Agile Foundation - Project Manager to Scrum Master Training

This course aims to help new and seasoned project managers (or project leaders) who are transitioning to a Scrum Master or Product Owner. Participants learn how to successfully apply Agile methods to their projects and programs. Participants will learn the full Agile Development Lifecycle, how to lead teams through Agile ceremonies, and understand techniques and practices to successfully facilitate and execute on project deliverables. All while learning important Agile leadership skills such as Servant Leadership, Facilitation, and the Soft Skills necessary to make these roles a success.

Each class will review a sample Release Plan, Value and Cost burn up charts, task-boards, and key agile metrics. Attendees will gain insight on how to bridge the gap between traditional and Agile Project Management. This is a must have course for anyone transitioning to Agile!

Objectives

To ensure relevant and profitable learning occurs, attendees will kick off this course by brainstorming many of the real-world issues they face daily as members of a transitioning Agile organization. Participants use real-life projects to build Agile skills.  This workshop is 40% lecture and 60% hands-on real-world exercises.

• Agile Introduction
• Agile Roles and Responsibilities
• Agile, Lean, Scrum, XP, and Kanban demonstrations
• Agile lifecycle overview
• Effective Story Writing and Estimations
• Release Planning
• Agile Execution (Grooming, Iteration Planning, Daily Standups, Demos and Retrospectives)
• Facilitating Agile Ceremonies
• How to facilitate Agile ceremonies

Prerequisites

No prerequisites required

Duration

2 days