Applying Scrum: Mastering the Agile Scrum Framework

Name: Applying Scrum: Mastering the Agile Scrum Framework
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Your Advanced Agile Project Management Guide to Build Effective Scrum Teams

Created byAditi Agarwal - An Agile Guru!

Last updated 6/2022

English

What you'll learn

Agile Manifesto
Agile Principles
Strategic Product Planning
Creating Product Personas
Writing a Product Vision based on your product persona's needs
Creating an Agile Product Roadmap
User Story Mapping Technique
How to write good User Stories?
Scrum Ceremonies
How to play the Planning Poker game?
How to keep your retrospectives inspiring and engaging?
Outcome-Based Agile Metrics
You will learn to launch products faster
You will learn the key concepts of Agile Development, Agile Project Delivery and Agile Project Management
Tips to facilitate effective Scrum Ceremonies - Backlog Refinement, Sprint Planning, Daily Standup, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective
Meaningful Insights from various Scrum Charts

Course content

5 sections • 27 lectures • 2h 35m total length

Course Introduction2:49
At the end of this lecture, you will have a clear idea of the course structure and its objectives.
The Agile Manifesto7:16
This lecture will cover everything you need to know about the Agile Manifesto and how it applies to you.
12 Agile Principles18:12
An agile mindset is the core foundation of being agile. This lecture explains 12 Agile principles and covers how agile leaders and each of the scrum roles can adopt an agile mindset. Without embracing these principles, though teams can "do" agile by organizing their work in time-boxed iterations and conducting sprint ceremonies, they might struggle to "be" agile.
Agile Maturity Assessment

Introduction0:53
By the end of this short video, you will understand the content structure of this section.
Before the First Sprint10:44
This lecture covers:
Forming and coaching a team
Core responsibilities of each of the scrum roles
Preparation required before the first sprint
Personas6:46
This lecture covers:
Definition of a Persona
Benefits of a Persona
Creating a Persona
A sample Persona
Product Vision3:45
This lecture covers:
Definition of a Product Vision
Sample Product Vision
A template to create a Product Vision
Product Roadmap4:17
This lecture covers:
What is an Agile Product Roadmap?
Template to create an Agile Roadmap
Tips to create an Agile Roadmap
Product Backlog8:40
This lecture covers:
EPICs and User Stories
Sample Product Backlog
How to write good User Stories?
User Story Mapping with Examples
Create Your Product Vision
Practice User Story Mapping
Section Quiz

Introduction0:40
By the end of this short video, you will understand the content structure of this section.
Backlog Refinement4:21
This lecture covers everything you need to know about the Backlog Refinement or the Backlog Grooming ceremony including the Fibonacci numbers and the Planning Poker game.
Sprint Planning4:36
This lecture covers the step-by-step process to facilitate sprint planning along with the responsibilities of each role during this scrum ceremony.
Daily Standup3:30
This lecture covers the step-by-step process and best practices for the daily standup ceremony.
Sprint Review2:57
This lecture covers the step-by-step process along with some tips to facilitate the sprint review/demo ceremony.
Sprint Retrospective11:25
This lecture covers the step-by-step process, tips, and gamification techniques to conduct effective and inspiring retrospectives.
Practice the Choose 5 Gamification Technique with your Scrum Team
Section Quiz

Introduction1:09
This module explains popular Scrum metrics such as the Sprint Burndown Chart, Sprint BurnUp Chart, Release Burndown Chart, Release BurnUp Chart, Velocity Chart, Predictability Ratio, and the Escaped Defects Chart.
Sprint Burndown Chart6:59
The Sprint Burndown is a Scrum metric to visualize the remaining effort during a sprint. This lecture covers different examples and data patterns to explain the concept. By the end of this lecture, you will have a good understanding of this chart and will be able to confidently derive meaningful insights.
Sprint BurnUp Chart6:12
The Sprint BurnUp is a Scrum metric to visualize the completed work during the sprint. This lecture covers different examples and data patterns to explain the concept. By the end of this lecture, you will have a good understanding of this chart and will be able to confidently derive meaningful insights.
Release Burndown Chart5:05
The Release Burndown is a Scrum metric to visualize the remaining work across sprints for a given release. This lecture covers different examples and data patterns to explain the concept. By the end of this lecture, you will have a good understanding of this chart and will be able to confidently derive meaningful insights.
Release Burnup Chart6:18
The Release BurnUp is a Scrum metric to visualize completed effort across sprints for a given release. This lecture covers different examples and data patterns to explain the concept. By the end of this lecture, you will have a good understanding of this chart and will be able to confidently derive meaningful insights.
Velocity Chart3:50
The Velocity chart is a Scrum metric to estimate the number of sprints needed to complete a given amount of work. This lecture covers different examples and data patterns to explain the concept. By the end of this lecture, you will have a good understanding of this chart and will be able to confidently derive meaningful insights.
Predictability (Say/Do) Chart3:41
The Predictability or the Say/Do ratio is a ratio of actual to committed story points and is used to measure a team’s predictability. This lecture covers different examples and data patterns to explain the concept. By the end of this lecture, you will have a good understanding of this chart and will be able to confidently derive meaningful insights.
Escaped Defects5:01
Escaped Defects metric is an outcome-driven metric focused on improving the code quality of a team. This lecture covers different examples and data patterns to explain the concept. By the end of this lecture, you will have a good understanding of this chart and will be able to confidently derive meaningful insights.
Cumulative Flow Diagram (CFD)5:47
The CFD is an area chart to visualize the flow of work across different states for a specific duration. This lecture covers different examples and data patterns to explain the concept. By the end of this lecture, you will have a good understanding of this chart and will be able to confidently derive meaningful insights.
Outcome-Based Agile Metrics12:25
This lecture will dive into below outcome-based metrics:
Business Value Delivery
Sustainability or The Happiness Index
Sprint Goal Success Rate
Productivity or Average Lead/Cycle Time
Predictability or Say/Do Ratio
Escaped Defects Metric
Sprint Retrospectives Feedback
By the end of this lecture, you will have a good understanding of the outcome-based Agile metrics and will be able to confidently explain the difference between output and outcome-based metrics.
Outcome-Based Agile Metrics - Examples6:22
This lecture covers specific examples and data patterns to explain below outcome-based metrics:
Business Value Delivery
Sustainability or The Happiness Index
Sprint Goal Success Rate
Productivity or Average Lead/Cycle Time
Predictability or Say/Do Ratio
Escaped Defects Metric
By the end of this lecture, you will have a good understanding of these metrics and will be able to confidently derive meaningful insights from these.
Explore Agile Metrics
Section Quiz

