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Jun 2021
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63 // Using Agile to Push Past Perfectio...

GREG WILLIAMS
About this episode

Megan Torrance is CEO and founder of TorranceLearning, which helps organizations connect learning strategy to design, development, data, and ultimately performance. Megan and the TorranceLearning team are passionate about sharing what works in learning so they devote considerable time to teaching and sharing about agile project management for learning experience design and the xAPI. Megan is the author of multiple books, including Agile for Instructional Designers which will talk about today. 

Also in this conversation we discuss: 

  • Megan’s definition and application of agile project management
  • Examples of agile development projects that Megan’s team is working on right now
  • And insights into working with stakeholders and making better for project estimates 

Resources:
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👉 A Quick Guide to LLAMA (complimentary eBook for LX Leader Listeners)
👉 Agile for Instructional Designers (book)
👉 April 2021 Learning Guild Research (article)
👉 Collection of articles and resources: https://www.torrancelearning.com/llama/

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