Our Courses

Training Curriculum

The Agile Academy Course Curriculum is a structured and integrated program which covers the information management landscape. The Agile Academy curriculum addresses core Agile skills and practices.

The Road to Mastery

Mastering the art of agile development requires real world training in a specific, well-defined Agile framework. Our course curriculum is designed to match your specific needs relevant to your profession so that you can get the most out of your training program. Our Training Roadmap will provide you with guidance on the most appropriate courses to enrol in with the Agile Academy.

Course Summary

Agile Academy courses are based on the latest industry practices and developed and facilitated by highly respected and experienced trainers. We frequently update our training materials to reflect current trends, technologies and issues. Currently we are offering 13 courses which are suitable for beginner or intermediate practitioners of Agile. Courses are held in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington on a regular basis.

If you don't see a course that is suitable for your needs, please contact us and let us know so that we can tailor a training solution for you.

For more information about individual course details, locations and costs, please go to the course related View Timetable link in the below schedule. By clicking on the title of your preferred course and date in the Timetable; location and cost details will appear.  Alternatively, you can also see all dates and relevant cost details * for an individual course by just filling in the Course Details section at the top of our Registration Page.  You will not be registered until you complete the full form.

While we do our best to keep to our advertised Timetable, our courses do fill quickly and then are removed from the website so that people can accurately plan their training schedule.  To ensure you secure your place, we highly recommend that until the time you register you keep regularly checking the Timetable for your preferred course/date.  We look forward to seeing you.

* PLEASE NOTE:  For courses delivered in Australia, the cost is INCLUSIVE OF GST and for courses delivered in New Zealand, the cost is PLUS GST.

Course Name Description Duration Timetable
Agile Testing

Become an expert tester in an Agile environment, this two day course covers tester tasks and responsibilities in all phases of the project life cycle.

 2 days View timetable
Agile Initiate Phase Start Me Up

This course will guide you through each of the Initiation steps - solution refinement, story identification, story prioritisation, story estimation, and release planning - looking at the deliverables and techniques used to produce them.

 2 days View timetable
Agile Leadership

This one day course is tailored for people managers – learn Agile tools and techniques outside and around Agile projects to help lead high performing teams.

 1 day View timetable
Agile Project Management This course is specifically designed for project or iteration managers to show you the key differences in leading & managing an Agile project compared to traditional software development methodologies. 2 days View timetable
Agile Delivery Phase Start Me Up

The Delivery Phase follows the Initiate Phase. This 2 day course will give you an in-depth understanding of story elaboration, and experience real-life case studies on delivery iteration.

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Continuous Improvement using Lean and Agile This course will look at general principles of continuous improvement, using Agile, lean manufacturing and lean software development as a starting point. 1 day View timetable
Agile Facilitation This course will help you improve your facilitation skills, so that you can be a more effective team and workshop leader. These skills are applicable on agile projects and in a range of other contexts. 1 day View timetable
Agile for the Business This 1 day course is tailored for the business, focussing on their role in an Agile project, typical pitfalls in an Agile project that would help them better appreciate and steer Agile projects. 1 day View timetable
Agile for Legacy Applications and BAU On this 1 day course you will look at ways you can incrementally add Agile practices to projects dealing with legacy applications and some tips and tricks to help you along the way. 1 day View timetable
Taste of Agile The participants get hands-on experience of the Agile values, principles and practices and what it means to work and think in an Agile manner in a team situation irrespective of whether software development is involved or not. 1 day View timetable
Agile Programming with Test Driven Development (TDD) The course delves into the development techniques embodied in eXtreme Programming and other Agile methods. 2 days View timetable
Design Patterns for Agile Development This course covers the fundamentals of object-oriented analysis and design, and the use of software design patterns. It is essential knowledge for developers on an agile team. 2 days View timetable
Agile Concept Phase Start Me Up This 2 day course will help you to start up a project/initiative in a structured Agile manner by carrying out a “Concept Phase" and to assess whether it makes business sense and is worth pursuing. 2 days View timetable