Learn in-depth how to use Agile practices such as velocity, capacity-driven planning, velocity-driven planning, release planning, kick-off meetings, continuous improvement, and more. Learn how to improve running Agile Scrum projects in real-world scenarios.
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Learn in-depth how to use Agile practices such as velocity, capacity-driven planning, velocity-driven planning, release planning, kick-off meetings, continuous improvement, and more. Learn how to improve running Agile Scrum projects in real-world scenarios.
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In Detail
The course starts with an in-depth overview of Scrum with examples and advice on each Scrum practice such as Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Sprint Retrospective, and Sprint Review. It Includes overviews of Agile practices such as the kick-off meeting and releases planning meeting.
Next, we will get a concise overview of Agile user stories—including how to write a user story description, acceptance criteria to capture the detail, the purpose of epics and themes in dealing with large or vague requirements, and how to split stories along with the reasons why user stories are favored over traditional methods of capturing requirements. This includes lectures on the principles that underpin user stories, such as the INVEST principle and the Three Cs formula.
This will be followed by checklists for all events, roles, rules, and artifacts used to deliver a project. We will also discuss product backlog and user stories at length; short stories/case studies based on real industry experience and research, and the correct methods for improvement and dealing with difficult situations is essential to mastering Agile Scrum.
Finally, we will wrap up with a concise overview of Kanban, which will include Origin, how to use the Kanban Board, Workflow, Work in Progress Limits, Priority setting, and the Pull System. By the end of the course, you will become an expert in understanding and implementing all the best industrial practices of Agile project management.
Audience
This course is for Product Owner, Scrum Master, Business Analyst, Business Owners, Support Teams, Maintenance Teams, Service and Sales Teams, and Development Support Teams. Anyone who wants answers to frequently misunderstood points within Agile/Scrum or an expert candidate who wants a concise, quick refresher on Agile or Scrum.
Chapter 1 : Part 1 – Agile Project Management – Scrum Step by Step with Examples
Promotional Video
Introduction
Agile Scrum Recap
Chapter 2 : Kicking Off a Project
How to Perform a Root Cause Analysis
How to Communicate the Benefits of Scrum
How to Host a Kick-Off Meeting and Definition of Done
How to Improve from the Start
The Importance of a Good Initiation
Summary
Chapter 3 : Establishing Stakeholders
How to Establish Stakeholders
Examples of Stakeholders
Importance of Stakeholders at Sprint Review
Summary
Chapter 4 : Scrum Roles – Understanding the Characteristics of Each Role
Introduction to Scrum Roles
Characteristics of a Scrum Master
Characteristics of a Product Owner
Characteristics of a Development Team
The Value of Knowing the Roles
Summary
Chapter 5 : Building the Product Backlog
Introduction to User Stories
How to Write User Stories and Acceptance Criteria
How to Organize Stakeholder Meetings
How to Find Common Ground on Requirements
How to Manage Changing Requirements
The Importance of Prioritizing the Backlog
How to Capture Stories in Meetings
Estimating Story Points
Summary
Chapter 6 : Sprint Planning
Introduction to Sprint Planning
How to Manage Impediments to Planning
How to Prepare for Sprint Planning
The Sprint Planning Meeting
How to Prepare Artefacts Needed for Planning
How to Craft the Sprint Goal
First Half of the Meeting
