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Managing Projects in Agile with Scrum

£1,350.00

This course includes

  • Language - English Language - English
  • Accessible on desktop, tablet and mobile Accessible on desktop, tablet and mobile
  • Full lifetime access Online proctored examination
  • Certificate of Completion Certificate on Examination Success

Managing Projects in Agile with Scrum

Agile is a Project Management framework that is used as a means for managing change. Agile employs an iterative and incremental approach to all projects that reaps rewards with better quality products and a quicker time to market. Agile empowers your teams to work in a self-organised way using all the planning tools that Agile provides.

This two-day course gives delegates a complete introduction to Agile using practical exercises that demonstrate the skills required to manage an Agile project. While the course gives an overview of Scrum, the emphasis of the course is on practical applications of Scrum in a business context including project (release) planning.

Target Audience

The intended audience for this course is anyone interested in working in an Agile environment. Potentially working as a Product Owner or Scrum Master or Team members – this could be Project Managers, Team Leaders, Development Managers, Testers, Developers, Business Analysts etc.

Prerequisites

Delegates should have experience of working in a project team, whether or not an Agile approach was used.

Pre-Course Reading

Delegates should be familiar with the content and rationale for the rules of Scrum in the Scrum Guide, available at www.scrumguides.org

Benefits to the Delegates

This course enables the delegates to understand what the roles are in Agile, the planning and feedback that assists the Development Team to realise the project goals. It also looks at how an Agile project is managed and how an Agile team interfaces with other project and business roles.

Outline

Agile History and Background

  • Scrum origins and the Agile Manifesto
  • The 4 values and 12 principles of Agile

Why Agile

  • Environments that are best suited to an Agile approach
  • Benefits of Agile
  • Project constraints in traditional projects versus Agile projects
  • Empirical process and how this approach is used to develop a product iteratively and incrementally
  • MoSCow Prioritisation and the ‘Iron Triangle’ of Time, Cost, Features (and Quality) and how we use this technique for planning and estimating.

SCRUM FRAMEWORK

Roles
  • Product Owner – representing the voice of the customer and responsible for return on investment
  • Scrum Master – responsible for facilitating and coaching the Scrum Team
  • Development Team – self-managing and cross-functional and responsible for delivering ‘Done’ work during the sprint
Artefacts
  • Product backlog – aprioritised list of requirements in the form of User Stories
  • Sprint backlog – alist of tasks that the team will deliver during the sprint
  • Sprint Burndown – charts tracking progress during the project or sprint
Events
  • Release Planning – howto create a high-level plan to determine if the project is feasible and can be implemented using the Agile approach
  • Sprint Planning – toplan what will be delivered during the sprint
  • Sprint – aperiod from 1 week to 1 month during which the team produce a potentially shippable product
  • Daily Scrum – a15-minute daily meeting for the development team
  • Sprint Review – heldat the end of the sprint to show the business what has been achieved
  • Sprint Retrospective – heldat the end of the sprint for the team to assess the work carried out, with a view for continuous improvement
Release Planning Exercise
  • The delegates will create a product backlog of high-level features. They will then prioritise and estimate the backlog and create a Release Plan that can be used to set the project timeframe, resource costs and major deliverables.
Enterprise Scrum
  • An introduction to scaling Scrum for use in large organisations

Agile is a Project Management framework that is used as a means for managing change. Agile employs an iterative and incremental approach to all projects that reaps rewards with better quality products and a quicker time to market. Agile empowers your teams to work in a self-organised way using all the planning tools that Agile provides.

This two-day course gives delegates a complete introduction to Agile using practical exercises that demonstrate the skills required to manage an Agile project. While the course gives an overview of Scrum, the emphasis of the course is on practical applications of Scrum in a business context including project (release) planning.

