Highlights
- Describe the underpinning philosophy and principles of Agile project management and its benefits
- Describe Scrum principles and understand its ceremonies, artefacts, roles & responsibilities
- Look at the role of Product Owner in more detail
- Understand the execution of time-boxed iterations
- Gain an understanding of how to create and manage a product backlog
- Prepare for certification exams (optional)
Course Details
- What is Agile
- The Agile manifesto
- Core principles
- Business benefits
- Developer benefits
- Dealing with risk using Agile
- Misconceptions about 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 product owner in the scrum guide
- Backlog management
- Product owner attributes
- Communication
- Effective communication strategies
- Stakeholders
- Actors & Roles
- Data gathering
- Personas
- The Vision
- What is the Vision
- Vision contents
- Product backlog
- The PO responsibilities
- Prioritisation
- Basis for priorities
- The backlog – a living artefact
- Techniques
- Matrix
- User stories
- Working with user stories
- Overview
- The 3 C’s – Card, Conversation, Confirmation
- Non-functional requirements
- The Definition of Done
- Planning
- Release planning
- Other techniques
- Final options for the course
- Contents vary depending on delegate needs
- Practical
- Mock exams
- Story splitting
- Story mapping
- Contents vary depending on delegate needs
Who should attend
Anyone involved in software development – from business analysis, planning and architecture, through to coding and testing.
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
