Course Outline
Why Agile?
- Comparing iterative methodologies
- Common causes of project failure
- Introduction to the Agile approach
- Understanding Scrum
- Roles: Pigs and chickens
Product Owner
- Acting as the customer representative
- Prioritizing product requirements
- Crafting effective user stories
- Defining acceptance criteria
- Negotiating sprint content
- Group exercise: deriving customer requirements and writing corresponding stories
The Sprint
- Managing the sprint backlog
- Sprint planning: deciding what to do
- Sprint planning: determining how to do it
- Activities during a sprint
- Interpreting burn-down charts
- Group exercise: planning a sprint
Scrum Master
- Implementing Scrum practices
- Ensuring adherence to proper practices
- Maintaining project documentation
- Conducting stand-up meetings
- When to use pair programming
- Group exercise: implementing Scrum
Closing a Sprint
- The Sprint Review meeting
- The Sprint Retrospective meeting
- Releasing the iteration
- Group exercise: reviewing a sprint
Is Agile and Scrum right for you?
- Overview of the Scrum process
- Comparison with other methodologies
- Advantages of pair programming
- Group exercise: identifying Agile and Scrum aspects applicable to attendees' organizations
Requirements
None
Testimonials (7)
The insights from Scrum and how they can be adapted to the work the do.
Andile - RGA Americas Reinsurance Company, Ltd., South Africa Branch
Course - Agile Project Management with Scrum
Trainer's practical knowledge and ready access to books/additional sources of information on the Agile and Scrum subject
Oganga - RGA Americas Reinsurance Company, Ltd., South Africa Branch
Course - Agile Project Management with Scrum
I enjoyed the recap and question and answer aspects of the course.
Dushane - RGA Americas Reinsurance Company, Ltd., South Africa Branch
Course - Agile Project Management with Scrum
the content. Its similar to the studies i'm busy with and allowed me to think of ways to improving the way we do things at NWK. It wouldn't be my final say by I can give some suggestions
Mari du Plessis - NWK. LTD
Course - Agile Project Management with Scrum
Comfi had great experience in the subject and was able to answer any questions asked.
Stefan Van den Berg - NWK. LTD
Course - Agile Project Management with Scrum
The framework we received - now we can adjust it for NWK
Isabella Verryne - NWK. LTD
Course - Agile Project Management with Scrum
The interactive activities meant to exemplify the Agile and SCRUM methodologies and principles in practice were great. Brilliant way of learning by doing, will serve me well going forward.