Course #:TP2513 Real World Agile Project Management using JIRA Software Training 06/07/2021 - 06/09/2021 USD$1,950.00 Instructor Led Virtual 07/06/2021 - 07/08/2021 USD$1,950.00 Instructor Led Virtual 07/26/2021 - 07/28/2021 USD$1,950.00 Instructor Led Virtual 08/03/2021 - 08/05/2021 USD$1,950.00 Instructor Led Virtual This course introduces students to Scrum agile methodology. Agile methods help in accelerating the delivery of initial business value. Continuous planning and feedback ensures that value is maximized throughout the development process. It covers theory as well as practically using agile using JIRA Software which is one of the most widely used agile project management tool. JIRA Software lets you manage project backlog, plan and execute sprints, and manage releases. It also lets you view useful reports, such as, velocity, various burndown / burn-up charts. What you will Learn Why Agile? A background into its evolution. The Agile values and principles What is Scrum? Who are the Roles? What is the Process? What is JIRA Software? Managing agile projects using JIRA Software Compare and Contrast Agile and Scrum roles to traditional roles and responsibilities. The Agile Lifecycle – Big Picture Planning your Release and building the backlog Identifying and writing good stories Methods for prioritizing and sizing stories Sprint 0 – The critical one! Sprint Planning and task estimating Daily Scrum Meeting Sprint Review and retrospective Prerequisites None Duration 3 Days Outline of Real World Agile Project Management using JIRA Software Training 1. AGILE INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW The Traditional Process Why Agile Agile Methods Agile Benefits Basics of Agile Workshop: Teams will participate in a Pennies Exercise to demonstrate a transition from traditional to Agile methods. 2. THE AGILE TEAM Agile Team Characteristics Self-organizing teams Roles & Responsibilities Management Role Expectations 3. THE AGILE PLANNING FRAMEWORK Agile Planning 6 Levels of Planning Agile Release Lifecycle Establishing Product Vision Workshop: Teams will determine an appropriate project to work on throughout the course. Teams will then create a Vision Box to initiate the project and establish a common vision across the team. 4. UNDERSTANDING THE CUSTOMER Thinking like the User User Roles Customer Personas Workshop: Teams will identify user roles and personas for their project to help understand customer needs, priorities and goals. 5. PRODUCT ROADMAP Product Themes / Feature Groups Use Case Diagrams Roadmaps Focus Exercise Workshop: Teams will create product themes for their project by mapping out a use case diagram of a customer persona. 6. CREATING THE PRODUCT BACKLOG User Stories U-INVEST Model Non-Functional Stories Acceptance Criteria What makes a good story (sizing and substance) Story Writing Techniques Workshop: Teams will create a product backlog by writing user stories they break down from product themes and features. 7. BREAKING DOWN EPICS Compound vs. Complex Stories How to Break Down Large Stories What Stories are not Workshop: Teams will break down a few of their large stories, or Epics, into smaller stories. 8. PRIORITIZING THE PRODUCT BACKLOG Methods for prioritizing Business Value Points Sequencing Charts / Dependency Diagrams Expectations for Prioritizing Stories Workshop: Teams will prioritize their backlog utilizing Business Value pointing to determine the relative priority of each story. 9. SIZING STORIES Actual vs Relative estimating Story Points Planning Poker Complexity Buckets Workshop: Teams will size the stories in their backlog in story points using the Complexity Buckets technique. 10. RELEASE PLANNING What is Release Planning Utilizing velocity Sprint 0 Pre-Release Sprint Communication Workshop: Teams are tasked with building a release plan by incorporating priority, story point estimates, team velocity and customer/product owner input to map stories to appropriate sprints with desired release points. 