Gain insights into applying Agile methods in large projects and teams. Explore challenges, best practices, and strategies to secure organizational buy-in for successful implementation.

Agile methods allow us to handle rapidly changing requirements, typical in most software projects. These methods are conventionally used for small teams and software projects. However, in this course, you will learn how to effectively apply Agile methods to large software projects and large teams.

You’ll start with a recap of the Agile Manifesto, followed by a description of the common challenges associated with Agile methods in the context of large software projects. You’ll learn how Agile approaches have been applied to build responsibility. Next, you’ll learn about approaches to apply Agile methods in the processes. You will then learn best practices for applying Agile methods such as software testing, and software architecture. 

This course provides insights into successful and unsuccessful approaches to introducing agility to teams, processes, and technology aspects of large projects. It also teaches strategies to secure organizational buy-in for agility in the context of large projects and teams.

Applying Agile Methods to Large Teams and Projects

## Introducing change
Not every change benefits from a smooth introduction. Sometimes it is better to change something so radically that the change we originally wanted to make comes naturally with the exaggerated change.


### Continuous feedback
Especially for a large project, continuous feedback is essential. For example, cycles for iterations and releases have to be much shorter than with smaller teams. 



# Introducing change
Not every change benefits from a smooth introduction. Sometimes it is better to change something so radically that the change we originally wanted to make comes naturally with the exaggerated change.


## Continuous feedback
Especially for a large project, continuous feedback is essential. For example, cycles for iterations and releases have to be much shorter than with smaller teams. 



Learn and understand the principles and practices for introducing change in a project's process.

Introduction to the Course

Agility and Largeness

Dealing with Large Teams

Dealing with the Process

Dealing with the Technology

Dealing with the Company

Putting It All Together: A Project Report (Case Study)

Final Thoughts

Culture of Change: Introducing Change

Introducing change

Continuous feedback