Disciplined Agile® Foundations

Understand the roots of agility before learning how DA extends them.

• The Agile Manifesto: Values and Principles.
• Core concepts of Scrum (Roles, Artifacts, Events).
• Core concepts of Kanban (WIP Limits, Flow).
• Why “one size fits all” frameworks fail.

Learn the philosophy that guides decision-making in DA.

• The 8 Principles (e.g., Delight Customers, Be Awesome, Context Counts).
• The 7 Promises (e.g., Psychological Safety, Accelerate Value).
• The 8 Guidelines (e.g., Validate Learnings, Adopt Measures).
• Shifting from “doing agile” to “being agile.”

Select the right life cycle for your team’s specific situation.

• The Agile Life Cycle (Scrum-based).
• The Lean Life Cycle (Kanban-based).
• Continuous Delivery (Agile & Lean).
• Exploratory (Lean Startup) & Program Life Cycles.
• Tactical scaling factors (Team Size, Geo, Complexity).

Navigate the toolkit to solve specific process challenges.

• Understanding Process Blades (e.g., Requirements, Testing, Governance).
• Using Goal Diagrams.
• Decision Points and Option Tables.
• Trade-off analysis for choosing options.

Learn why “failing fast” isn’t enough and how to succeed earlier.

• The J-Curve of change.
• How GCI differs from standard retrospectives.
• Using the DA browser to find solutions.