
Explore how the scrum framework promises twice the amount of work in half the time, and gain tools and tips to become an effective agile practitioner in your organization.
The product owner, Scrum Master, and developers define Scrum roles and manage the product backlog. Five ceremonies and three artifacts guide sprints, the sprint backlog, and the increment.
The product owner acts as the voice of the customer, maximizing value by maintaining a visible backlog and guiding sprint work through stakeholder feedback.
The scrum master serves as a servant leader, coaching teams in agile practices, shielding them from distractions, removing impediments, and guiding the product owner in backlog creation.
Explore how developers on a cross-functional team design, test, build, and deploy value, manage the sprint backlog, uphold a definition of done, and stay aligned to the sprint goal.
Explore the sprint, a fixed time box of 1–4 weeks that forms a team heartbeat. Maintain a constant team, commit to scope, and protect focus with no mid-sprint changes.
Set sprint planning as a time-boxed two to four hour ceremony that launches the sprint by defining why it is valuable, what the team will deliver, and the sprint goal.
Learn to quickly gather team feedback and gauge consensus using the fist of five technique, signaling agreement from five to vehement opposition with fingers.
The daily scrum is a 15-minute stand-up where the team answers what was done yesterday, what’s next, blockers, with the product owner observing, not a status meeting.
Learn how the sprint retrospective helps the team reflect on how they delivered, identify what went well and what didn't, and commit concrete improvements for the next sprint.
Learn how sprint reviews showcase working software to stakeholders, gather customer feedback, discuss completed and incomplete items, timeboxed to one hour, and refine the backlog with the scrum master facilitating.
Discover the product backlog, an ordered, prioritized list owned by the product owner that guides value delivery and transparency. Includes user stories, epics, defects, and spikes.
Enhance sprint readiness with product backlog refinement sessions that prioritize top-priority items, provide clarity for upcoming sprints, involve the product owner and scrum master, and shape future work.
Create the sprint backlog at sprint planning as a committed, actionable plan containing the sprint goal, selected product backlog items, and the how to deliver them within ten days. Protect the sprint backlog from changes, while recognizing the volatile product backlog and adopting a two-week sprint to stay agile and focused.
Deliver working software frequently through the increment, a potentially shippable piece of value. It shows progress toward the product goal and can be demonstrated to stakeholders during the sprint.
Wrap up the course by inviting feedback and highlighting what Shirase has to offer. Share a quick survey and invite ideas for future courses, looking forward to your next visit.
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By the end of this course, you'll understand how to:
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Keep your product backlog lean and focused
Make sure every sprint delivers something valuable
Help your team become more self-managing
Deal with common challenges and resistance to change
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