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The Internationally recognised experts in Agile Training

International Consortium for Agile - ICAgile

What is it?

The benefits of you and your team going on ICAgile accredited training courses are:

You will have consistent language and common knowledge across teams.

There is a clear career pathway and opportunities for development.

You will receive an internationally recognised certification.

ICAgile offers learning objectives across the entire Agile process (concept, initiate, delivery and deployment).

What are the benefits?

Why ICAgile?

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Book NowGo to www.softed.com Email [email protected] Phone 1800 145 152* Every 5th person attending the same course (date and

location) from the same organisation attends for free.

Ask us about our in-house delivery options.

The International Consortium for Agile (ICAgile) exists to support education in the Agile space. Working with experts from around the world, ICAgile is creating an education roadmap (below) for all specialities involved in Agile development.

The ICAgile road map offers three certifications. There are:

1. Certified ICAgile Professional - this can be achieved after attending Software Education's Agile Fundamentals course.

2. The Expert Certification - this is accessible after training and assessment in one of the five ICAgile speciality tracks.

3. Master Agilist Certification - this is only achievable after three of the five speciality tracks have been completed.

• Software Education has worked with ICAgile founders Alistair Cockburn and Dennis Stevens, who have both presented at our conferences.

• Our Agile Practice Lead, Shane Hastie, is working with ICAgile to define the learning objectives for the Business Analysis and Value Management streams.

• Our Software Testing Practice Lead, Sharon Robson, was one of the team who defined the learning objectives for the ICAgile Testing Pathway.

• Having an active involvement, Software Education is confident that ICAgile offers the absolute best process for Agile certification.

• ICAgile courses teach you how and why to be Agile so you not only learn the practices of Agile, but the philosophy behind those practices.

• ICAgile learning objectives are built by industry recognised experts and there is a credible, open process for community involvement in contributing to these learning objectives.

• All accredited trainers have been vetted by ICAgile to ensure consistency and learning objectives are met.

Here is what we like about ICAgile:

When Suncorp Group decided to go Agile in order to deliver business value faster, cheaper and with lower risk, the Group found a gap in what the market was offering in terms of Agile learning and development. While there were some technical courses available, these were not aligned or integrated in any way.

Recognising that learning and development was a vital factor in ensuring the successful adoption of Agile within the organisation, Suncorp invested in developing an integrated training curriculum covering the whole spectrum, utilising the best brains and experts in the field. The Suncorp rollout commenced in 2008 and by the end of 2009 over 3000 staff within Suncorp had been trained.

Software Education was chosen by Suncorp as one of the initial delivery partners to train employees and soon became the primary partner for delivering the Group’s Agile training. This included internal training at Suncorp as well as a comprehensive curriculum to the wider community.

Last year, Software Education became an accredited training organisation with the International Consortium for Agile – ICAgile (www.icagile.com). ICAgile provides a similar comprehensive approach to integrated Agile learning objectives across the software development lifecycle.

Software Education is now taking a leading position not just locally, but internationally, with developing ICAgile accredited courses. These new Agile courses not only continue to provide Suncorp staff with an integrated Agile curriculum but also provide

international recognition of learning objectives and certification through ICAgile. Agile Fundamentals, Agile Facilitation and Agile Coaching are all ICAgile Accredited courses. Software Education also plans to release Agile Project Management, Agile Software Design and Programming and Agile Testing as accredited courses in 2013.

Today, Suncorp staff continue to attend Agile training with Software Education through its comprehensive public course schedule which provides consistent quality, flexibility and availability across Australia and New Zealand.

“When Suncorp approached us with their vision of a comprehensive Agile training curriculum we recognised this as a great fit for Software Education - a specialist software development training company. However it is the ability for both parties to change and adapt as time goes on which I believe is a great testament to the success of this ongoing partnership;” said Phil Jones, Senior Manager, Software Education.

Neil Chapman from Suncorp’s Agile Academy added; “Software Education has been a great partner to work with, helping us embed Agile into the way things get done at Suncorp. The adoption of the Agile way of working has been key to creating Suncorp’s culture of delivering innovative, timely and cost effective services and solutions”.

CASE STUDY – Suncorp Group

Speciality CoursesPublic CoursesAGILE FACILITATIoN ANd ITErATIoN MANAGEMENT (3 dAYS) ICAgile AccreditedThis course provides an experiential and theoretical understanding of how to facilitate effective workshops and how to help each member to contribute to the team to achieve maximum effectiveness, while identifying potential pitfalls and how to avoid or address them.

AGILE CoNCEPT PHASE STArT ME UP (2 dAYS)This course covers the first phase of an initiative, the “concept” phase or “Agile business case”. You will take a case study through each of the seven concept steps – discover, desired outcomes, high level features, invention, high level design, high level estimates, plan and proposal – looking at the deliverables from each step and the techniques used to produce them.

