Agile Software Development

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Course Description

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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