TP2908

Agile Foundation and TFS Training

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The course begins by demystifying Agile principles and methodologies like Scrum, Kanban, and Extreme Programming. You'll understand Agile roles clearly, including the Product Owner, Scrum Master, and development team. Next, we will delve into TFS, your one-stop shop for managing Agile projects. This course covers everything from logging in and setting up your workspace to creating and managing user stories, acceptance criteria, and tasks.

Course Details
Course Outline
  • Agile Overview
    • Introductions
    • Overview of Agile
    • Agile Manifesto
    • Agile Principles
    • Lean
    • Scrum
    • Kanban
    • Extreme Programming
  • The Agile Team
    • The Agile Team
    • Self-Organization
    • Agile Roles – Product Owner
    • Agile Roles – ScrumMaster
    • Agile Roles – The Team
    • Agile Roles – Customers and Stakeholders
    • Workshop
  • TFS Introduction
    • Login
    • TFS Overview
    • Basic Functionality
    • Initial Set-up & Configuration
  • Agile Product Backlogs
    • Agile Delivery Process
    • Agile Requirements Levels
    • Progressive Elaboration
  • User Stories
    • User Stories
    • THEME – FEATURES – EPIC - STORY
    • User Stories: Examples
    • Guidelines for User Stories
    • User Stories – I-N-V-E-S-T
    • Workshop
    • Story Mapping (Identifying Stories)
    • Workshop – Writing User Stories
    • TFS ‘Work-New Work Item’ Overview
    • TFS Workshop - Input Stories
  • Acceptance Criteria
    • Definition of Done
    • Documenting Acceptance Criteria
    • Acceptance Criteria
    • Why Acceptance Criteria?
    • Acceptance Criteria – Example
    • Workshop – Writing Acceptance Criteria
    • TFS ‘Code’ Overview
    • TFS Workshop – Input Acceptance Criteria & Supporting Documents
  • Decomposing Epics
    • Breaking Down Epics
    • Techniques & Best Practices
    • Epic examples
    • Workshop - Decompose Stories
    • TFS ‘Work Item Maintenance Menu’ Overview
    • TFS Workshop – Copying, deleting, linking
  • User Story Gathering Techniques
    • Story Mapping
    • Value Stream Mapping
  • Backlog Prioritization
    • Backlog Prioritization Techniques
    • Estimating - Business Value
    • MosCow Analysis
    • Value Risk Assessments
    • TFS Workshop – Prioritize Stories
    • TFS Workshop – Generate Basic Reports
  • Estimating & Sizing
    • Estimating
    • Sizing Stories
    • Story Points
    • Planning Poker
    • TFS Workshop - Sizing Stories
  • Building a Release Plan
    • Building a Release Plan
    • Team Velocity
    • Release Planning
    • Sample Release Plan
    • TFS ‘Work Queries’ Overview
    • TFS Workshop – Generate Advanced Reporting
  • Backlog Grooming
    • Pre-Planning
    • Backlog Grooming
    • TFS Workshop
  • Iteration Planning
    • Iteration Planning
    • Break Down All Tasks
    • The Team’s Definition of ‘Done’
    • Capacity Planning
    • Tasks
    • TFS Workshop – Inputting Task, Task Boards
  • Iteration Execution
    • Iteration Execution
    • Sample Agile Calendar
    • Role: Time Management
    • Daily Standup
    • Task board
    • Visual Task boards
    • TFS Workshop – Managing Tasks
    • Advanced Metrics (1 hour)
  • Leadership Reporting
    • Leadership Reporting
    • Metrics: Burn-up Charts
    • Metrics: Burn-Dow Charts
    • Metrics: Continuations Flow Diagram
    • Lead Time\\Cycle Time
    • TFS ‘Dashboard’ Overview
    • TFS Workshop – Customizing Metrics
    • TFS Workshop – Dashboard Overview
  • Closing out the Iteration
    • Iteration Review\\Demo
    • Retrospectives
    • Workshop
    • Metrics
    • TFS Workshop – Closing the Iteration
  • Conclusion