Have you ever spent months creating content for a training project only to find the focus shifted half way through development? After years of using ADDIE, organizations are beginning to shift to agile learning design to alleviate challenges presented during content development. In this hands-on session, we will discuss what makes agile different from traditional instructional design methodologies and teach you how to incorporate agile into your content development projects. 

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Agile Content
Development
A Tale of Success
Presented by
Jenn Brown and Chris Durbetaki

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What is Agile Content Development?
Focus on
Priorities
Develop
in sprints
Faster
Product
Delivery
Team
Collaboration
Adjusts to
changing
needs
Shorter
Analysis
Iterative
Development
Faster Content
Development

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Waterfall vs. Agile
Waterfall:
• Process Driven
• Rigid and linear
• PM Managed Tasks
• Delivery of entire project
Agile:
• People Driven
• Flexible and iterative
• Self-managed tasks
• Delivery of small items
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Waterfall vs. Agile
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Project Planning
Stand ups
Release vs. Hold for later release
Sprint Planning
Development
Sprint Review & Retro
Project Planning
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TICE Agile Session Agenda
• Project Planning – Complete
• Sprint 1 - Complete
• Sprint 2 - Complete
• Sprint 3 – Starting today
• Sprint Planning – 4 minutes
• Development - 15 minutes
• Review/Retro – 5 minutes

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Project Planning
Sprint Sprint Duration Sprint Planning
Meeting
Start Date Finish Date Sprint Review
and Retro
Sprint 1 1 week 5/29/19 5/30/19 6/7/19 6/10/19
Sprint 2 2 days 6/11/19 6/12/19 6/13/19 6/14/19
Sprint 3 1 day 6/17/19 6/17/19 6/17/19 6/17/19
Sprint 4 1 week 6/18/19 6/19/19 6/25/19 6/26/19
Sprint 5 2 weeks 6/27/19 6/28/19 7/11/19 7/12/19
• Audience Analysis
• High Level Task Analysis
• Sprint Dates
• Secure Project Resources

8. Sprint Planning: The Backlog
Tasks Sprint
Assigned
to
Status
Status
Date
%
Complete
Due
Date
Notes
Create Mailing List
1 Chris Released 6/5/19 100% 6/7/19
Photoshoot
Select Postcard Style 2 Jenn Released 6/13/19 100% 6/13/19 Selected modern theme
Storyboard Picture Section
Storyboard Map and
Directions Section
Storyboard Address Section
Storyboard Information
Section
Obtains Stamps for Mailing 2 Chris Released 6/12/19 100% 6/13/19
Post Card to Printer
Develop Picture Section
Develop Map and Directions
Section
Develop Address Section
Develop Information Section

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Sprint Planning and Development
Instructions for Storyboarding Raleigh Tourism Postcard:
1. Determine a scrum team lead - 1 minute
2. Sprint Planning: Decide which section of the post card
you will work on – 4 minutes
• Storyboard Picture Section
• Storyboard Map and Directions Section
• Storyboard Address Section
• Storyboard Information Section
3. Storyboard your section of the postcard -15 minutes
Pictures Information
Map/
Directions
Address

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Project Planning
Stand ups
Release vs. Hold for later release
Sprint Planning
Development
Sprint Review & Retro
Project Planning
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Agile Content Development

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Release Management
Ready to incorporate
into training
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Hold for additional content prior to
releasing for training

12. Sprint Review and Retro
• What went well?
• What didn’t go well?
• What should we continue doing?
• What should we stop doing?

13. Waterfall vs. Agile
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Waterfall AGILE
Number of Content Development Hours
2,607 Hours

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Questions
Chris.Durbetaki@anthem.com Jennifer.Brown3@anthem.com

15. Project Planning
Stand ups
Release vs. Hold for later release
Sprint Planning
Development
Sprint Review & Retro
Project Planning
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• What did you do yesterday to help the team
finish the sprint?
• What will you do today to help the team
finish the sprint?
• What obstacles are getting in the way?
• What went well?
• What didn’t go well?
• What should we continue doing?
• What should we stop doing?
Created by Chris Durbetaki, RN and Jenn Brown
Business Information Consultants, Anthem, Inc.
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