Requirements

Fundamental concepts and definitions for the Agile Scrum framework
An open mind and a willingness to learn

Description

The most complete and comprehensive Agile Scrum course with everything you need to know to be effective with Scrum at work! By the end of this course, you will have in-depth knowledge of the below topics.

Agile Manifesto
Agile Principles
User Personas
Product Vision
Product Roadmap
Product Backlog
Getting Started with the First Sprint
Scrum Ceremonies
- Backlog Refinement
- Sprint Planning
- Daily Standup
- Sprint Review
- Sprint Retrospective
Agile Metrics
- Sprint Burndown Chart
- Sprint Burnup Chart
- Release Burndown Chart
- Release Burnup Chart
- Velocity Chart
- Predictability (Say/Do) Ratio
- Escaped Defects
- Cumulative Flow Diagram (CFD)
- Outcome-Based Agile Metrics

This course will set a strong foundation for Release Train Engineers, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Product Managers, Lean-Agile Leaders, Engineers, and other Agile practitioners. You will learn directly from an Agile expert and the author of several published books on Amazon!

With this course enrollment, you will have:

High-quality video lectures that explain advanced concepts to effectively apply the Scrum Framework at work.
Downloadable resources that you can use as a reference on the job.
Quizzes and assignments that help you validate what you learned.
1-on-1 expert Instructor support to answer any questions you might have.
Lifetime access with no expiration so you can complete the course at your own pace, anywhere, on any device, and come back for a refresher at any time.
Free course updates so you can continue to benefit from enhancements made to this course.

**If you have decided to enroll in this course, click on the "Enroll now" button.**

Why should you enroll in this course?

Short, concise, and to the point lectures with no fluff.
Created by an Agile expert and a published author of the below books:
- The Basics Of Agile and Lean
- The Basics Of Scrum
- The Basics Of Kanban
- Enterprise Agility with OKRs
Closed captions included (with subtitles in English)

How would this course help you at work?

You will be able to develop an agile mindset and apply the Agile Scrum Framework effectively at work.
You will be able to develop valuable products that your users need.
You will be able to prioritize work based on your product goals.
You will be able to effectively facilitate Scrum Ceremonies.
You will be able to understand different Scrum metrics and charts.
You will be able to derive meaningful insights from different data patterns and Scrum charts.
You will be able to measure what matters and achieve business outcomes.
You will be able to drive continuous improvements for your team.
You will be able to optimize the flow of work across different workflow states for your team.
You will be able to measure the delivered business value for each sprint.
You will be able to measure your team's happiness.
You will be able to elevate your team's agility.
You will be able to elevate your leadership agility.

**If you have decided to enroll in this course, click on the "Enroll now" button.**

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Note: If you have completed my course - "Agile Metrics", you may skip "Section 4 - Scrum Metrics" on this course.

Who this course is for:

Scrum Masters who want to apply the Scrum Framework effectively at work
Agile and Lean leaders who want to develop an Agile mindset
Product Managers and Product Owners who want to prioritize work based on users' needs
Product Managers and Product Owners who want to write good User Stories
Scrum Masters who want to learn how to facilitate Scrum ceremonies
Scrum Masters and Product Owners who want to drive continuous improvements
Agile and Lean leaders who need to read and understand various Scrum charts
Product Managers and Leaders who want to achieve business value

Applying Scrum: Mastering the Agile Scrum Framework

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Course content

The Agile Mindset3 lectures • 28min

Strategic Product Planning6 lectures • 35min

Scrum Ceremonies6 lectures • 27min

Scrum Metrics11 lectures • 1hr 3min

Summary and Next Steps1 lecture • 2min

Requirements

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Who this course is for: