Introduction To Agile and Scrum Workshop

Project Leads/teams, Managers, Project Managers/Jr. PMs, Business Analysts, Business Systems Analysis, Developers and Coders wishing to understand the basic tenets of agile.

• The agile lifecycle and how it differs from traditional lifecycle models
• The unique agile values, principles, and practices
• Planning for agile products or projects
• Estimation and Prioritization
• Iterative closure using review and retrospectives.
• Understand the roles and responsibilities of the Agile Team

Section 1 – Agile Overview (08:30 – 09:30)

• Why Agile?
• The Agile Values and Principles
• Introduction to Scrum
  • Team Roles and Responsibilities
  • Introduction to Typical Roles and Responsibilities
  • Scrum Meetings and deliverables

Section 2 – Product / Project Initiation and Planning (10:00 – 13:00)

• Envision the Product or Project
• Plan Releases
• Plan an Iteration (Sprint)

Section 3 - Requirements (13:00 – 14:30)

• Compile the Product Backlog
• Write User Stories
• Estimate User Stories

Section 4 – Iteration Closure (14:30 – 16:00)

• Review the Iteration
• Obtain Customer Acceptance
• Hold a Retrospective

Section 5 – Agile & Scrum In The Real World (16:00 – 16:30)

• Agile vs Scrum
• Agile Transitions in Large Organizations
• How Scrum teams can interact with non-Scrum teams
• Doing Scrum in a non-Agile environment

 

Hands-On Exercises

• Exercise 1: Team Forming – Rules of Engagement
• Exercise 2: Write a Vision – (Elevator Statement)
• Exercise 3: Define Users, Key Skills, Perspectives
• Exercise 4: Estimate User stories (optional for non-IT team members)
• Exercise 5: Conduct a Retrospective – Getting Ready for Agile

Exercises 1-5 are part of a simulation done throughout the day that allows teams to see how Scrum works in practice.

Note: Courseware is Digital: this is a BYOD