Agile Scrum 101

$995

Learn the fundamentals of Agile and Scrum approach and how projects can be delivered successfully using this approach.

Note: Discounted registration fee is based on Early Bird Price promotion. Volume discount is applied in the cart.

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Agile Scrum approach to project management brings tangible benefits in increased productivity and improved quality by proactively addressing issues, responding to new priorities and managing changing customer needs. This is a very different way of planning and executing projects to deliver what best meets the customer’s needs. Agile adoption has been on the rise as more and more organizations realize the tremendous benefits it brings in to deliver on the promises.

GetXInstitute offers a one-day Agile and Scrum Workshop to develop the fundamental knowledge of how to manage and deliver projects in an iterative but adaptive method. You will learn what agile is, what different agile approaches are, and how Scrum approach is used to estimate, plan, execute and track projects. You will learn how to tackle complex processes and apply Scrum techniques to an IT and/or non-IT project while delivering the project piece by piece. The workshop is based on lecture, case studies, simulation exercises, and discussion.

This Agile Scrum Workshop includes…

  • Understanding how agile differs from traditional project management 
  • Introduction to various agile methodologies and their strengths
  • Review of Scrum method in detail from planning to tracking
  • Recognizing challenges of complex large projects and how to manage those using agile approach
  • Real Life Examples and case scenarios to help understand challenges and techniques
  • Some of the best trainers in the industry consistently rated as “Exceeded Expectations”

You get…

  • 1 day of in-class instructor-led learning through an extensive review of examples, case studies, and exercises
  • Detailed Class Notes in a binder
  • 8 PDUs that contribute to PMP’s Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR)
  • 6 months unlimited email support (48 hrs guaranteed reply)
  • Certificate of Course Completion

Group options and discounts

  • Group and corporate discounts are available so please contact to discuss.
  • If you are a group of 5 or more, call/email us to discuss a flexible scheduling option that can meet your group’s specific needs.

Agenda

Introduction to Agile

  • Difference between Waterfall and Agile
  • Agile Manifesto
  • Agile process framework

Agile Approaches

  • Comparison of various approaches
  • Extreme Programming
  • Feature Driven Development
  • Dynamic System Development Method
  • Kanban Method

Introduction to Scrum

  • Evolution of Scrum
  • Advantages and Challenges
  • Scrum approach
  • Scrum roles

Scrum Planning and Estimation

  • Requirements management
  • User stories
  • Stories, Themes, Epics
  • Planning Poker

Product Backlog and Release Planning

  • Product backlog
  • Project sizing
  • Release planning

Tracking Agile Projects

  • Daily Scrum
  • Sprint backlog
  • Burn down, burn up, and velocity charts
  • Sprint planning
  • Retrospective

Advanced Agile Concepts

  • Risk as a prioritization factor
  • Managing agile with a distributed team

Who Should Attend

Anyone involved in projects or work delivery will benefit from this workshop but strongly recommended for professionals in the following roles.

  • Project Managers
  • Developers
  • Product Owners
  • Managers-Software development
  • Architects-Software development
  • Product Managers
  • Software Developers
  • Software Coders
  • Software Testers
  • Team Leads/Team Members/anyone interested in working and thinking in an agile manner and/or learning more about the Principles of Scrum and leading Agile projects

Schedule

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FAQ

We can give a long list of reasons but here are some reasons pointed by many of the several thousands professionals we have trained in the past.

  • Highly focused effective sessions
  • A lot learned in a short time
  • Real life examples made the difference
  • Very intense material but personal stories kept the group interested
  • Scenarios and examples helped learn complicated concepts

 

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Attending the course is just the beginning. We like to develop a lifelong relationship with our course participants. We strongly encourage our trainers to develop professional relationship with participants that goes beyond the class in months and years to come.

 

Yes. If you are a group of 3 or more professionals, you can get discount on top of the Early Bird Discount. A larger group can get up to 35% discount on the regular fee.

The venues are communicated at least 2 weeks before the session. Our venues are close to highways and public transport and are easily accessible from various directions.

Please contact us if you wish to find out the venue before registering for the course.

Absolutely. We encourage our clients to hold in-house training session if they have 5 or more participants. The main reason is that it helps focus on your organization and your industry specific issues, problems, and challenges. Your employees will find it easy to discuss their specific issues.

However, there are also benefits in attending a public course. The biggest value is that you get to see what are best practices, issues, and challenges being faced by other organizations and/or industries.