Agile Software Development: Creating an Agile Culture

Agile Software Development: Creating an Agile Culture

1h 26mBeginner2020-01-23

Authors

Andrea Goulet

Andrea Goulet

CEO of Corgibytes

Course details

Want to reap the benefits of agile? You’ll need to look beyond sprints and standups and into your organization's culture—it's the foundation of any successful agile rollout. This course explains how to build agility into the heart of your organization by developing trust, communication, productivity, and innovation into your team. Learn how to identify six common “anti-patterns” of agile adoption, along with specific strategies to remedy each issue. Discover how to cultivate an agile mindset on both a team and individual level, and empower your team members to succeed. Andrea Goulet, a recognized industry leader and frequent keynote presenter, guides executives, software directors, managers, and team leaders through this fundamental—but oft forgotten—aspect of agile implementation.

Learning objectives
Why culture matters
Building trust
Articulating your mission, vision, and values
Agile anti-patterns and antidotes
Combatting stress and silos
Building your team
Supporting success
Empowering individuals
Encouraging communication

Skills covered

Agile Software DevelopmentDevOpsDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

Introduction

  • create an agile culture

Defining Success

  • why culture matters
  • the importance of psychological safety
  • build trust
  • mission vision and values

Agile Anti-Patterns and Antidotes

  • shame versus empathy
  • heroes versus teams
  • stress versus calm
  • failure versus experimentation
  • efficiency versus responsiveness
  • silos versus collaboration

Building Your Team

  • collection of individuals versus teams
  • play to strengths
  • diversity inclusion and belonging
  • support success
  • enable flow
  • regular reflection

Empowering Individuals

  • candor and conflict
  • growth mindset
  • embrace negotiation
  • clear and compassionate communication

Conclusion

  • next steps
40,000 Toman