INTRODUCTION

Increasingly intense competition in fast-changing environment is forcing organizations to find faster ways to develop new products and services to market. Agile approach, originally evangelized by the software community, is a response to this competitive environment. It is a collection of practices based on a set of values and principles ensconced in the Agile Manifesto (www.agilemanifesto.org). Agile represents a paradigm shift from the traditional process-driven to a new value-driven approach to managing complex and complicated work. By far the most popular Agile practice is Scrum, a simple yet powerful framework that can be applied not only to deliver great results rapidly, but also to build a highly effective organization!

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Scrum is the most popular Agile framework. It is applicable not only in software, but other domains as well. This course will help participants understand how to use Scrum to help their organizations create the highest business value in the shortest time!

By the end of the course, participants are able to articulate the following:

• What is Agile and how does it come about?
• Traditional “Waterfall” vs. Agile development approaches
• Where is the Agile approach applicable?
• What is Scrum, and where does it come from?
• Details of the Scrum framework – the roles, artifacts, events and values – what they are, why they exist, how to apply them
• Facilitate Iteration Planning and effective Iteration Execution
• Agile practices such as Agile estimation, planning poker and user stories.
• Scrum in a SAFe Enterprise
• Perform the role of the Scrum Master in SAFe Lean-Agile entreprise
• Support effective Program Increment execution
• Build high performing Agile teams!