Going Agile

19 August 2016: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Tauranga Chamber of Commerce,
The Vodafone Suite,
Smart Business Centre,
65 Chapel Street,
Tauranga

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Agile software development, with its focus on delivery of working software, intense collaboration and rapid feedback, can deliver better results for both the customer and the project team.

But what do we mean by agile, and how do we know if it's right for us?

This half day 'Introduction to Agile' course provides an overview of the values and principles that underpin agile methods such as Scrum, eXtreme Programming (XP) and Kanban. It explores the cultural shifts that need to occur for agile to succeed, as well as covering common terminology and agile practices. It also looks at potential risks in adopting agile, and how to set your agile project and team up for success.

Duration: Half Day

 

Course Content

The course covers the following:

  • The origins of agile
  • The agile manifesto - values and principles
  • Popular agile frameworks including Scrum, XP, Kanban
  • Applying common agile practices
  • Agile roles and responsibilities

 

Approach

This course will be delivered by a certified training instructor who is also a Certified Scrum Master and practicing Agile coach.

The course will be a mix of activity based learning and lecture style with Q&A opportunities throughout.

Our trainers are both coaching multiple Agile teams on current software development projects, they use their experience to reinforce course concepts with real world examples.

 

Objectives

At the end of the course attendees will be able to:

  • Be equipped with an understanding of the key concepts of agile
  • Be enabled to make the changes at your organisation to utilise agile ideas, tools and techniques and deliver higher quality software, faster.
  • Understand the culture shifts that are necessary when moving to agile
  • Be familiar with the language and terms associated with agile practices
  • Understand the roles, responsibilities and activities of an agile project

 

Target Audience

  • IT Professionals and Managers who want to know more about agile concepts and terminology
  • Clients and other stakeholders of agile software development projects
  • Anyone considering getting involved in agile software development and wanting to get a good initial understanding of the topic.
  • Anyone already working on an agile project who would like to fine tune their implementation

 

Your Trainer

Rebecca Jones, Scrum Master and Agile Coach. 

Rebecca's enthusiasm for Agile practices translates into insightful, considered coaching that aligns teams around their business goals and high-level outcomes. She has been instrumental in not only helping her Agile teams be the best they can be, but has coached some of New Zealand's largest organisations in their Agile journey.

Rebecca has worked as an Agile coach with clients from both the public and private sectors. Some of these include:

  • The National Library
  • Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • Life Education Trust
  • Powerco
  • AnyQuestions 
  • Streetwise Coffee
  • R9 Government Accelerator
  • Victoria University

Rebecca is an ICAgile Certified Professional and holds a Bachelor of Design Innovation in Media Design.

 

Registration Details:

You can register for this event via Credit Card online now by using the link below, or alternatively call 0800 252 255 with your Credit Card details.

IITP Corporate Partners and approved organisations can opt to pay by invoice by calling 0800 252 255 or emailing attendee and business details through to [email protected]. Credit criteria and other conditions apply.


Attendance Cost

ITP Financial Members: $256.52 + GST / $295.00 incl GST
Staff of Corporate Partners (20% Discount): $303.48 + GST / $349.00 incl GST
Non-Members: $379.13 + GST / $436.00 incl GST