Delve into Agile methodologies, compare them with Waterfall, explore planning techniques, and discover tools like SCRUM and Kanban. Gain insights into solving common problems with Agile.

This course is designed to help learners build an understanding of Agile’s process model and its different approaches and techniques.

To understand the advantages of implementing Agile techniques, the course begins with a comparison of Agile methods and the traditional Waterfall model. Then, you’ll get to know about different planning approaches to help users effectively adjust deadlines. Next, there’s a discussion on backlogs and different visual techniques, such as burn-down charts and burn-up charts, that help increase the efficiency of projects.

You will also learn Agile methodologies including SCRUM, eXtreme Programming, DSDM, Smart and Kanban, as well as the differences and similarities between these approaches. Finally, you’ll look at some common problems and learn ways to solve them using Agile methodologies.

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# Advantages of a workshop

Although not all Agile approaches specifically mention the use of workshops, they can be very effective in Agile projects. For example, for a rapid discussion on one or more work items, simultaneously as a team. Some advantages of workshops in Agile projects are:


+ **Multidisciplinary**

  Workshops in agile projects are multidisciplinary. All roles that are necessary to achieve the purpose of the workshop are represented. Thus, in a
a short period of time, all the different viewpoints on the
work-item can be highlighted. All workshop participants
make direct use of the knowledge and experience
of the other participants and roles.

  A tester has a very different view on a user story or
smart use case than a domain expert or a developer. A
tester is mainly focused on exceptions, whereas the
domain expert and developer focus on the main points
and the developer sees the technical possibilities and
limitations.
+ **Alignment**

  During a workshop, all the different views on a work item will come to light. That way, it’s easier for the team to align toward a jointly chosen solution.

+ **Fast**

  Because multiple roles participate in a workshop, it seems ineffective, but a workshop makes it possible to arrive at decisions much faster than by working separately on the work item, one role after another.
+ **No hand-offs**

  Another advantage of workshops is that there are no hand-offs. All stakeholders are at the table simultaneously. Thus, there's no loss of knowledge occurs between phases like in traditional projects. Hand-offs do still occur on a smaller scale with new Agile teams that tend to treat their work items as mini waterfalls. Workshops also help to prevent this phenomenon.



Get an overview of some advantages and insights of organizing workshops in Agile.


Getting Started

Why does the Waterfall Process model not work?

What is Agile?

Short Iterations in Agile

Collaboration in Teams

Collaborating Roles

Agile Requirements

Estimating

Planning

Implementing Agile

Issues in Using Agile

Choosing the Most Appropriate Process Model

Conclusion

Workshops

Advantages of a workshop