Scrum Essentials for Agile Practitioners
Duration: 2 Days
Description:
This course provides an introduction to Agile principles, and how Scrum implements those principles. It describes and provides hands on experience with the responsibilities of the Scrum Master. Participants learn about facilitating Scrum teams and how to coach an organization in its transition to Scrum. Participants also gain hands on experience with tools for evaluating the progress of an organization’s transition to Scrum, as well as practice facilitating Scrum Retrospectives.
Target Audience:
This course is intended for those who want an introduction to Scrum and in depth understanding of the ScrumMaster role and its responsibilities. It is recommended for aspiring Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Members of a Scrum Team, Resource Managers, Developers, Quality Assurance Engineers and Managers, Project Managers and Product Managers.
Pre-reqs: None
Course Outline
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Introduction
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Overview of Agile and Scrum
When to use Scrum
Agile Manifesto
Agile principles
Overview of Scrum
Scrum Artifacts and Ceremonies
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Scrum Roles and Responsibilities
Product Owner
Scrum Master
Development Team
Other roles (not defined by Scrum)
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The Scrum Master role in depth
Job Description
Influence vs. control
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Transitioning to Scrum
Evaluating the progress of the transition
Finding areas for improvement
Coaching the organization
Communities of Practice
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Scaling Scrum
Scrum of Scrums
Scaling the Product Owner
Scaling the Product Backlog
Scaled Agile Framework
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Facilitating a Retrospective
Before the Retrospective
Set the atmosphere / establish safety
Gather data
Generate insights
Determine actions / create action plan
Close the retrospective