INTrodUCTIoN To AGILE (1 dAY)This course is an experiential journey through the Agile approach, from start to finish, with a focus on the Agile values, principles, key practices and process. Participants will form teams and play different roles as they tackle fictitious projects (using a range of tools) from concept to final deployment. This course will enable participants to get hands-on experience of what it means to work and think in an Agile manner.

Agile Training – Depth and Breadth

ConTACT us To puT your plAn In plACePhone 1800 145 152 or Email [email protected]

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CorE TrAININGEssential courses for career progression.

CErTIFICATIoNTraining that aligns to leading industry certifications: IIBA®, ISTQB and ICAgile.

CoACHING & ASSESSMENTS

Assistance with developing career progression,

frameworks and methodologies.

SPECIALITY TrAININGCourses teaching particular skills or

techniques that build on core training content.

MASTErCLASSES Events covering industry trends and developments

presented by our unrivalled network of internationally

recognised experts.

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Software Education’s trainers are passionate about meeting each participants learning needs. They have been chosen both for their extensive practical experience and for their ability to educate and interact with natural empathy. All of our trainers

have worked on a variety of Agile projects. They share their real-world experience and each individual adds their own unique perspective to the course. Our trainers present in a style that is informal, entertaining and highly interactive.

Sharon robson Colin GarlickShane Hastie Michi Tyson Pete Tansey

Software Education training provides course participants with deep experiential knowledge that enables you to be more effective in your roles, and deliver better value for your organisations. You can also gain ICAgile certification, if that matters to you. Our full range of courses is available at www.softed.com. All courses can be delivered in-house and can be tailored to your specific needs, contact us [email protected] for details.

Software Education is an ICAgile accredited training organisation.

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CORE COuRSES

Agile Testing

The Agile Business Analyst

Agile software Design and

programming

Agile fundamentals

Agile project Management

Agile Coaching

Agile Pathway

Core CoursesAGILE FUNdAMENTALS (3 dAYS) ICAgile AccreditedBecome a Certified ICAgile Professional with this 3-day course that explains the flow, the processes and the environment of Agile projects,

giving participants an overall understanding of Agile tools and techniques used in delivering value.

THE AGILE BUSINESS ANALYST (2 dAYS)use Cases or user Stories? understand the role of the Business Analyst in Agile software development teams. Learn how to combine your existing

analysis skills with Agile tools and techniques.

AGILE SoFTwArE dESIGN ANd ProGrAMMING (5 dAYS)This course explores how the theory and principles of Agile are applied in practice by developers to create high quality systems using

Agile techniques.

You will encounter and practice the tools and techniques used from elaborating requirements through to architecting and designing the system through to writing the code. You will also learn how to work effectively in teams and apply technical practices such as refactoring and continuous integration.

BUSINESS ANALYSIS

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT/ARCHITECTURE

SOFTWARE TESTING

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

FACILITATION/COACHING

PRODUCT OWNERSHIP/SME

BUSINESS ANALYSIS


SOFTWARE TESTING

PROJECT MANAGEMENT



AGILE ProJECT MANAGEMENT (2 dAYS) ICAgile AccreditedThis course teaches you to apply your existing project management knowledge to Agile projects, as well as examining the underlying

philosophy of Agile. It discusses the role of the Project Manager and Iteration Manager in each of the Agile phases.

AGILE TESTING (2 dAYS)Learn how to adapt your existing skill set to maximise your contribution in an Agile project environment where you will work on all test levels, change is the norm and short

iterations of work continuously deliver working software.

AGILE CoACHING (3 dAYS) ICAgile AccreditedDeveloped in conjunction with leading international experts and aligned with the ICAgile facilitation and coaching track, this course will

provide participants with the skill and knowledge needed to be a truly effective Agile Coach, helping teams unleash their creativity and productivity.

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SOFTWARE TESTING

PROJECT MANAGEMENT



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SPECIALITY COuRSESCourses teaching particular skills or techniques that build on core training content.

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proJeCT MAnAGeMenT

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Test Automation

Continuous Improvement using lean

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Agile facilitationand Iteration Management





Agile Design, Architecture and Technical

leadership

Software Education offers a complete Agile curriculum built around six Core Courses that provide the necessary skills, techniques and knowledge at key stages during an Agilist’s career. Our Core Courses are complimented by eight Speciality Courses which have been

designed to build on specific learning outcomes. Software Education supports you with certification, coaching and assessments, as well as an unrivalled network of internationally recognised experts. We offer a complete range of options to improve the career of any Agilist.

Please visit www.softed.com for full course overviews.

TEST AUToMATIoN (2 dAYS)Participants will come away from this course with an understanding of how to plan and approach the automation of testing on a project to deliver business goals. This course discusses how to identify key areas for automation such as unit, integration, system, performance and acceptance testing activities.

In-house DeliveryAGILE For ExECUTIvES (0.5 dAY)

CoNTINUoUS IMProvEMENT USING LEAN ANd AGILE (1 dAY)

PASSIoNATE ProdUCT owNErSHIP (2 dAYS)

AGILE dESIGN, ArCHITECTUrE ANd TECHNICAL LEAdErSHIP (2 dAYS)