11. STORY ELABORATION Getting to the details Pre-planning session Acceptance Tests Agile Modeling examples 12. SPRINT PLANNING Sprint Planning Preparation Capacity Planning Task breakdown Definition of "done" Realistic Commitments Workshop: Teams will plan out their first sprint by determining the team capacity, breaking down their top stories into tasks based on their “Definition of Done”, estimating in ideal hours and committing to a realistic sprint goal. 13. SPRINT EXECUTION Daily Standup (Daily Scrum) Task boards Agile Tools 14. CLOSING OUT THE SPRINT Sprint Reviews Retrospectives Demos 15. ADOPTING AGILE METHODS Tips for Getting Started Implementation Strategies Agile Fail Points Overcoming Resistance Sample Agile Calendar Burn-down, burn-up and other metrics Scaling Agile 16. JIRA OVERVIEW Understanding what JIRA is Understanding JIRA Products differences Understanding issue types 17. NAVIGATING JIRA Connecting to JIRA Software Navigating various screens 18. MANAGING PROJECTS Understanding JIRA Project Project Key and renaming caveats Learning about JIRA Component 19. MANAGING VERSIONS Understanding versions in JIRA Understanding how versions are used as releases Managing versions 20. MANAGING ISSUES Understanding various issue types in JIRA Managing issues 21. MANAGING SPRINTS Understanding sprints Starting a sprint Tracking a sprint Closing a sprint 22. MANAGING FIELDS & SCREENS Understanding custom fields Understanding custom screens Associating fields to screens Understanding screen schemes 23. SEARCHING & USING JQL Searching for issues using basic filter Searching for issues using JQL Sharing filters with other users 24. MANAGING SECURITY Understanding permissions Learning difference between group and role Creating security template Associate security scheme to projects 25. CREATING DASHBOARDS & REPORTS Learning various miscellaneous reporting options Creating Dashboards Viewing Reports 26. MANAGING ISSUE TYPES Creating custom issue type Understanding difference between issue type and issue type scheme We regularly offer classes in these and other cities. Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Calgary, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Jacksonville, Miami, Montreal, New York City, Orlando, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver, Washington DC. 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Course #:TP2513 Real World Agile Project Management using JIRA Software Training 06/07/2021 - 06/09/2021 USD$1,950.00 Instructor Led Virtual 07/06/2021 - 07/08/2021 USD$1,950.00 Instructor Led Virtual 07/26/2021 - 07/28/2021 USD$1,950.00 Instructor Led Virtual 08/03/2021 - 08/05/2021 USD$1,950.00 Instructor Led Virtual This course introduces students to Scrum agile methodology. Agile methods help in accelerating the delivery of initial business value. Continuous planning and feedback ensures that value is maximized throughout the development process. It covers theory as well as practically using agile using JIRA Software which is one of the most widely used agile project management tool. JIRA Software lets you manage project backlog, plan and execute sprints, and manage releases. It also lets you view useful reports, such as, velocity, various burndown / burn-up charts. What you will Learn Why Agile? A background into its evolution. The Agile values and principles What is Scrum? Who are the Roles? What is the Process? What is JIRA Software? Managing agile projects using JIRA Software Compare and Contrast Agile and Scrum roles to traditional roles and responsibilities. The Agile Lifecycle – Big Picture Planning your Release and building the backlog Identifying and writing good stories Methods for prioritizing and sizing stories Sprint 0 – The critical one! Sprint Planning and task estimating Daily Scrum Meeting Sprint Review and retrospective Prerequisites None Duration 3 Days Outline of Real World Agile Project Management using JIRA Software Training 1. AGILE INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW The Traditional Process Why Agile Agile Methods Agile Benefits Basics of Agile Workshop: Teams will participate in a Pennies Exercise to demonstrate a transition from traditional to Agile methods. 