Introduction to Agile & Scrum

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Scrum is one of several Agile processes available today. Scrum’s agile project management approach gives you the ability to quickly develop working software that meets business needs. In Scrum, teams work in cycles called “Sprints” to produce production-quality software based on business priorities using an empirical, adaptive approach. This course is a high level introduction to this approach’s values and key practices.

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About this course

You will learn the basics of any Agile approach, the three roles defined by Scrum, how to build a product backlog, and how to plan and work in Sprints.Understand key concepts and terms of Agile and ScrumBe able to explain the methodology’s benefits and key techniquesBecome familiar with the progression of key activities and artifactsPrepare to participate in an upcoming project

This course is intended for anyone who is interested in learning about the Scrum approach to Agile. Since Agile and Scrum focus on “the team”, this course is beneficial to all software project roles, including the business partners who define the goals and needs of the business.

Some understanding of Scrum and Agile practices would be beneficial.

Our courses are authored by content-area experts with a great deal of training experience. Topics are broken down into small chunks, which are explained, demonstrated with sample files or applications, and then practiced with hands-on exercises.

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Autumn E Williams

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26/03/2019
About the course: I attended a two day course of Big Data Foundation Course. IT was great help.
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Cris Morli

4.0
24/03/2019
About the course: The course pattern is short, sharp and advanced, whetted the appetite for more learning experience.
Would you recommend this course?: Yes
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Subjects

  • Approach
  • Project
  • Planning

Course programme


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  1. AGILE METHODOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS
  • Agile practices and principles
  • What is iterative development?
  • Why Agile?
  • Agile benefits vs. waterfall
  1. SCRUM IN A NUTSHELL
  • What is Scrum- an overview of Scrum process flow
  • Scrum Roles and responsibilities
  • Traditional Management vs. Scrum
  1. PLANNING AND ESTIMATING
  • Planning on an Agile project
  • Planning concepts- Complexity and Velocity
  • Estimation techniques
  1. PROJECT INITIATION AND RELEASE PLANNING
  • Initiating a project including Sprint 0
  • The Product backlog
  • Prioritization of work
  • Release planning
  1. PLANNING A SPRINT
  • Selecting work for the Sprint
  • Developing the sprint backlog
  • Developing sprint tasks

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    1. RUNNING A SPRINT
    • Conducting the daily Scrum
    • Managing the sprint scope
    • Tracking progress
    • Common problems
    1. CLOSING A SPRINT
    • Conducting a sprint review
    • Conducting a sprint retrospective
    • Reporting project status and metrics
    • Updating the backlog

    Closing the project


Introduction to Agile & Scrum

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