Highlights
- Describe the underpinning philosophy and principles of Agile project management and its benefits
- Describe the Scrum principles and understand the responsibilities of a team member
- Understand the execution of time-boxed iterations
- Gain an understanding of how to break down estimate and plan requirements and user stories
- Take part in the planning and transition to Agile development
- Prepare for certification if required
Course Details
- What is Agile
- The Agile manifesto
- Core principles
- Misconceptions about Agile
- Dealing with risk using Agile
- Which projects are best suited to Agile
- Agile methodologies & frameworks
- What is Scrum
- Agile & Scrum
- Objectives
- Basic principles
- Responding to change
- The Scrum framework
- Overview
- Values
- Artefacts
- Roles
- Events/meetings/ceremonies
- The Vision
- What is the Vision
- Vision contents
- User stories
- Working with user stories
- Overview
- The 3 C’s – Card, Conversation, Confirmation
- The Definition of Done
- What is the DofD and why is it important
- Prioritisation
- Introduction
- Techniques
- Matrix
- Planning
- Release planning
- Sprint planning
- Estimating & Planning
- Overview of different techniques
- Planning poker
- Affinity estimation
- Sprint 0?
- What is it
- Better terminology
- Progress tracking
- Velocity
- Burn down charts
- Scrum board
- Other techniques
- Final options for the course
- Contents vary depending on delegate needs
- Practical
- Mock exams
- Discussion on Pair Programming
- Contents vary depending on delegate needs
Who should attend
Practising project managers and Agile team members (including scrum masters, product owners, developers, team leaders, agile team members, etc. ) who wish to formalise their Agile/Scrum skills. Anyone engaging in product delivery with Scrum
Feedback
4.8 out of 5 average
"I thought that the style of creating a backlog of user stories and inputting them into sprints was very helpful and that the practical at the end of the course was excellent. Overall, it gave me a great insight into agile project management."
GW, Project Manager, Scrum, April 2021
“JBI did a great job of customizing their syllabus to suit our business needs and also bringing our team up to speed on the current best practices. Our teams varied widely in terms of experience and the Instructor handled this particularly well - very impressive”
Brian F, Team Lead, RBS, Data Analysis Course, 20 April 2022
