Scrum Alliance Agile Essentials Micro-credential

Overview

Build your core knowledge by understanding exactly what agility is and under what circumstances it can support organizational strategy and goals. Whether you're leading your company to deliver more value with enhanced adaptability or working as a member of a team, Agile Essentials equips you with everything you need to know to execute agile practices in support of your objectives

Prerequisites

There are no formal prerequisites are required for this course. Familiarity with Scrum or other agile methodologies is recommended to maximise understanding.

Target Audience

This course is designed for:

• Anyone who wants to build agile work skills
• Team members
• Executives and leaders
• Managers
• Directors
• Professionals from any industry and job function (marketing, healthcare, logistics, product design, and more!)
• Anyone who wants to add an in-demand qualification to their resume

Objectives

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

• Define agile, describe its core values and principles, explain the Agile Manifesto, and identify the benefits of agile ways of working.
• Describe the roles and dynamics of an agile team and explain how collaboration and shared responsibility contribute to team success.
• Assess their own contributions and behaviors within an agile team and identify strategies for continuous personal improvement.
• Identify and implement key agile practices such as iterative development, feedback loops, and prioritization techniques.
• Explain how agile has evolved over time and recognize emerging trends and adaptations in agile methodologies
• Apply agile principles and practices to non-software domains such as marketing, healthcare, logistics, and product design.

Outline

Module 1: What is Agile?

In this module, you will explore defining agile practices to implement on an agile team.

Module 2: The Agile Team

In this module, you will learn how agility is applied to teams to identify roles and responsibilities.

Module 3: My Performance on an Agile Team

In this module, you will explore how your individual performance can affect an agile team.

Module 4: Working on an Agile Team

In this module, you will practice rising to challenges in agile ways of working and create opportunities on an agile team.

Module 5: Agile Practices

In this module, you will explore defining agile practices to implement on an agile team.

Module 6: Agile Evolution

In this module, you will explore steps to best implement an agile transformation.

Module 7: Agile Beyond Software: Applying Agile to Diverse Fields

In this module, you will apply what you have learned using real-world scenarios to apply agile in diverse fields.

Exams and Assessments

There are no formal exams for this micro-credential.

Hands-On Learning

• Live, instructor-led sessions with Scrum Alliance-accredited trainers
• Collaborative workshops and scenario-based exercises
• Real-world examples
• Templates and practical guides for immediate application