
Compare cost estimating in waterfall and Agile Scrum, outlining bottom-up and sprint-based approaches, and show how Agile Scrum mitigates risk with incremental value, frequent reviews, and near-term funding.
Explore key scrum terms and definitions, including roles (Product Owner, ScrumMaster, developers), artifacts (Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Product Increment), and events (Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective).
Lead the Scrum team as a ScrumMaster, acting as coach, guide, and facilitator to uphold Scrum principles and values, shielding developers from distractions and guiding Sprint Retrospectives to drive improvement.
Define and manage the sprint backlog, a subset of the product backlog containing user stories to develop, test, and deliver in a time-boxed sprint, using pre-sprint refinement and sprint planning.
Demonstrate the completed product increment to the product owner and stakeholders during the sprint review, showing only working software that meets the definition of done and guiding the next sprint.
Explore product backlog refinement, or pre-sprint planning, to prioritize items, split large work, and estimate effort with t-shirt sizing or Fibonacci, involving the product owner and ScrumMaster.
Define a product vision, project charter, and definition of done to start a Scrum project. Simulate sprint progress, events, tracking, and forecasting to move toward a Scrum-related role.
The product owner defines the vision to guide the Scrum team toward future value, align it with the product backlog, and adapt over time.
Discover how a project charter aligns agile scrum by outlining the product vision, project mission, and definition of success, and detailing stakeholders, scrum roles, MVP, and sprint burndown charts.
This course will provide you with the essential knowledge and techniques to successfully perform in any Scrum-related role or environment.
It is ideal for those who may be involved in a Scrum initiative for the first time and who need to be immediately effective, or 'traditional' Project Managers who wish to learn about alternative agile-based approaches to product delivery in order to widen their range of skills, capabilities and employment prospects.
The agile-based approach is covered in depth, and compared and contrasted with more traditional, waterfall-type project management in order to clearly highlight the benefits associated with iterative, incremental Product delivery.
A pragmatic, step-by-step approach is taken throughout the course in order that the student can quickly understand and subsequently utilise core Scrum concepts. All key processes, roles, artifacts and events are first explained to provide a foundational knowledge and understanding, and then incorporated in an example project that takes the student through all key stages of a Scrum initiative.
Throughout the course, 'real-world' behaviour and practises are highlighted to prepare students for what they might encounter in the business world, and enable them to adapt as required.
Quizzes are included to test your knowledge, and subtitles are available that can be displayed below the screen to avoid obscuring lecture information.
Finally, on successfully finishing the course, you will receive a Certificate of Completion in recognition of your newly-acquired knowledge and skills.