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The Case for Agile

  • Comparing iterative methodologies
  • Common causes of project failure
  • Understanding the Agile approach
  • Introduction to Scrum
  • Roles: Pigs and Chickens

Product Owner Responsibilities

  • Acting as the customer representative
  • Prioritizing product requirements
  • Crafting effective user stories
  • Defining acceptance criteria
  • Negotiating sprint commitments
  • Group exercise: defining customer requirements and writing corresponding stories

Managing the Sprint

  • Managing the sprint backlog
  • Sprint planning: defining what needs to be done
  • Sprint planning: determining how to execute it
  • Daily activities during a sprint
  • Interpreting burn-down charts
  • Group exercise: planning a sprint

The Scrum Master's Role

  • Implementing Scrum practices
  • Ensuring adherence to best practices
  • Maintaining project documentation
  • Facilitating stand-up meetings
  • Identifying opportunities for pair programming
  • Group exercise: implementing Scrum

Concluding a Sprint

  • Conducting the Scrum review meeting
  • Hosting the Scrum retrospective
  • Releasing the iteration
  • Group exercise: reviewing a completed sprint

Evaluating Agile and Scrum Fit

  • Recap of the Scrum process
  • Comparison with alternative methodologies
  • Advantages of pair programming
  • Group exercise: identifying applicable Agile and Scrum aspects for attendees' organizations

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 14 Hours

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