How to Estimate User Stories
Second Half of the Meeting - The How
How to Use Velocity
What is the Outcome of Sprint Planning
Summary
Chapter 7 : Release Planning and Using Velocity
Introduction to Release Planning
How to Set a Release Goal
How to Decide on Scope-Driven Versus Date-Driven Release
How to Prioritize for the Release
How to Use Average Velocity and Calculate the Number of Sprints in Release
How to Run a Release Planning Meeting
How to Use the Release Burn Down
Summary
Chapter 8 : The Sprint Lifecycle: Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Retrospective
Introduction to the Sprint Lifecycle
How to Choose Sprint Length
What Is the Frozen Sprint Backlog
Teamwork on Tasks
How to Remove Impediments
How to Carry Out Product Backlog Grooming and Estimation
Avoiding Carry Over
How to Run the Daily Scrum
How to Use the Sprint Burndown
How to Run the Sprint Review
What Is the Potentially Shippable Increment
How to Run the Sprint Retrospective
Summary
Chapter 9 : Part 2 – User Stories for Agile Scrum, Product Owner, and Business Analysis
Welcome to Your Agile User Stories Training
Agile Recap
Chapter 10 : The World Before User Stories
Learning Objectives
The History: Traditional Requirements Documents
The Birth of User Stories
Chapter 11 : User Story Principles
Learning Objectives
The INVEST Principle
The Three Cs Formula
Chapter 12 : User Story Basics (Capturing a Requirement)
Learning Objectives
How to Write a User Story Description
How to Write Acceptance Criteria
Chapter 13 : Epics and Themes
Learning Objectives
What Is an Epic
What Is a Theme
Chapter 14 : Splitting and Combining User Stories
Learning Objectives
When to Split User Stories
How to Split User Stories
Chapter 15 : Final Words
Learning Objectives
Course Wrap Up
Chapter 16 : Project Delivery with Project Management Essentials
Welcome to Project Deadline Training – Project Delivery with Agile Scrum
Chapter 17 : Meeting Project Deadline with Agile Scrum
Learning Objectives: Project Deadline Concepts
Table of Contents - How to Meet a Project Deadline with Scrum
How to Meet a Project Deadline
Importance of Requirements Being Ready
Importance of Committing with Confidence
How to Use the Concept of Buffer to Deliver Tasks on Time
How to Use Empirical Evidence for Timely Delivery
How to Improve Communication to Deliver on Time
How to Improve Delivery by Getting a Kick Out of Delivering on Time
How to Use the Retrospective to Deliver on Time
Chapter 18 : Pro Tips for Meeting Project Deadline with Agile Project Management
Learning Objectives: Project Deadline Pro Tips
The Importance of the Scrum Guide
How These Scrum Rules Help You with Project Delivery
How to Leverage the Scrum Framework
Use the Concept of the Agile Toolkit
How to Leverage the Team
How Respect Helps You Deliver on Time
How Common Sense Helps You Deliver on Time
Chapter 19 : Scrum Checklists for Quality Agile Project Delivery and Meeting Project Deadlines
Learning Objectives: Project Deadline Checklists
Introduction – How to Improve Project Delivery with Scrum Checklists
The Scrum Master Checklist
The Product Owner Checklist
The Development Team Checklist
The Kickoff Meeting Checklist
The Product Backlog Grooming Checklist
The Sprint Planning Checklist
The Daily Scrum Checklist
The Sprint Review Checklist
The Sprint Retrospective Checklist
Chapter 20 : Product Management – Agile Requirements Using Product Backlog
Introduction
Agile Scrum Recap
Introducing User Stories and Product Backlog
Chapter 21 : Creating a Product Vision
What Is a Product Vision
How to Create the Product Vision
What Is a Vision Board
Chapter 22 : Creating a Product Backlog Step by Step
Product Backlog Management
Introduction to User Stories and Acceptance Criteria
Step 1: Convert All Ideas into User Stories
About User Stories
What Is DEEP?
