Agile 101 using Scrum and XP

Agile software development can deliver better results for both the customer and the project team. This one day course takes you on a journey, exploring what an agile software development project looks like and how it changes the way project team members work. It explains the values and principles on which agile software development is based and introduces the practices and roles from the popular agile frameworks of Scrum and XP.


Case studies, exercises and group discussions will focus on the real world application of agile approaches and their impact from attendee perspectives.

Duration

1 Day


Course Objectives

Following the completion of this course, students will be able to effectively participate as a member of an agile project team. They will understand:

  • The culture shifts that occur when moving to agile
  • Key agile concepts and terminology with a specific emphasis on Scrum and XP practices
  • What a typical agile software development project looks like
  • How team member roles change on an agile software development project
  • The value of assessing a project’s potential for agile before selecting development practices.

Audience

  • Everyone from IT involved in software development projects
  • Business owners wanting projects to be more responsive to business change.
  • New to agile and looking for an introduction to Scrum prior to certification training.

Course Syllabus

The agile evolution – changing the development culture

  • Beyond waterfall and iterative development
  • The agile manifesto – values and principles
  • Popular agile frameworks including Scrum and XP
  • Team collaboration versus management control

What an agile project looks like – rapid cycles of planning, development and feedback

  • Setting the vision and scope
  • Release planning and estimating
  • Sprint planning and estimating
  • Agile development and testing
  • Scrum – daily review and planning
  • Sprint review and retrospective
  • Release to production

How roles change on an agile project

  • The Product Owner
  • The Scrum Master
  • The Team
  • Transition from specialist to multi-disciplinary roles.
  • What does this mean to my role…?

Related Courses

  • Agile Estimating and Planning
  • Effective User Stories for Agile Requirements
  • Certified ScrumMaster
  • Certified Scrum Product Owner

Prerequisites

An interest or experience in software development projects would be beneficial.


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Course NameDurationPriceDatesCourse Status
Agile 101 using Scrum and XP1 Day$750Wellington 1/06/2012Scheduled
Auckland 19/07/2012Scheduled
Wellington 7/09/2012Scheduled

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