2. THE AGILE TEAM Agile Team Characteristics Self-organizing teams Roles & Responsibilities Management Role Expectations 3. THE AGILE PLANNING FRAMEWORK Agile Planning 6 Levels of Planning Agile Release Lifecycle Establishing Product Vision Workshop: Teams will determine an appropriate project to work on throughout the course. Teams will then create a Vision Box to initiate the project and establish a common vision across the team. 4. UNDERSTANDING THE CUSTOMER Thinking like the User User Roles Customer Personas Workshop: Teams will identify user roles and personas for their project to help understand customer needs, priorities and goals. 5. PRODUCT ROADMAP Product Themes / Feature Groups Use Case Diagrams Roadmaps Focus Exercise Workshop: Teams will create product themes for their project by mapping out a use case diagram of a customer persona. 6. CREATING THE PRODUCT BACKLOG User Stories U-INVEST Model Non-Functional Stories Acceptance Criteria What makes a good story (sizing and substance) Story Writing Techniques Workshop: Teams will create a product backlog by writing user stories they break down from product themes and features. 7. BREAKING DOWN EPICS Compound vs. Complex Stories How to Break Down Large Stories What Stories are not Workshop: Teams will break down a few of their large stories, or Epics, into smaller stories. 8. PRIORITIZING THE PRODUCT BACKLOG Methods for prioritizing Business Value Points Sequencing Charts / Dependency Diagrams Expectations for Prioritizing Stories Workshop: Teams will prioritize their backlog utilizing Business Value pointing to determine the relative priority of each story. 9. SIZING STORIES Actual vs Relative estimating Story Points Planning Poker Complexity Buckets Workshop: Teams will size the stories in their backlog in story points using the Complexity Buckets technique. 10. RELEASE PLANNING What is Release Planning Utilizing velocity Sprint 0 Pre-Release Sprint Communication Workshop: Teams are tasked with building a release plan by incorporating priority, story point estimates, team velocity and customer/product owner input to map stories to appropriate sprints with desired release points. 11. STORY ELABORATION Getting to the details Pre-planning session Acceptance Tests Agile Modeling examples 12. SPRINT PLANNING Sprint Planning Preparation Capacity Planning Task breakdown Definition of "done" Realistic Commitments Workshop: Teams will plan out their first sprint by determining the team capacity, breaking down their top stories into tasks based on their “Definition of Done”, estimating in ideal hours and committing to a realistic sprint goal. 13. SPRINT EXECUTION Daily Standup (Daily Scrum) Task boards Agile Tools 14. CLOSING OUT THE SPRINT Sprint Reviews Retrospectives Demos 15. ADOPTING AGILE METHODS Tips for Getting Started Implementation Strategies Agile Fail Points Overcoming Resistance Sample Agile Calendar Burn-down, burn-up and other metrics Scaling Agile 16. JIRA OVERVIEW Understanding what JIRA is Understanding JIRA Products differences Understanding issue types 17. NAVIGATING JIRA Connecting to JIRA Software Navigating various screens 18. MANAGING PROJECTS Understanding JIRA Project Project Key and renaming caveats Learning about JIRA Component 19. MANAGING VERSIONS Understanding versions in JIRA Understanding how versions are used as releases Managing versions 20. MANAGING ISSUES Understanding various issue types in JIRA Managing issues 21. MANAGING SPRINTS Understanding sprints Starting a sprint Tracking a sprint Closing a sprint 22. MANAGING FIELDS & SCREENS Understanding custom fields Understanding custom screens Associating fields to screens Understanding screen schemes 23. SEARCHING & USING JQL Searching for issues using basic filter Searching for issues using JQL Sharing filters with other users 24. MANAGING SECURITY Understanding permissions Learning difference between group and role Creating security template Associate security scheme to projects 25. CREATING DASHBOARDS & REPORTS Learning various miscellaneous reporting options Creating Dashboards Viewing Reports 26. MANAGING ISSUE TYPES Creating custom issue type Understanding difference between issue type and issue type scheme We regularly offer classes in these and other cities. Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Calgary, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Jacksonville, Miami, Montreal, New York City, Orlando, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver, Washington DC. 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