Certified Scrum Developer Training Course

3 days.

Immediate Benefits of Participating in this Workshop

1. Implement Test Driven Development to minimize the possibility of defects reaching the production environment
2. Develop the correct technique for continuously integrating your newly developed code into the existing code base
3. Apply Agile and Scrum principles and best practices to form the best mix for your team’s success
4. Learn the different approach to Agile architecture and design that supports a more incremental and emergent project
5. Transform your development processes to reflect the most efficient approach given your organization’s constraints
6. Identify the pitfalls that poorly disciplined Agile teams fall into – contributing to failed Agile adoption and implementation attempts
7. Learn how to adopt Agile practices effectively within the context of your existing software development framework
8. Utilize refactoring to ensure a longer lifespan of your software
9. Gain practice in organizing your group into a self-managed team
10. Develop the correct technique for continuously integrating your newly developed code into the existing code base
11. Conduct exercises in a real-world Agile development unit, see first hand how the roles mingle together to get the work done through collaboration
12. Discover how continuous, incremental improvement will allow your team to continue growing long after the conclusion of the course
13. Using Scrum as the backdrop, acquire techniques for successfully scaling Agile across your teams and the enterprise
14. Using the provided working examples of code, dive into Agile Engineering practices no matter what development framework you use.
15. Learn how the appropriate level of planning will reduce rework and waste in your architecture designs
16. Learn the pattern of behavior for Agile engineering excellence, you will not get lost in the code
17. Learn how to adapt from a plan-driven approach to continuous planning, starting with the inclusion of actual velocity-driven aspects into your planning, scheduling and tracking
18. Practice the coaching and communicating skills of a ScrumMaster and understand the differences between what a ScrumMaster does compared to a traditional Project Manager
19. Run multiple iterations using real-life scenarios
20. Make your first hands-on experience with Agile a classroom experience, not a production experience

Because this is an immersion course and the intent is to engage in the technical practices every Agile team will employ, this course is recommended for all team members responsible for delivering outstanding software. That includes, but is not limited to, the following roles:

• Business Analysts
• Technical Analysts
• Project Managers
• Software Engineers/Programmers
• Development Managers
• Product Managers
• Product Analysts
• QA Engineers

The Certified Scrum Developer Workshop is a perfect place for cross functional, technical “teams” to become familiar with Agile methods and learn the how to make the process work technically together.

I. Agile Principles & Practices

We will briefly review the Agile Manifesto and introduce key Agile engineering practices. Many of the most successful, highly productive Scrum teams commonly leverage Agile engineering practices to achieve a sustainable pace while embracing the constant change. Effective Scrum teams must continually evaluate, introduce and adopt Agile engineering practices in an effort to continually improve. This course is designed to introduce many of these practices and the benefits they provide. A series of thoughtful, hands-on exercises will further solidify and enhance the understanding of these practices.

EXERCISE: Defining Our Challenge

Course participants will openly discuss challenges facing their current development teams. We will discuss common myths and misperceptions of both the Agile discipline and the Agile developer.

II. Feedback & Planning

Planning as a result of feedback from the customer and team is a key component of successful Scrum teams. We will explore the levels at which we plan, and how to effectively incorporate feedback into each of these levels to guide the team to success.

• Triple Constraints
• Five Levels of Planning
• User Stories
• Relative Sizing
• Sprint Execution
• Sprint Demo
• Team Retrospective

EXERCISE: Feedback & Continuous Improvement

Course participants will work through a set of exercises aimed at reinforcing the importance of feedback throughout the lifecycle of an Agile project from requirements to execution.

III. Collaboration

Collaboration is a key element of Scrum teams. We will discuss forms and forums for collaboration with the team, in the team, and with the customer. Paring will be introduced and used continually throughout the remainder of the course.

• Customer Collaboration
• Team Collaboration
• Pair Programming & Pairing

EXERCISE: Self-Organizing Teams

Through a series of interactive exercises, course participants will experience the chaos created by individuals without common goals. Ultimately the team will be allowed to self-organize with minimal direction and experience the harmony and balance of a self-organized team.

