

Agile is a way of thinking, you need to have the right mindset first before crafting your software development process. This lecture does that by immersing you on the Agile Manifesto, values, and principles.

 

You will also get to learn how organizations have evolved from predictive to more adaptive methodologies through the years and how they have benefited from the shift.
Topics covered include:
From predictive to adaptive. The first section of the lecture will deal with the transition from predictive to adaptive methodologies.

You will get to know the pain points in the traditional processes and why there’s a clamor for change in the software development process.

How this course will help you

Knowing these gives you a better understanding of the need for iterative and incremental development for the changing market.
About Agile.

The second section of the lecture welcomes you with the definition of Agile. You will also now get to know the Agile Manifesto, values and principles.

For better and easier understanding, the 12 Agile principles have been categorized into four main focus areas which will make it more apparent what you need to strive for with your development approach. You will also get to know how leadership affects the success of Agile adoption in the organization.

In this section of the lecture, you will learn more about what Agile software development is and how it works. You will also get to know the importance of values and principles—13 Agile principles to be exact.

How this course will help you

Welcome to the Agile Discovery Series. The goals of this series are to introduce you to Agile Software Development, in order to help you understand why and how Agile works so well.

In this second session, we will first define what Agile is, then learn about the manifesto, values and principles, from which we can derive the 12 core tenets that form the basis for our approach.

This will leave us with a good understanding of what’s important when deciding on your choice of agile delivery methodology

Agile Software Development is an approach to software development that values these principles of working together, communication and continuous learning over detailed planning and strict deadlines.

Agile practitioners seek to respond to change as it happens, rather than being bound by schedules.

The Agile Manifesto defines the core principles of what we refer to as ‘agile’.

The values, principles and practices outlined in the manifesto are intended to be guiding principles for all project teams seeking to develop software in an agile way.