Understanding agile project management

Introductions, methods, core features.
  • Agile and government services: an introduction
  • Agile methods: an introduction
  • Core principles of agile

Working with agile methods

Workspaces, tools and techniques, user stories, planning.
  • Creating an agile working environment
  • Agile tools and techniques
  • Set up a team wall
  • Writing user stories
  • Planning in agile
  • Deciding on priorities
  • Developing a roadmap

Governing agile services

Principles, measuring progress, spending money.
  • Governance principles for agile service delivery
  • Measuring and reporting progress
  • Spend controls: check if you need approval to spend money on a service
  • Spend controls: apply for approval to spend money on a service
  • Spend controls: the new pipeline process
  • Working across organisational boundaries

Phases of an agile project

Discovery, alpha, beta, live and retirement.
  • How the discovery phase works
  • How the alpha phase works
  • How the beta phase works
  • How the live phase works
  • Retiring your service