Agile Methodology 101 Tech Bytes

Earlier in January, Taylor Madsen, first-year MBA candidate and one of AnderTech’s Directors of Tech Education, gave a fantastic Tech Bytes presentation about Agile Methodology to a packed room of over 70 people. Her background as an Agile coach at Accenture gave her the expertise to teach fellow MBAs from all backgrounds, from non-technical to technical. Taylor’s presentation started out with Agile basics and a comparison to Waterfall, but then moved into her activity: a daily standup meeting. She asked the audience members to split into groups of 4 with one scrum master and three developers. While the exercise of applying the Agile principles to life was simplistic (answering “what did you do yesterday” and “what are you planning on doing today”), I found the exercise to be impactful and show me why Agile has been adopted by so many. Taylor’s presentation style really captivated the audience, and we can’t wait for the next Tech Bytes.

Tech Bytes are hour-long lunch sessions developed by UCLA Anderson MBA students to teach classmates about technical topics in a non-technical fashion. Previous topics have included: APIs, Intro to the Tech Stack, and more. We are excited to continue this program bringing the opportunity for students to learn from each other.