Objectives

The students will be able to:

• Understand and describe the Scrum basics (the Scrum Glow, the core components of the Scrum framework and the Scrum vocabulary).
• Describe and define the Roles and Responsibilities in a Scrum based team, particularity the role of the Product Owner.
• Understand why there is no project manager and no agile product manager.
• Understand the importance of having the product vision as an overarching goal and how the vision can be shaped.
• Understand the relationship between vision and product roadmap.
• Accurately estimate the backlog.
• Define and understand the product backlog and its essentials – DEEP (Detailed appropriately, Estimated, Emergent, and Prioritized).
• Prioritize the product backlog
• Understand the goal of release management.
• How to collaborate during Sprint planning.

Outline

Module 1: Introducing Agile Principles

• Define Agile values and principles
• Contrast Waterfall and Agile product development philosophies
• Confront the challenges of adopting Agile
• Learn to set up cross-functional Agile teams

Module 2: Defining the Scrum Framework

• The core Scrum framework, team, artifacts, and ceremonies
• Applying core Scrum Values
• Leveraging checks and balances

Module 3: Scrum Ceremonies and Artifacts

• Create a Product Backlog
• Implement a Sprint Backlog
• Develop potentially shippable product increment
• Organize Spring Planning meetings and Daily Scrums
• Demonstrate products in Sprint Reviews
• Participate in the Sprint Retrospective

Module 4: Defining the Product Owner Role

• Develop a product vision and strategy
• Integrate Agile and waterfall teams
• Estimate product scope and delivery
• Engage stakeholders, customers, and end-users in product development and delivery
• Develop positive and strong working relationships with Scrum teams
• Track, manage, and communicate through the right Agile metrics

Module 5: Building Your Product Backlog

• Distinguish between product Vision and Product Strategy
• Validate and revise your Product Vision through research
• Articulate clear and measurable outcomes
• Build and continuously refine the Product Backlog
• Rank Product Backlog item priority at the release, product, and project levels
• Utilize Must Have, Should Have, Could Have, Won’t Have (MoSCoW) and other prioritization techniques
• Apply the Pareto principle to release planning

Module 6: Owning the Product Backlog

• Develop products with progressive elaboration
• Define appropriate acceptance criteria
• Estimate business value through relative measurement
• Continuously refine and reorder your Product Backlog

Module 7: Developing a Product Roadmap

• Choose the right Agile product release strategy
• Focus on continuous program, product, and project improvement
• Release products with Minimal Marketable Features

Target Audience

• Individuals that are the link between the development team and the stakeholders. Individuals that have roles on the business side.