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Agile Overview


Description
This course is for anyone who wants an overview of Agile and its use at Scholarship America. It includes 11 videos taken from recordings of virtual live training sessions held on November 4 & 5, 2021. After watching the videos, you can check your knowledge by completing the four activities. Also included is the SAFe Glossary of Terms for reference. If you have questions regarding Agile and the content shared in this course, please contact Mike Peckenschneider, Vice President, Information Technology.

Videos:
Introduction (4 min.)
Why Agile? (12 min.)
Agile Manifesto & Principles (21 min.)
Agile Mindset (8 min.)
SAFe - Scaled Agile Framework (14 min.)
Lean-Agile Leadership (17 min.)
Business Agility (18 min.)
Making a Change (17 min.)
Continuous Learning & Improvement (12 min.)
Value streams (13 min.)
Terminology & high-performing teams (21 min.)

Files:
SAFe Glossary of Terms

Activities:
Agile Manifesto Knowledge 1 (5 questions)
Agile Manifesto Knowledge 2 (4 questions)
Agile Practices Knowledge 1 (4 questions)
Agile Practices Knowledge 2 (4 questions)
Content
  • Introduction
  • Why Agile?
  • Agile Manifesto & Principles
  • Agile Mindset
  • Agile Manifesto Knowledge 1
  • SAFe - Scaled Agile Framework
  • Lean-Agile Leadership
  • Agile Manifesto Knowledge 2
  • Making a change
  • Continuous Learning & Improvement
  • Value Streams
  • Agile Practices Knowledge 1
  • Strategy to Execution
  • Terminology & high performing teams
  • Agile Practices Knowledge 2
  • SAFe Glossary of Terms
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed