Agile Project Management and Scrum
“In an agile project, technical excellence is measured by both capacity to deliver customer value today and create an adaptable product for tomorrow.” ~Jim Highsmith
An agile methodology that is available and becoming popular these days is Scrum. The Scrum framework can be applied to nearly any project. Scrum’s iterative approach and ability to quickly absorb change makes the process ideal for projects with rapidly changing and high emergent requirements. Thus it enables teams to deliver usable software consistently and periodically through a project lifecycle and completing in a shorter period of time.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE
- Understand the difference between an Agile approach and Traditional methodology
- Learn about the driving elements behind the Scrum framework
- Understand the benefits and importance of Scrum meetings
- Learn how to mitigate risks by applying Agile principles
- Appreciate how adopting Scrum framework can increase business value
- Through examples of real projects and experiences, understand the organizational and people challenges and opportunities that the Agile approach and Scrum framework brings to the solution development process
LEARNER’S BENEFIT
- Respond more quickly to your clients' ever changing needs
- Implement mechanisms in your business that are designed to empower your staff and reduce both employee burn-out and turn-over.
- See immediate productivity improvements using simple and pragmatic performance metrics.
- Allow and encourage teams to self-manage and self-motivate, freeing up precious time for business owners and managers to focus on what matters most.
- Set up your business to be flexible enough to be able to adjust to unforeseen market forces like competition, changes in government regulations, etc.
TARGET AUDIENCE
- Individuals who are involved in software project roles
- Business partners who define the goals and needs of a business
- Individuals who are interested in working and thinking in an agile manner such as:
- Project Managers
- Product Owners
- Software Developers
- Product Managers
- Software Coders/Testers
- Team Leads/Team Members
- Subject matter experts
CERTIFICATION
This course prepares the participant for the Certification Exams with Scrum Institute™ International
Scrum Master Accredited Certification
Scrum Product Owner Accredited Certification
Scrum Team Member Accredited Certification
Scrum Coach Accredited Certification
LEARNING OUTLINE
Module 1: What is Agile?
Agile Methodologies
Agile History
Agile Manifesto
Module 2: What is Scrum?
Scrum Framework
Scrum Theory
Scrum Values
What makes the Scrum Framework succeed over the Waterfall Software Development Model?
Module 2: What is Scrum?
Scrum Framework
Scrum Theory
Scrum Values
What makes the Scrum Framework succeed over the Waterfall Software Development Model?
Module 3: Scrum Roles and Scrum Team
Scrum Product Owner
Scrum Development Team
Scrum Master
Module 4: Elements of Scrum
User Stories
Product Backlog
Sprint Backlog
Story Points
Task board
Definition of Done
Burndown and Burnup Charts
Release Plan
Abnormal Sprint Termination
Module 5: Scrum Events
The Sprint
Sprint Planning
Planning Poker
Daily Sprint
The 3 questions
Assigning Tasks
Sprint Review
Demo Work to Scrum Product Owner
Sprint Retrospective
Inspect and Adapt
OUR PARTNER’S PROFILE
- Certified Scrum Trainer (STAC), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP),
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Product Owner (CSPO),
- Lean-Agile Project Manager, Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP),
- Over 5 years practicing Agile Project Management and Scrum Methodologies, Change Management, and Process Improvements,
- Over 15 years in Software Development, Technical Project Management and Consultancy, Software Design and Architecture, Managing IT Teams for companies based locally and overseas.
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