EXERCISE: Pairing

Using the techniques introduced by pair programming, course participants will solve a problem in pairs. This exercise will demonstrate the value and effectiveness of pairing to develop better solutions and to increase shared knowledge of the team.

IV. Architecture, Design, & Shared Understanding

Discuss the role of architecture on Scrum projects and how the use of design principles can lead to simple, flexible designs and systems. We will introduce the shared aspects of design and code quality. Testability is a driving concern in Scrum teams and we will discuss the reasons and benefits from focusing on testability.

• Architecture as a Concern
• Design Principles
• Coding standards
• Collective code ownership
• Simple design
• System metaphor
• Testability as a Driving Concern

EXERCISE: Coding Standards

Course participants will discuss thoughts and current practices regarding coding standards. Instructor will provide a working software example for the team to evaluate in the absence of coding standards. The class will discuss the potential waste effort that can exist in the absence of coding standards. Course participants will then work in teams to develop a simple set of coding standards. After applying the agreed upon coding standards they will look at the inherent benefits.

V. Test Driven Development (TDD)

We will introduce Test Driven Development and contrast to the traditional test last approach. Discuss the benefits and process of TDD and how it can lead to better overall design and simplicity.

• Test First vs. Test Last
• TDD Rhythm: Red, Green, Refactor
• TDD influence on Design
• Unit Testing Principles

EXERCISE: Test Driven Development

Using Test Driven Development (TDD), course participants will develop a Test List and follow the TDD Red, Green, Refactor cycle to develop software and meet the instructor’s requirements. Course participants will experience the cadence and rhythm of the TDD process.

VI. Refactoring

There is a symbiotic relationship between good tests and the refactoring process. We will discuss why, when and how teams should consider refactoring.

• Safety Net of Tests
• Refactoring Patterns
• Refactoring for Maintainability

EXERCISE: Refactoring

Instructor will provide working software and a test suite of unit tests. Using refactoring methods and patterns, course participants will incrementally refactor the software to achieve a simpler design and increase quality and maintainability.

VII. Continuous Integration

Discuss the concept of Continuous Integration and the CI Attitude. Continuous Integration provides an essential role in maintaining a continuous process for providing feedback to the team.

• Discuss the Attitude of Continuous Integration
• Discuss how and why you must develop a single command line build
• Automating the Build
• The 10-minute build
• Benefits & Practices of Continuous Integration

EXERCISE: Continuous Integration

Participants will define and execute a Continuous Integration process using a popular open-source Continuous Integration product. This exercise will reinforce the key tenants and practices of Continuous Integration and serve as a discussion opportunity on how to effectively utilize and leverage Continuous Integration to support the developer and the team.

VIII. Testing Practices

Various levels & types of testing and the benefits they provide Scrum teams will be reviewed. Additional discussion focuses on how and what to automate in order to shorten feedback cycles.

• Testing Quadrants
• Automation
• Unit Tests
• Integration Tests
• Acceptance Tests
• Functional Tests

IX. Acceptance Testing

The discipline of Acceptance Testing can lead to better collaboration with both the customer and the team. Automating Acceptance Tests can provide an invaluable tool to support the creation of higher quality software and continue to support the team from story to story and sprint to sprint.

• Acceptance Criteria
• Writing Acceptance Tests
• Acceptance Test Driven Development
• Automating Acceptance Tests

EXERCISE: Acceptance Testing

Course participants will develop a set of Acceptance Tests (Story Tests) from a sample set of User Stories containing Acceptance Criteria. Using Acceptance Test Driven Development (ATDD), course participants will use these Acceptance Tests to drive development of the sample User Stories.

X. Adopting Scrum Developer Practices

Recap Scrum Developer Practices and have an open discussion about how to introduce, adopt, and expand Practice use within Scrum teams.

• Recap Essential Scrum Developer Practices
• Team ground rules to start off on the right foot
• Develop a roadmap leveraging Scrum Developer Practices

EXERCISE: Create a Roadmap and Action Plan

Course participants will prioritize the Agile engineering practices that they might want to introduce to their current projects, teams, and organizations. Using the three highest priority concepts, course participants will create a plan to bring these practices into action. The class will compare and discuss action plans.