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Agile Fundamentals

by Matthew Pizzi

Agile Fundamentals explores the origins of the Agile Manifesto and its creation through interviews with Jon Kern and other experts. It provides valuable insights into the historical context, challenges in traditional project management, and the collaborative efforts that led to Agile's emergence, offering a comprehensive understanding of its evolution and impact on the modern business landscape.

What you'll learn

Agile Fundamentals delves into the fascinating origins of the Agile Manifesto and the reasons behind its creation. Through in-depth interviews with key figures such as Jon Kern, one of the signatories of the Agile Manifesto, as well as experts from prestigious universities and consultant agencies, this course provides a rich and diverse perspective on Agile. Viewers will gain valuable insights into the historical context that prompted the need for a new approach to software development, and the collaborative efforts that led to the formulation of the Agile Manifesto. This course explores the challenges faced by traditional project management approaches and showcases how the Agile values and principles emerged as a response to those challenges. With compelling narratives and expert analysis, the course offers a comprehensive understanding of Agile's evolution and its impact on the modern business landscape.

About the author

Matthew Pizzi is currently the Director of Product, Academy at Contentstack, where he spearheads the development of learning experiences that enhances how customers engage with Contentstack’s industry-leading composable CMS. His expertise in ed-tech leadership started by founding Train Simple, a leader in education for Adobe products and web technologies. Following the acquisition of Train Simple by Pluralsight in 2016, Matt played a pivotal role in overseeing key domains to further skills devel... more

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