
The Agile Fundamentals – Part 4
Driven by Quality
Agile development tries to be as proactive as possible. One of the mechanisms for achieving this is test-driven-development, where the test for the software is completed before the code is written. Naturally, the test will fail, and code is added until the test passes. There are other versions of quality delivery, such as BDD (behaviour-driven development), which operates in the same way, but focuses on the requirements and ATDD (acceptance test-driven development). All of these approaches are based on desired outcomes, rather than inputs. The effect of using such an approach reduces risk, error and rework.
A winning Team
Agile development is driven by teamwork. Teams are fluid and collaborative. It is critical that the team is autonomous and empowered to make decisions, and not affected by hierarchical and autocratic decisions trickling down to them. Naturally there will be conflicts and personality clashes among team members, aggravated by the pressure to deliver. These should be resolved amicably by the team. During the project, the team will accumulate and apply knowledge gained, which should both accelerate the project and provide a new and improved baseline for the next project.
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Master of Agile – Agile Scrum Developer With 59 Seconds Agile (Video Training Course)
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Master of Agile – Agile Scrum Developer With 59 Seconds Agile (Video Training Course)
What is this course?
This ‘Master of Agile – Agile Scrum Developer With 59 Seconds Agile (Video Training Course)’ provides an in-depth understanding of the Agile Scrum Developer roles and responsibilities
You will explore the Agile Scrum project life-cycle, including how an Agile User Story is created, to how we know when it is ‘done’
This course is aimed at those with or without prior knowledge and experience of the Agile values and principles
During this course you will learn the tools needed to succeed as an Agile Scrum Developer
What will you learn?
You will gain an in-depth understanding of the Agile Scrum Developer roles and responsibilities, and you will be able to
- Fully understand the role of the Agile Scrum Developer
- Understand the roles involved in an Agile project
- Create an effective Product Backlog
- Effectively participate in Scrum Meetings such as the Daily Stand-up, Sprint Review and Retrospective
- Identify the roles involves in the Scrum Team

What topics are covered within this course
You will cover the following topics during this course:
- An Introduction to Agile Project Management (Developer)
- The 12 Agile Principles (Developer)
- Introduction to Scrum (Developer)
- Scrum Project Roles (Developer)
- The Agile Project Life-cycle (Developer)
- Acceptance Criteria and the Prioritised Product Backlog (Developer)
- Initiating an Agile Project (Developer)
- Forming the Scrum Team (Developer)
- Epics and Personas (Developer)
- User Stories and Tasks (Developer)
- Implementation of Scrum (Developer)
- The Daily Scrum (Developer)
- The Product Backlog (Developer)
- Scrum Charts (Developer)
- Review and Retrospective (Developer)
- Validating a Sprint (Developer)
- Retrospective Sprint (Developer)
- Releasing the Product (Developer)
- The Communication Plan (Developer)
- Formal Business Sign-off (Developer)
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