Length: 2 Days
Agile Process Development | With Scrum
Scrum is the most popular agile project management framework because of its simplicity and high performance.
Scrum also takes advantage of a need for a sense of achievement, positive feedback, and ownership of work done within a teamwork environment.
People often think scrum and agile are the same thing because scrum is centered around continuous improvement, which is a core principle of agile. However, scrum is a framework for getting work done, where agile is more of a mindset.
Although scrum and agile are similar, here are some of the key differences:
- Scrum values rigidity, whereas agile is more flexible
- Agile leaders play a vital role, while scrum promotes a cross-functional team that is self-functioning
- Agile involves face-to-face interactions between cross-functional team members, while scrum involves daily stand-up meetings
- Agile is meant to be kept simple, while scrum can be innovative and experimental
Agile scrum methodology consists of two sets of roles: core roles, known as “pigs,” and ancillary roles, known as “chickens.”
There are three core roles: scrum master, product owner and scrum team. All of these people are committed to the scrum project.
A key principle of Scrum is the dual recognition that customers will change their minds about what they want or need. This concept is often called requirements volatility. Because of this, Scrum adopts an evidence-based empirical approach, which states that a problem cannot be fully understood or defined up front.
The collective benefits of an agile scrum methodology are substantial, such as:
- Lower costs
- Employee/customer satisfaction
- Organizational synergy
- Quality improvement
- Adaptability and flexibility
Some point to the agile scrum methodology’s flexibility as being its greatest benefit. With the sprint-based model, the scrum team typically receives feedback from stakeholders after each sprint.
Agile Process Development | With Scrum Course by Tonex
Scrum is an agile way to manage a project, usually software development. Agile software development with Scrum is often perceived as a methodology; but rather than viewing Scrum as methodology, think of it as a framework for managing a process.
Our interactive two-day Scrum Overview Class is a great course for anybody who is new to Scrum or applying it within their organization.
Our course builds on a combination of interactive exercises, practical real-life examples, and lively discussion.
This 2-day event presents the attendee with an outstanding opportunity to become immersed in learning Agile principles and the Scrum framework. Your instructor will actively engage you, educate you, and most of all stimulate you to think about new ways of working. Come prepared to learn! Come with an open mind!
You will also get the chance to share your stories and build on your knowledge and gain further understanding on how you can improve the application of Scrum in your organization.
Following the completion of the course, all participants will be given the vouchers to take the CSM exam.
Objectives
Topics Covered:
- Introductions to Agile and Scrum
- Agile principles
- What is Scrum?
- The Agile Paradigm Shift
- The Agile Foundation
- The Agile Manifesto and Principles
- Adapting Agile Process Development
- Building the Agile and Scrum Team
- Agile Adoption
- Role of the ScrumMaster
- The different levels of planning in Scrum
- Scrum roles, artifacts and meetings
- Enabling self-organizing Teams
- Estimation with Scrum
- Product Backlog Items and their purpose
- Backlog requirements
- How to organize and order the Product Backlog
- Sprint review
- Sprint order and length
- Release and spring planning for large teams
- Tracking project progress
- How to track progress
- Transitioning to Scrum
- Steps to deploy Scrum
- Coordinating Scrum teams
Agile Process Development | With Scrum