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mary apamo
mary apamo
11:31 06 Jan 21
I enjoyed my training on lean six sigma. The trainer is very knowledgeable and he was able to expalin the concepts very well. I would recommend MakeWay Global for their quality and excellence.
Obele Godsfavour
Obele Godsfavour
10:07 04 Jan 21
Thank you MakeWay Global for a seamless opportunity to learn and implement the LeanSixSigma body of knowledge. I made my black belt!
Karima Loucif
Karima Loucif
12:59 12 Oct 20
I really enjoyed my journey with MakeWay Global.My Lean Six Sigma training was very interesting and usefulGrand Merci à Kola
Wilhelmina Atitsogbi
Wilhelmina Atitsogbi
15:35 10 Sep 20
The course is very well structured and was well delivered by the instructor.
Kabir Walker
Kabir Walker
09:29 23 Jul 20
MakeWay Global is undoubtably the best training company I have worked with. Their professionalism, ability and willingness to help is genuinely second to none.Kabir Walker
kiki Fredricks
kiki Fredricks
10:15 14 Feb 20
Fantastic Training! Kola is a great teacher.
Aanuoluwapo S
Aanuoluwapo S
10:11 14 Feb 20
At the end of the lean six sigma training I was able to identify improvement opportunities for my work processes which will form my green belt project.Excellent training! Will definitely recommend.
Fiyinfoluwa Bamigbola
Fiyinfoluwa Bamigbola
10:09 14 Feb 20
Great Course ..! Very Immersive.. and Hands On...The Kola(the facilitator) covered a large amount of the Subject matter under a short period while keeping it engaging..
ADEBOLA SURAKAT
ADEBOLA SURAKAT
10:09 14 Feb 20
It was a very insightful training experience, the facilitator had a good grasp of the topic and concept and his delivery style is excellent!
energy training
energy training
18:02 27 Jan 20
This has been a fantastic experience for our organization. Incredible knowledge of Lean Six Sigma by the facilitator.
Lucy Kemboi
Lucy Kemboi
10:45 22 Nov 19
Great concept ! Looking forward to putting in practice!Very interactive teaching style! I highly recommend
O'Neil Rane
O'Neil Rane
10:25 22 Nov 19
Great training and great instructor. Very meticulous and professional. Happy to have been able to participate and learn
Bolatito Babafemi
Bolatito Babafemi
11:40 15 Nov 19
The training delivered by Kola Olutimehin was superb and excellent, he is such a talented trainer in Lean six sigma.
Mary Ogunpeju
Mary Ogunpeju
11:35 15 Nov 19
The sessions were very educating and eye opening!I look forward to putting to good use all i have learnt to improve processes organization.
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Description

Managing Projects in Agile with Scrum

Agile is a Project Management framework that is used as a means for managing change. Agile employs an iterative and incremental approach to all projects that reaps rewards with better quality products and a quicker time to market. Agile empowers your teams to work in a self-organised way using all the planning tools that Agile provides.

This two-day course gives delegates a complete introduction to Agile using practical exercises that demonstrate the skills required to manage an Agile project. While the course gives an overview of Scrum, the emphasis of the course is on practical applications of Scrum in a business context including project (release) planning.

Target Audience

The intended audience for this course is anyone interested in working in an Agile environment. Potentially working as a Product Owner or Scrum Master or Team members – this could be Project Managers, Team Leaders, Development Managers, Testers, Developers, Business Analysts etc.

Prerequisites

Delegates should have experience of working in a project team, whether or not an Agile approach was used.

Pre-Course Reading

Delegates should be familiar with the content and rationale for the rules of Scrum in the Scrum Guide, available at www.scrumguides.org

Benefits to the Delegates

This course enables the delegates to understand what the roles are in Agile, the planning and feedback that assists the Development Team to realise the project goals. It also looks at how an Agile project is managed and how an Agile team interfaces with other project and business roles.

Outline

Agile History and Background

  • Scrum origins and the Agile Manifesto
  • The 4 values and 12 principles of Agile

Why Agile

  • Environments that are best suited to an Agile approach
  • Benefits of Agile
  • Project constraints in traditional projects versus Agile projects
  • Empirical process and how this approach is used to develop a product iteratively and incrementally
  • MoSCow Prioritisation and the ‘Iron Triangle’ of Time, Cost, Features (and Quality) and how we use this technique for planning and estimating.

