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Agile Software Development

via LinkedIn Learning

Overview

Learn the fundamentals of agile for software developers. Explore popular agile approaches, including scrum, extreme programming, and Kanban.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • The agile approach
  • What you should know
1. Agile Fundamentals
  • The software crisis
  • Agile to the rescue
  • Agile principles
  • Agile principles continued
2. Scrum: The Developer Perspective
  • Scrum introduction
  • Empiricism
  • The scrum pillars (TIA)
  • Scrum values
  • Scrum roles: The product owner
  • Scrum roles: The development team member
  • Scrum roles: The scrum master
  • Scrum events
  • Scrum artifacts: The product backlog
  • Scrum artifacts: The sprint backlog and increment
  • Common myths
3. Agile Software Engineering Techniques
  • Extreme programming (XP)
  • XP execution
  • Pair programming
  • Test-driven development (TDD)
  • User stories
  • Epics and themes
  • Agile estimation
  • Planning poker
  • DevOps: The problem
  • DevOps: The solution
  • Agile reporting
4. Kanban for Developers
  • Lean history
  • Kanban board
  • Limiting work in progress (WIP)
  • How to set WIP limits
  • Kanban vs. scrum
5. Scaling Agile
  • Scaling agile
  • Scaling frameworks
  • Scaling frameworks, continued
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Shashi Shekhar

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