Agile Project Management Training Course including Scrum Practices

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Scrum is an agile approach to software development. Rather than a full process or methodology, it is a framework. So instead of providing complete, detailed descriptions of how everything is to be done on the project, much is left up to the software development team. This is done because the team will know best how to solve the problem they are presented. This is why, for example, a sprint planning meeting is described in terms of the desired outcome (a commitment to a set of features to be developed in the next sprint) instead of a set of Entry criteria, Task definitions, Validation criteria, and Exit criteria (ETVX) as would be provided in most methodologies.

Scrum relies on a self-organising, cross-functional team. The scrum team is self-organising in that there is no overall team leader who decides which person will do which task or how a problem will be solved. Those are issues that are decided by the team as a whole. The scrum team is cross-functional so that everyone necessary to take a feature from idea to implementation is involved. This course intends to examine and present the dynamics of Scrum Master and the roles involved in working with Scrum.

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Session 1: History of Scrum

Overview of Scrum Master versus Project Manager
Focus in on Waterfall versus Agile

Session 2: Transition to Scrum

How to use Scrum in IT – A Case-Study
The Business Case for Scrum
Scrum as an Agile Management Practice – How to manage the Sprint using Scrum

Session 3: Agile Project Management – Principles & Practices

Agile Manifesto & Basic Principles
Introduce Agile model – Envision, Speculate, Explore Adapt, Close
Simulation and Exploration of Agile in Practice

Session 4: Practice of Agile

Overview of XP core engineering practices
XP planning aspects - Story based requirements
Story based requirements & card based planning
Agile estimation - Relative sizing / story points, velocity, wide band Delphi, planning poker
Velocity – based estimation & planning
Planning Game (for release and iteration planning)
Agile Burn down / up charts
Managing Agile – Definition of done

Session 5: Role / Ceremonies and Artefacts

The Roles in Scrum
Sprints Planning, Daily Scrums, Sprint Reviews and Retrospectives
Managing the Backlog

Session 6: Using Scrum in an Agile Practice

Practising Scrum in an Agile Environment

This course is suitable for Project Managers, Project Support Managers and Team members intending to deliver Agile projects using Scrum. The course provides the background information needed for anyone considering moving to Scrum Master Role or already involved in Scrum development.

After completing this course the learner will have everything necessary to guide the Scrum team. This will include how to establish and maintain a backlog and understand the roles and artefacts involved with Scrum. Real-world organisational challenges such as managing distributed teams, managing large or multiple projects, release planning, and metrics are also covered.

Liam Dillon

Liam Dillon specialises in Project Management and Program Manag...

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Course Code

PM002

Duration

2 training days

Delivery Mode

This programme is delivered by or In-Company training

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