A single conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.
~ Chinese Proverb ~

Training: Accelerated Agile - from months to minutes

Dan North

Formula 1 drivers don’t just drive faster than you, they drive differently. Accelerated Agile practitioners use different rules, based on the core principles of agile but taken to another level, to deliver in hours and days what regular teams can only achieve in weeks or months.

Accelerated Agile is a course for experienced agile practitioners who are frustrated with the pseudo-science of agile planning and estimation, the social pressure to automate where it doesn’t add any value, the artificial commitment of sprints and the unwelcome surprises that still derail their projects. You will learn new techniques that both enhance and replace existing agile practices, some of which are counter-intuitive and many which are completely counter to current Agile doctrine. This is not a course for beginners!

Using a mixture of discussion, instruction and exploration you will learn new techniques for development and testing, operations, automation and team dynamics. Using these techniques you and your teams will deliver business solutions faster than they thought possible. You’ll never look at TDD the same way again, not to mention copying-and-pasting code.

What you will learn

How to challenge the received wisdom of established Agile methods
How to design and architect for rapid and sustainable delivery
Why understanding risk and embracing uncertainty are at the heart of faster delivery
How to manage build, release and operations
How systems thinking can help you plan effectively and estimate accurately
How to identify and reduce gaps in your testing strategy
How to engage with legacy systems and integrating with third parties
How to manage different levels of skill and experience within a team