Ready, Set, Agile!

Get ready to Agile! Gain valuable knowledge about our agile methodology with our team at Cognizant.

Complete work that simulates life on the job. 3-4 hours and self-paced.
Stand out in your application to Cognizant. Show us you're a motivated candidate.

Why complete this Job Simulation

A risk-free way to experience work on the job with us at Cognizant. Practice your skills with example tasks and build your confidence to ace your applications.

Self-paced

3-4 hours

No grades

No assessments

Introductory

Business and technology have never changed faster. The opportunity has never been greater to create new customer experiences and launch new digital-based business models. That may require compressing years of change into months.

At Cognizant, we help modern businesses achieve agility for an increasingly digital world. We build and test new products, finding out what works and plan for growth. We test ideas, incorporate feedback and determine how best to scale products quickly and successfully.

Our Agile method is an iterative approach to project management and software development that helps teams deliver value to their customers faster and with fewer headaches. Instead of betting everything on a "big bang" launch, an agile team delivers work in small, but consumable, increments.

Agile encourages experimentation, adaptation, and flexibility. If you like to work in an environment where you are encouraged to stretch the limits and look for better ways of doing something, then look no further.

How it works

Complete tasks guided by pre-recorded videos and example answers from our team at Cognizant. No live sessions, all self-paced.
Earn a certificate and add it to your resume and LinkedIn as an extra curricular activity.
Stand out in applications. Confidently answer interview questions and explain why you’re a good fit for our team.

Skills you will learn and practice:

Agile Methodology

Agile Reporting

Comparative Analysis

Estimation Techniques

Problem Solving

Product Management

Scrum

Teamwork

User Stories

Waterfall Methodology

Introduction from Cognizant

Tasks

Task One: Waterfall vs Agile

30-60 minsIntroductory

Pros and Cons of the two methodologies

What you'll learn

The fundamentals of project management methodologies, Agile and Waterfall.

What you'll do

Create a presentation with succinct analysis of strengths and weaknesses of the two project management methodologies, Agile and Waterfall.

Reviews

4.7

Hello Everyone, I am sanket Kamble from India. From this virtual Internship, I mostly liked the fact that I felt like working at cognizant while doing the tasks. The tasks were very practical and exciting and cleared all the Agile Methodology concepts from telling the story of how Agile was invented. I am happy that I have completed this internship. Thank you Cognizant USA and Forage!

Student, Nagpur University

It's very intuitive and interactive makes me want to learn more. Thank you Cognizant for this wonderfull learning experience and I hope to learn more at Cognizant and hopefully to be able to work and contribute at Cognizant in the future (Since I am currently still a student at a University in Indonesia)

Student

Everything was spot on and the example answers were very helpful considering the fact that they were very professional, clear and concise while having the information that was needed. It really helped me to analyze my answers and realize and improve my approach and wording to convey the information needed.

Student, Pes University