The Scrum Team Part Extended

In this lesson we turn our attention to two vital Scrum roles - The Product Owner and the Scrum Master. You will learn their roles and responsibilities as well as their authority levels, and the part they play in creating potentially shipable products with a Scrum project

Scrum Artifacts

You will learn how to create, prioritize, and groom the Product Backlog artifact. I showcase how you monitor progress and forecast. I show you the Sprint Backlog and how it functions, and how sprint and project transparency is achieved. We finish this module by reviewing and summarizing Scrum deliverables and Agile practices

Scrum Vision and Roadmap

You will learn how the Scrum Vision, although not part of the original framework, is widely used and useful. You will learn how to create an effective Scrum Vision Statement and its eight component parts. I take you through development of the Product Roadmap and it's use throughout the Scrum lifecycle. I show you how to use MoSCoW to prioritize requirements and their decomposition

Epics and User Stories

In this lesson you learn how to translate customer requirements in user stories and features. I cover the format of a typical user story and how to create it. I introduce the concept of story points for estimating, as well as the '3 C's technique and INVEST mnemonic

Release Planning

In this module we deep dive into release planning and its relationship with the vision statement and product roadmap. I take you through the release plan and the formula for effective releases. Finally, we will examine release goals and sprints.

Sprint Planning

In this module you will learn the 2-step approach to sprint planning, and how each feature in the sprint backlog is broken down into development team tasks and resources. We cover what work can be delivered in the next increment, and how this will be achieved, and the use of burndown charts to plot sprint and project progress.

The Scrum Sprint

In this module, we deep dive into the scrum sprint starting with the two definitions of ready and done and how to apply them within your sprint. I show you how to apply the sprint backlog to the sprint itself and the sequence of sprint events. We take a look at the scrum task board (Kanban), and how to harmonize team capacity.

Sprint Review and Retrospective

In this module you will learn to harness the sprint goal and the daily scrum. We will look in detail at the sprint review and its seven steps. We will look at the sprint retrospective purpose, how to inspect and adapt as well as interpret and apply the retrospective findings.

Estimation and Estimation Poker

In this lesson I show you how to play estimation poker based on the Fibonacci number sequence - detailing each of the steps and the application of this powerful technique. We examine the 'fist of five' technique, T-shirt sizing and affinity estimating. I demonstrate the use and calculation of velocity to sprints along with estimating tips and approaches.

Planning and Estimating

Here, I show you how to prioritize features into your roadmap, and harnessing the powerful technique of empirical planning. I show you how to integrate timeboxes, user stories, story points and team velocity.

MoSCoW Prioritization and Business Case

In this module you will learn how to apply the MoSCoW prioritization technique and tie it back to project acceptance criteria. I then explain in detail how to apply this to your business case to ensure your scrum project remains viable, desirable and achievable.

Managing Risk

In this module, we start by defining Scrum risk, and the various scrum techniques for managing it. I describe the scrum risk delivery approach and demonstrate in detail how to use and apply the risk burndown chart.

Tracking Sprint Progress

In this final module, you will learn the various scrum techniques to track the value, lead time and velocity and hence determine sprint progress. I cover time-boxed and flow-based working and showcase how the earned value technique can be modified for sprint use.

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