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Course Summary

In this Introduction to Scrum class, you’ll get an introduction to the Scrum process and its underlying Agile principles. You’ll learn about key Scrum practices and about the Scrum roles and responsibilities. You’ll also learn how to plan, review, and track Scrum projects using Sprint meetings and burndown charts. Upon completion of this Introduction Scrum course, you will have a good understanding how Scrum can benefit your organization and projects.

PDUs: 7 Category 4.

Duration

1 day.

Objectives

  • Explain Scrum principles and practices
  • Understand Scrum roles and responsibilities
  • Run Sprint meetings (planning, daily scrum, and review)
  • Track Sprints (backlogs and Burndown charts)

Audience

If you are an analyst, architect, coder, designer, developer, development manager, engineering manager, executive, programmer, or team leader new to Scrum and you want to get a good understanding of how Scrum can benefit your organization and software development projects, then this is the course for you.

Outline

Introduction to Scrum

  • Background
  • Scrum values

Scrum Practices

  • Roles & Responsibilities
  • Sprint Meetings (Planning, Review, Daily Scrum)
  • Spring Tracking (Backlogs and Burndown Charts)

Practical Hands-on Exercise

Overview of Technical Practices

  • Continuous Integration
  • Pair Programming
  • Test Driven Development (TDD)
  • Refactoring

Roundtable Discussion

  • Scrum Reflections