Instructor-led training
Agile and Fundamentals of Product Ownership Training in Stuart, Florida
Agile/Scrum training from Hartmann Software Group, delivered onsite in Stuart, Florida or live online.
What you'll learn
This course explores the fundamentals of effective Product Ownership on an Agile team. Agile Training course provides extensive knowledge and understanding of the principles of Agile, demonstrates how to use the product backlog as a tool for driving successful product outcomes, instructs in the ways of working in partnership with the development organization, and provides a context for how to affect change across the entire organization.
Objectives for Training. Upon successful completion, students will be able to:
- Express the value of the Product Owner role and why it is critical for an Agile team’s success
Describe the responsibilities of the Product Owner role
Leverage techniques for gathering proactive input from stakeholders outside of the Agile team
Develop a shared understanding of vision, goals, and objectives among Agile team members
Articulate the needs of users in the form of User Stories and Acceptance Criteria
Apply multiple approaches for elaborating details about User Stories
Distinguish between prioritization and ordering within the Product Backlog
Represent the team’s forecast and progress using information radiators that manage stakeholder expectations
Express continued opportunities for improvement, based on insights gained during class
Prerequisites
Experience in software development, project management, or business or systems analysis is desirable, but not mandatory.
Course Outline
1. Iterative Development
The Iterative Philosophy
Structure of a Typical Iteration
The Business Case for Iteration
2. Agile Development
Agility – What Does it Mean?
The Agile Manifesto
The 12 Agile Principles
Agile Practices
3. The Project
Best Practices
Structure of an Agile Project
Work Products
Project Roles
What are they
Responsibilities of each
Team self-organization
Who should play the roles
Sharing the Vision
Working with Stakeholders
Using a Roadmap
Creating a Release Plan
Project Meetings
4. User Stories & Requirements
What is a User Story?
What Does a User Story Look Like?
Where Do User Stories Fit in Scrum?
5. Planning an Agile Project
The Product Backlog
Mapping Features to
Product Backlog Items
Writing and working with User Stories
Understanding and creating Acceptance Criteria
Prioritizing your stories
Grooming your Product Backlog
Accepting or Rejecting the work
Identify User Stories from Features
Estimating Effort for User Stories
6. Agile Estimation
Story Points & Ideal Days
Estimating Actual Effort
Velocity
Velocity & Actual Time
Estimating with Planning Poker
7. Planning a Sprint
Mapping a Sprint Backlog to Tasks
The Spring Planning Meetings
Velocity-driven Planning
Commitment-driven Planning
8. Executing a Sprint
The Task Board
The Daily Scrum
Accumulating the Burndown
Team Self-Management
Aborting a Sprint
Finishing Early or Late
Testing with the Sprint
Bugs in an Iteration
Ending the Sprint
Deploying the Software
9. Effect on Stakeholders
Business Analysts
Developers
Project Managers
Testers
Documentation Writers
10. Scaling
Planning for Dependencies
Planning for Multiple-Team Projects
11. Appendix A – Agile Alternatives
Extreme Programming
Agile Unified Process
Training locations
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- Onsite or live online delivery
- Customized curriculum
- Training for groups of 3 or more
- Flexible scheduling
- Experienced instructors
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