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Agile Estimating and Planning — for Agile and Scrum Teams

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This workshop training course teaches Agile project managers and Scrum Masters how to plan, estimate and track efforts in agile and scrum teams. Participants in this course will learn how to plan agile/scrum projects at release and sprint/iteration level, apply effective estimation techniques, balance predictibility versus adaptability in schedules, and track ongoing efforts. Participants will see results from real-life projects and perform interactive exercises with chosen project parameters.
Code P25
Discipline Project Management
Duration 2 days
Course Information
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Audience

  Software Process Architects   QA/Test Managers   Development Managers
  Business Analysts     QA User Testers     Software Developers
  Project Managers     QA Code Testers     User Education Specialists
               

at course completion

After completing this course, participants will be able to:

»   Manage product backlogs and set up iterations/sprints »   Track progress and obstacles through scrum meetings
»   Size releases using story points and velocity   »   Generate agile metrics and interpret data
»   Plan iterations/sprints and estimate tasks   »   Deal with delays and drive recovery
»   Create schedules that anticipate changes   »   Execute iteration/sprint review meetings

prerequisites

»   Intermediate knowledge of software engineering

course materials

A comprehensive workbook with knowledge material, examples, case studies, lab exercises, and references.

course outline
Module 1: Agile/Scrum Framework
»   Scrum life cycle and artefacts
»   Agile planning concepts
»   User stories and product backlogs
»   Team tasks and sprint backlog
Module 2: Release Planning and Estimating
»   Release estimating steps
»   Product backlog management
»   Iteration sequencing strategies and iteration length
»   Calculating team velocity
»   Story estimating techniques: triangulating, planning poker, and others
»   Anticipating changes
»   Tools support for release planning
Module 3: Iteration/Sprint Planning and Estimating
»   Sprint planning meeting
»   Breaking down stories to tasks
»   Iteration/Sprint planning meeting
»   Task estimating techniques
»   Tools support for for iteration planning
Module 4: Agile Scheduling
»   Team versus individual commitments
»   Integrating QA/Testing and Documentation
»   Intermittent defect fixing and stabilization
»   Incoporating dependencies, risks and uncertainties
»   Agile endgame best practices
»   Tools support for agile scheduling
Module 5: Agile Tracking
»   Agile tracking mechanisms
»   Daily tracking through scrum meetings
»   Agile metrics: burndown, velocity and more
»   Early delay detection, and recovering strategies
»   Tracking and managing changes
»   Iteration/Sprint review meeting
»   Tools support for agile tracking

Certificate

Participants receive an industry recognized SoftO2 Education Certificate upon completion of the course.

pricing

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