Certified Agile Practitioner

PT3833
Training Summary
This course teaches students that Agile project delivery is radically different from traditional waterfall methodologies. Rather than using a command and control technique, the agile project manager facilitates, coaches and leads. This person is called a Scrum Master in the Scrum agile process to denote the difference and remind the person filling this role of the new responsibilities.Accepted participants learn how to be a Scrum Master and the practices and thinking to increase the agility of a development team, a project, and an organization. The Scrum Master is the person responsible for the proper execution of Scrum and facilitating the necessary change within the engineering and overall organization. Exercises, case studies, and examples are used to bring home the realization of how to be a Scrum Master.This course focuses on the "how to" in addition to reinforcing the "what." Goal: Each individual is trained to be able to assume the following responsibilities:Identify and remove the communication barriers between the development team and the customer so the customer directly drives development;Teach, mentor and coach the customer on how to maximize ROI and meet their objectives through Scrum;Improve the development team by facilitating creativity and empowerment;Improve the productivity of the development team by removing impediments and highlighting organizational inefficiencies; and, Improve the engineering practices and tools so each increment of functionality is potentially shippable
Prerequisites
All participants are expected to understand Scrum basics. Prior experience in software development projects is helpful.
Duration
2 Days/Lecture & Lab
Audience
This course is designed for Scrum Masters
Course Topics
  • Agile Overview
  • Scrum Overview
  • The Scrum Master's Role In-Depth
  • Keys to Success
  • Product Backlog
  • Release Planning
  • Spring Planning
  • Sprints
  • Sprint Conclusion
  • Sprint Retrospective
  • Other Considerations

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