SCRUM FRAMEWORK

Roles
  • Product Owner – representing the voice of the customer and responsible for return on investment
  • Scrum Master – responsible for facilitating and coaching the Scrum Team
  • Development Team – self-managing and cross-functional and responsible for delivering ‘Done’ work during the sprint
Artefacts
  • Product backlog – aprioritised list of requirements in the form of User Stories
  • Sprint backlog – alist of tasks that the team will deliver during the sprint
  • Sprint Burndown – charts tracking progress during the project or sprint
Events
  • Release Planning – howto create a high-level plan to determine if the project is feasible and can be implemented using the Agile approach
  • Sprint Planning – toplan what will be delivered during the sprint
  • Sprint – aperiod from 1 week to 1 month during which the team produce a potentially shippable product
  • Daily Scrum – a15-minute daily meeting for the development team
  • Sprint Review – heldat the end of the sprint to show the business what has been achieved
  • Sprint Retrospective – heldat the end of the sprint for the team to assess the work carried out, with a view for continuous improvement
Release Planning Exercise
  • The delegates will create a product backlog of high-level features. They will then prioritise and estimate the backlog and create a Release Plan that can be used to set the project timeframe, resource costs and major deliverables.
Enterprise Scrum
  • An introduction to scaling Scrum for use in large organisations

This course includes

  • Language - English Language - English
  • Accessible on desktop, tablet and mobile Accessible on desktop, tablet and mobile
  • Full lifetime access Online proctored examination
  • Certificate of Completion Certificate on Examination Success

We're on Google!

mary apamo
mary apamo
11:31 06 Jan 21
I enjoyed my training on lean six sigma. The trainer is very knowledgeable and he was able to expalin the concepts very well. I would recommend MakeWay Global for their quality and excellence.
Obele Godsfavour
Obele Godsfavour
10:07 04 Jan 21
Thank you MakeWay Global for a seamless opportunity to learn and implement the LeanSixSigma body of knowledge. I made my black belt!
Karima Loucif
Karima Loucif
12:59 12 Oct 20
I really enjoyed my journey with MakeWay Global.My Lean Six Sigma training was very interesting and usefulGrand Merci à Kola
Wilhelmina Atitsogbi
Wilhelmina Atitsogbi
15:35 10 Sep 20
The course is very well structured and was well delivered by the instructor.
Kabir Walker
Kabir Walker
09:29 23 Jul 20
MakeWay Global is undoubtably the best training company I have worked with. Their professionalism, ability and willingness to help is genuinely second to none.Kabir Walker
kiki Fredricks
kiki Fredricks
10:15 14 Feb 20
Fantastic Training! Kola is a great teacher.
Aanuoluwapo S
Aanuoluwapo S
10:11 14 Feb 20
At the end of the lean six sigma training I was able to identify improvement opportunities for my work processes which will form my green belt project.Excellent training! Will definitely recommend.
Fiyinfoluwa Bamigbola
Fiyinfoluwa Bamigbola
10:09 14 Feb 20
Great Course ..! Very Immersive.. and Hands On...The Kola(the facilitator) covered a large amount of the Subject matter under a short period while keeping it engaging..
ADEBOLA SURAKAT
ADEBOLA SURAKAT
10:09 14 Feb 20
It was a very insightful training experience, the facilitator had a good grasp of the topic and concept and his delivery style is excellent!
energy training
energy training
18:02 27 Jan 20
This has been a fantastic experience for our organization. Incredible knowledge of Lean Six Sigma by the facilitator.
Lucy Kemboi
Lucy Kemboi
10:45 22 Nov 19
Great concept ! Looking forward to putting in practice!Very interactive teaching style! I highly recommend
O'Neil Rane
O'Neil Rane
10:25 22 Nov 19
Great training and great instructor. Very meticulous and professional. Happy to have been able to participate and learn
Bolatito Babafemi
Bolatito Babafemi
11:40 15 Nov 19
The training delivered by Kola Olutimehin was superb and excellent, he is such a talented trainer in Lean six sigma.
Mary Ogunpeju
Mary Ogunpeju
11:35 15 Nov 19
The sessions were very educating and eye opening!I look forward to putting to good use all i have learnt to improve processes organization.
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REGISTER TODAY FOR ATTRACTIVE DISCOUNTS.

FOR ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CALL:

020 3858 3600(UK)
(+44 20 3858 3600 from outside the UK)


081 2022 6125/081 3114 6561(NIGERIA)
(+234 812 022 6125/+234 813 114 6561 from outside Nigeria)