Course Objective & Scope
Many teams claim to be agile while having only renamed their meetings. This course starts from the agile mindset and covers, hands-on, the Scrum Guide roles (Product Owner, Scrum Master, Developers), events and artefacts, as well as Kanban flow management, WIP limits and metrics such as cycle time, comparing which type of work suits Scrum or Kanban.
Through simulations and a board set-up using the team's real work items, participants leave with a team working agreement and a practical starter checklist.
Who Should Attend?
- Software, product and business teams moving to agile ways of working
- Team leads and project managers
- Aspiring Scrum Masters and Product Owners
- No prerequisites
Key Takeaways
- Apply agile values and principles to the team's daily work
- Run Scrum events in line with their purpose
- Design a Kanban board with WIP limits and flow policies
- Interpret lead time, cycle time and throughput metrics
- Choose between Scrum, Kanban or Scrumban based on the type of work
Curriculum
Agile Mindset and the Agile Manifesto
- Comparing predictive and adaptive approaches
- Agile Manifesto values and the 12 principles
Scrum: Roles, Events and Artefacts
- Product Owner, Scrum Master and Developers accountabilities
- Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Review and Retrospective
- Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment and Definition of Done
Kanban: Flow, WIP Limits and Metrics
- Board design, workflow columns and WIP limits
- Lead time, cycle time, throughput and cumulative flow diagram
Scrum or Kanban? Choosing the Approach
- Choosing a model by work type and Scrumban
- Common mistakes and anti-patterns
Team Board and Working Agreement Workshop
- Setting up a board with the team's real work
- Working agreement and starter checklist
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