Integrating Agile Into a Waterfall Environment

Contact Hours:
This course offers 4 contact hours for continuing education credit.

Pricing:
$62.30 for all users.

Access Time:
365 Days

Overview
Learning Objectives

Overview

Description

This intermediate-level course is designed to help Agile practitioners recognize and resolve many of the common issues that emerge when Agile concepts are introduced into Waterfall organizations. The course begins with 24 video segments from seasoned Agile trainers and practitioners who provide tips and best practices for addressing integration obstacles. The course then presents 20 short case studies that simulate the communication and interchanges that can occur as Agile and Waterfall practitioners work to resolve differences in the ways that they see and execute tasks. As students evaluate these case studies, they’ll learn to deconstruct and diagnose any underlying problems that need to be resolved, just as they would in everyday practice. While they work to decode and correct these issues, they’ll begin to recognize the common pitfalls that can happen as project teams collaborate and interact.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course participants will be able to:

Identify whether Agile concepts and methodologies could be integrated into an existing organization
Describe tools and techniques that could assist in Agile integration
Recognize the problems that Agile and Waterfall collaborators contend with on a regular basis
Apply practical tips from experienced practitioners to correct these problems
Recognize the advantage of failing fast
Uncover impediments or obstacles that may occur when running Agile and Waterfall in parallel
Examine several project artifacts that can be used to show progress during transitional states
Identify the essential elements of an integration framework
Discuss ways to temper expectations as integration takes hold

Notes:

This course includes an “Ask the Expert” feature. You can use this feature to submit questions about course content. A subject matter expert will provide guidance or point you to additional resources for the topics you’re studying. Questions are answered as quickly as possible and usually within 24 hours.

Learners must achieve an average test score of at least 80% to meet the minimum successful completion requirement and qualify to receive IACET CEUs. Learners will have three attempts at all graded assessments.

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Integrating Agile Into a Waterfall Environment