Agile Project Management: 09. Planning Agile Projects

While Agile project management requires flexibility, it still requires plenty of careful planning to provide direction and manage risks. This course walks you through the different levels of Agile planning. It focuses mainly on iteration planning, introducing you to useful tools and terms such as timeboxes, work-in-progress (WIP), progressive elaboration, daily scrums and minimal marketable features. It discusses how to use planning games to help team members think outside the box, explains sprints, spikes, velocity and other important elements you will need to understand. It also addresses the more philosophical and holistic aspects of iterations. The ninth part in a series of 20, this course is presented via narrated video with downloadable documents featuring study tools including a glossary, flash cards and practice questions. These make it easy to review information from each chapter. Students who pass the final exam will receive a Certificate of Mastery.

While Agile project management requires flexibility, it still requires plenty of careful planning to provide direction and manage risks. This course walks you through the different levels of Agile planning. It focuses mainly on iteration planning,...