Agile Foundation and TFS Training

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

Closing