Agile and Scrum: Understanding the basics easily

Name: Agile and Scrum: Understanding the basics easily
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An introduction to the Agile Manifesto, the Scrum Framework, Scrum Roles and meetings as well as the Scrum values.

Created bySamantha Laing, Karen Greaves

Last updated 1/2015

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What you'll learn

What the Agile Manifesto is
What Scrum is and how it fits in with agile
The five Scrum values
The Scrum Framework and all the meetings involved
The three Scrum roles and their responsibilities

Course content

6 sections • 20 lectures • 15m total length

Introduction1:19
Explore agile and scrum basics through a concise introduction, with exercises and a downloadable course guide for solo or team learning.
Workbook18:00
You can download this, print it out and use it as you complete the course. It includes exercises for each section.
Rate yourself0:22
Rate your scrum knowledge with a quick self-assessment, circling a 0–10 on the PDA page to indicate your level from none to expert.

Flowchart0:04
Begin with a quick exercise before exploring the manifesto, tying the flowchart concept to Agile and Scrum basics.
Manifesto Exercise0:15
Create a personal manifesto through this exercise, despite feeling scary, and form emphasis statements by flipping to the page and using the PDA.
Manifesto Lesson3:04
Explore the agile manifesto’s values of individuals and interactions, working software, and customer collaboration, and adopt Scrum or XP by starting with a few practices and evolving toward continuous improvement.
Question0:25
Reflect on the four values of the Agile Manifesto by jotting notes in a journal and evaluating how easily each value fits and can be followed in your organization.

Fill in0:11
Engage in a quick exercise to connect you to the topic of scrambles. Flip to the page, fill in the words, and build understanding from the provided values.
Scrum Values Lesson2:06
Scrum values—openness, honesty, respect, focus, and commitment—guide teams to deliver on time, be punctual for meetings, and courageously choose the most respectful, focused actions.
Question0:13
Reflect on the values presented and identify the one that resonates with you. Write down that value and note why it is important to you.
Easy way to remember0:41
learn an easy mnemonic to remember the five values, using quick scribbles to recall three clearly—openness, respect, and commitment—while noting the remaining two.

Fill in0:17
Explore the five scrum meetings and learn their names through an engaging guessing exercise before diving into scrum details.
Scrum Framework Lesson1:32
Teams build a backlog from ideas, refine it through backlog grooming, conduct sprint planning, run daily stand-ups, and finish with a sprint review and retrospective for 1–4 week sprints.
Exercise0:21
Draw the framework from memory, then rewatch the video to fill in missing parts. As a bonus, explain your drawing to someone else to reinforce understanding.

The 3 Roles0:10
Identify the three roles in scrum from a list of job titles and role names in this exercise.
Scrum Roles Lesson2:52
This lesson explains the three Scrum roles: product owner as decision maker prioritizing work for profitability, Scrum Master as team coach, and a cross-functional development team delivering working software.
Whose job is it?0:10
Spot the three roles that truly belong to scrum from a list of job titles and role names in this exercise.

Quiz to test knowledge
Where to from here?0:49
Discover steps to deepen your agile learning with in-depth training. Be notified about new courses and explore free and paid books, videos, and FAQ guidance on our site; contact options.
Rate yourself0:12
Reflect on your completion of the course by revisiting the first exercise on agile and scrum and assess how your understanding has changed.
Rate this course0:05

Requirements

Students need to have heard of agile and scrum, but not know the details.
Students will need to print out the Course Workbook (included in the first section) to fully participate in the course.

Description

Have you heard the words agile and Scrum being used around your workplace, but you have no idea what they mean?

This course will help you understand the basics of agile and how Scrum fits into it. We specifically designed this course to be easily understood by complete beginners.

In less than one hour's time you will be able to explain the Agile Manifesto and the Scrum Framework. You'll know the five Scrum Values and have a understanding of the three roles in Scrum so you know who does what.

You will also get a Course Workbook to make notes in and do exercises in. Each section has a video lesson and exercises and questions to help cement your learning.

At the end we have a short quiz for you to do, as well as suggestions to further your learning in the world of agile and scrum.

We give you our personal guarantee that this course will give you a great understanding of agile and Scrum. If not, you have 30 days to get a full refund, no questions asked, from Udemy.

Who this course is for:

This course is for those who have heard of agile and scrum but are not sure what they are or how they fit together.

Agile and Scrum: Understanding the basics easily

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Course content

Introduction3 lectures • 20min

Agile Manifesto4 lectures • 4min

Scrum Values4 lectures • 3min

Scrum Framework3 lectures • 2min

Scrum Roles3 lectures • 3min

Conclusion3 lectures • 1min

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