What Is the INVEST Principle
Step 2 - Prioritization
The Importance of Prioritizing the Backlog
Step 3 -Estimate the Product Backlog
How to Carry Out Product Backlog Grooming and Estimation
Estimating Story Points
Step 4 - Refining and Grooming Your Product Backlog
Chapter 23 : Tips 1 -7
Introduction: Tips and Strategies
How to Capture Stories in Meetings
Tip #1: PO Should Know that They Will Be Expected to Present Enough Work
Tip #2: Avoid Scheduling Backlog Refinement
Tip #3: The Backlog Items Must Be Fine-Grained and Properly Understood by the PO
Tip #4: Treat Every Backlog Refinement Meeting Just Like the Beginning of Sprint
Tip #5: Everyone Should Understand that Estimates Are Provisional
Tip #6: Strive to Optimize Your Time During the Meeting
Tip #7: Remember that Backlog Items Are Actually a Collaboration Between the PO
Chapter 24 : Tips 8 -14
How to Manage Changing Requirements
Tip #8: Keep Your Eye on the Goals of the Meeting
Tip #9: Get Volunteers for Action Items for Any Unknowns or Big Risks
Tip #10: You are Definitely Free to Split User Stories During This Meeting
Tip #11: Everyone Should Understand that Product Backlog Order Is Provisional
Tip #12: Be Brave to Discuss a Couple of Items Farther Down the Backlog
Tip #13: Let the Dev Team Review the User Stories to Be Discussed about 24 Hours
Tip #14: Have a Mini Backlog Refinement Prior to Holding the Backlog Refinement
Chapter 25 : Tips 15 - 21
How to Prioritize for the Release
Tip #15: Track Progress Using Release Burndown Charts
Tip #16: Feel Free to Introduce Late Breaking User Stories.
Tip #17: Use One Issue Tracker and One Backlog!
Tip #18: Watch Out for Too Many Changes and Limit Your Scope
Tip #19: Ensure to Experiment with the Amount of Refinement
Tip #20: Ensure to Retrospect, Inspect, and Then Adapt
Tip #21: Transparentize, Prioritize, and Stick to the Product Vision
Conclusion
Wrap Up
Chapter 26 : Scrum Master Training – Case Studies and Confessions
Confessions of a Scrum Master
Introduction
Scrum Introduction and Recap
The Characters
Chapter 27 : Case Studies Based on Real Project Experience
Learning Objectives
Confession 1: Tools Versus People
Confession 2: Release-Planning Peril
Confession 3: Introduction to Scrum Gone Bad
Confession 4: Stand-Up Versus Sprint Review
Confession 5: Taking the Team to Task
Confession 6: Retrospective Regret
Confession 7: The Bloated Bug Backlog
Chapter 28 : Kanban Productivity and Efficiency of Agile Lean Project
Kanban Guide – Learn How to Use Lean Kanban in Your Organization
Opening Credits
Overview
Introducing Kanban
Chapter 29 : Visualizing Your Workflow
Learning Objectives: Visualizing Your Workflow
The Kanban Board and Deciding on Your Workflow
Determining Priority
Understand the “Pull System”
Chapter 30 : Limiting Work in Progress
Learning Objectives: Limiting Work in Progress
Establish Work in Progress Limits (W.I.P.)
Chapter 31 : Measure and Manage Flow
Learning Objectives: Measure and Manage Flow
Measuring and Managing Flow
Chapter 32 : Making Policies and Processes Explicit
Learning Objectives: Making Policies and Processes Explicit
Understand Toyotas Six Core Rules
Example of Creating and Refining a Process
Chapter 33 : Using Models to Recognize Improvement Opportunities
Learning Objectives: Using Models to Recognize Improvement Opportunities
Overview of Models for Improvement Opportunities
Chapter 34 : Using Kanban with Scrum
Learning Objectives: Augmenting Kanban with Scrum
Scrum Recap
Sprint Planning: Introduction to Sprint Planning
Sprint Planning: The Sprint Planning Meeting
Sprint Planning: First Half of the Meeting - The What
Sprint Planning: Second Half of the Meeting - The How
Sprint Planning: What Is the Outcome of Sprint Planning
The Sprint: Introduction to the Sprint Lifecycle
The Sprint: How to Choose Sprint Length
The Sprint: Teamwork on Tasks
The Sprint: How to Run the Daily Scrum
The Sprint: How to Run the Sprint Review
The Sprint: What Is the Potentially Shippable Increment
The Sprint: How to Run the Sprint Retrospective
Chapter 35 : Final Words
Final Words and Next Steps
Closing Credits