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Agile Practices for Effective Project Management

Before each live online session, Tech Training will provide a Zoom link for live online classes, along with any required class materials.

Effective immediately in response to COVID-19, all Technology Training classes will be delivered online until further notice.


In advance of each session, Tech Training will provide you with a Zoom link to your class, along with any required class materials.

 

 
Main take-aways from this training:
  • a contextualized and nuanced understanding of high-level Agile Principles (including but not limited to Scrum and Kanban)
  • a reasonable familiarity with Agile terms
  • a solid foundation to apply Agile methods in your own team and business environment
 
Exercises, demonstrations, facilitated discussions, and more are interwoven throughout the course to illustrate the principles being taught. This is a highly interactive session -- expect to work in groups, pairs, and individually throughout the session.
 
Topic Outline:
  • Agile key values and principles
  • Agile artifacts and ceremonies
  • Agile team roles and responsibilities
  • Applying Agile: Dos, Don'ts, Best Practices, and Pitfalls
 
This course is tailored for everyone who is interested in adopting Agile ideas and does not know where to start, including:
  • Functional Managers & decision-makers
  • Project managers & coordinators
  • Developer & testers, Business analysts, System administrators
  • Architects and security specialists
 


University IT Technology Training classes are only available to Stanford University staff, faculty, students and Stanford Hospitals & Clinics employees. A valid SUNet ID is needed in order to enroll in a class.

 

Custom training workshops are available for this program

Technology training sessions structured around individual or group learning objectives. Learn more about custom training

Special Group Rates

For groups of 5 or more within the same team or department, special rates are available. Please contact techtraining@stanford.edu for more details.

University IT Technology Training sessions are available to a wide range of participants, including Stanford University staff, faculty, students, and employees of Stanford Hospitals & Clinics, such as Stanford Health Care, Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley, Stanford Medicine Partners, and Stanford Medicine Children's Health.

Additionally, some of these programs are open to interested individuals not affiliated with Stanford, allowing for broader community engagement and learning opportunities.