BCS Foundation Certificate in Agile
- Foundation Agile Training focuses on Agile principles, practices, and roles.
- Candidates learn Agile origins, values, and myths.
- The course covers Agile's impact on individuals, teams, and businesses.
- It emphasizes customer collaboration, responding to change, and continuous improvement.
- Successful completion leads to the BCS Foundation Certificate in Agile.
Overview
The Foundation Agile Training course aims to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to apply Agile methods effectively in project management or software development. The course covers the origins, values, and principles of Agile, as well as common myths and approaches to improvement and change. It emphasizes the importance of individuals, collaboration, and responding to change over rigid planning. Participants will also learn about Agile roles, techniques, and practices, as well as relevant methods like Scrum, XP, and Lean. Successful completion leads to the BCS Foundation Certificate in Agile.
Who should attend
Project Managers, Software Developers.
Course Content
Learning Objectives
Holders of the BCS Foundation Certificate in Agile should be able to:
– Recall the origins of Agile methods
– Understand and apply the core values and principles of Agile methods
– Know the difference between the defined process and the empirical processes used in Agile
– Explain the issues identified in the traditional / waterfall approach
– Recognise myths that are often attributed with Agile practices
– Know the different approaches to the empirical model for improvement and change
– Explain the business culture and the economic case required for Agile
– Understand the implication of Agile practices on individuals, teams and businesses
– Explain the way in which we engage customers into an Agile project
– Know how we respond to change in an Agile project
– Describe the common Agile roles, techniques and practices
Pre-Requisites
Experience of Project Management or Software Development experience is assumed.
Course Content
The Agile Manifesto
4 Values
12 Principles
Rationale & Benefits of Agile
History of Agile
Empirical and defined processes
The pillars of the empirical process
The waterfall approach
The iron triangle of project constraints
Working with uncertainty and volatility
Agile myths
Empirical models for improvement and change
Business culture and Agile
The economic case for Agile
The lifecycle of product development
Individuals and their Interactions over Processes and Tools
Motivated and Talented Individuals
Emergent design from Self-Organising Teams
Working Systems over Comprehensive Documentation
Satisfy the Customer with Continuous Delivery of Value
Deliver Working Systems Frequently
Working Systems as a Measure of Progress
Technical Excellence and Good Design
Customer Collaboration over Contract Negotiations
Business People and Developers Must Work Together
Face-to-face Communications
Reflect and Adjust Regularly
Responding to Change over Following a Plan
Embrace Change
Sustainable Pace
Simplicity – The Art of Maximising the Amount of Work Not Done
Common Agile Roles
The Role of the Customer
The Role of the Team
The Role of the Agile Leader
The Role of Stakeholders
The Agile Mindset
Common Agile Techniques
User Stories
Acceptance Criteria and Scenarios
MoSCoW Prioritisation
Estimation using Story Points
Agile quality assurance and testing
Common Agile Practices
Short Feedback Loops
Focus on Quality
Emergent Documentation
Visual Boards
Team Synchronisation Meeting
Show and Tells
Retrospectives
Continuous Improvement
Relevant Methods and Approaches for Agile Teams
Scrum
XP
DSDM Atern
Kanban
Lean
Lean Startup
Exams & Certification
There is a one hour multiple choice exam.
Successful candidates receive the BCS Foundation Certificate in Agile.
Exam format:
– One hour exam with 40 multiple choice questions
– Closed Book
– Pass mark is 65% (26 out of 40)
Duration:2 Days
Cost: £925
Foundation Agile Training Scotland.
