Build an Agile Team

Explore Agile practices with the University of Adelaide

Agile methodology is a mindset that enables managers and teams to continuously learn and improve what they do and how they do it, driving performance and innovation through iterative practices.

On this four-week course from the University of Adelaide, you’ll gain the knowledge and skills to elevate the performance of your teams through improved collaboration, efficiency, and adaptation to change.

You’ll transform your management style as you explore how to take your team from your current state through to an Agile state by building roadmaps for change.

Understand the purpose of Agile methodology

You’ll learn to define Agile as you explore how it differs from other methodologies.

With this deep dive, you’ll understand the benefits of Agile, what this might look like in practice, and the key terminology to help you communicate with your team.

Unpack Agile values and principles

Next, you’ll gain a solid understanding of the values and principles of Agile as you learn to apply these to a workplace scenario.

With this knowledge, you’ll learn how you can apply Agile to diverse team contexts. You’ll also understand how the different Agile tools could work for your team as you unpack diverse examples.

Develop your Agile roadmap

Finally, you’ll learn how to set your team up for success as you outline your Agile roadmap.

You’ll learn key techniques to apply Agile specifically to your context and work to ensure a smooth transition into Agile teams.

This course is designed for new or emerging managers, or team leaders from any industry.

You may also have been in management for a longer period of time and you’re looking to upskill and update your approach to management.

Please note, Stephan is not able to join the discussions or respond to individual comments, however, the course encourages a strong learning community. The learning is focused around debate and discussion - supporting other learners, sharing your own experience and knowledge, and listening to new perspectives. We hope that you will enjoy interacting with and learning from each other in this way. Don’t forget to comment, reply to other learners and ‘like’ comments.

• What is Agile?
• Getting started
• Introduction to Week 1
• Define Agile and how it differs from other methodologies
• The benefits of an Agile approach
• Terminology is key to Agile
• Assessment
• Bringing it all together
• Values and principles of Agile
• Introduction to Week 2
• Understanding the values of Agile
• Learning the Agile principles
• Applying Agile practices
• Assessment
• Bringing it all together
• Agile in diverse team contexts
• Introduction to Week 3
• Exploring Agile in practice
• Consciously deploying Agile
• Teams and tools of Agile
• Assessment
• Bringing it all together
• Your Agile roadmap
• Introduction to Week 4
• The Agile roadmap
• Developing Agile capability
• Reflection and moving forward
• Assessment
• Bringing it all together
• What’s next?