AGILE 360 - 200 LEVEL
: A Seminar For ALL PMs, Teams, Agilists and Business People
FOCUS: PRACTICAL AGILE "PRACTICAGILE" SIMULATION. AGILE FROM START TO FINISH
AUGUST 17TH 3:00 PM EST TO 7:00 PM EST
FOCUS: PRACTICAL AGILE "PRACTICAGILE" SIMULATION. AGILE FROM START TO FINISH
AUGUST 17TH 3:00 PM EST TO 7:00 PM EST
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Agile 360° Simulation: Scrum-Focused Agenda
Course Title: Agile 360° Simulation
Duration: 4 Hours
Introduction (15 minutes)
Welcome and Overview
Objectives of the Session
Brief Recap of Agile and Kanban Basics
Hour 1: Sprint Planning and Backlog Refinement (60 minutes)
Sprint Planning:
What is Sprint Planning?
Key Participants and Their Roles
Steps to Conduct Effective Sprint Planning
Hands-on Activity: Creating a Sprint Backlog using a Kanban Board
Backlog Refinement:
What is Backlog Refinement?
Importance and Benefits
Techniques for Effective Refinement
Hands-on Activity: Refining the Product Backlog
Hour 2: Daily Scrum (60 minutes)
Daily Scrum:
Purpose and Importance
Structure of a Daily Scrum Meeting
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Scenario-Based Role Play: Conducting a Daily Scrum Meeting
Velocity and Burn Charts:
Understanding Velocity
Creating and Interpreting Velocity Charts
Burn-up and Burn-down Charts
Demonstration: Building and Using These Charts in Scrum
Hour 3: Sprint Review (60 minutes)
Sprint Review:
Purpose and Objectives
Key Participants and Their Roles
Steps to Conduct an Effective Sprint Review
Hands-on Activity: Conducting a Sprint Review Meeting
Gathering and Analyzing Stakeholder Feedback
Hour 4: Sprint Retrospective (45 minutes)
Sprint Retrospective:
Purpose and Benefits
Structure and Techniques
Scenario-Based Role Play: Conducting a Sprint Retrospective
Identifying and Implementing Improvements
Q&A Session (15 minutes)
Open Floor for Questions
Addressing Common Concerns and Challenges
Interactive Discussion and Problem Solving
Conclusion (5 minutes)
Recap of Key Takeaways
Additional Resources and Next Steps
Thank You and Feedback Collection
Detailed Breakdown of Hands-On Activities and Scenarios:
Sprint Planning and Backlog Refinement
Hands-on Activity: Creating a Sprint Backlog using a Kanban Board
Developers and Product Owners will work together to select user stories from the product backlog and create a sprint backlog.
Estimating using story sizing.
Hands-on Activity: Refining the Product Backlog
Team members will review and refine the backlog items, adding details and estimates where necessary.
Move refined items to the appropriate columns on the Kanban board.
Daily Scrum
Scenario-Based Role Play: Conducting a Daily Scrum Meeting
Team members will role-play a daily scrum meeting, discussing progress, impediments, and plans for the day.
Emphasize the importance of alignment, accountability, and planning.
Demonstration: Building and Using Velocity, Burn-up, and Burn-down Charts
Create sample charts based on hypothetical sprint data.
Discuss how to interpret and use these charts for tracking progress and forecasting.
Sprint Review
Hands-on Activity: Conducting a Sprint Review Meeting
Team members will demonstrate completed work to stakeholders.
Role-play gathering feedback and discussing potential improvements.
Sprint Retrospective
Scenario-Based Role Play: Conducting a Sprint Retrospective
Team members will reflect on the sprint, discussing what went well, what could be improved, and actionable steps for future sprints.
Use techniques like “Start, Stop, Continue” or “4Ls (Liked, Learned, Lacked, Longed For)” to facilitate discussion.
Project Management 360 By Project Managers for Project Managers
Agile Curriculum for Intermediate Project Managers
Overview:
This 4-hour curriculum is designed to teach intermediate project managers how to implement agile practices, build agile teams, and manage agile projects from inception to completion. The training will cover the entire agile lifecycle, emphasizing Scrum as the primary framework while also touching on Kanban. The curriculum will include practical simulations to ensure participants can apply what they learn.
Module 1: Agile Foundations (45 minutes)
- Introduction to Agile
- Brief history and evolution of Agile
- The Agile Manifesto: values and principles
- Agile Philosophies
- Emphasizing customer collaboration
- Responding to change
- Delivering working software frequently
- Agile Mindset Across the Firm
- Promoting an agile culture
- Importance of collaboration and communication
Module 2: From Vision to Roadmap (45 minutes)
- Creating a Vision
- Importance of a clear vision
- Techniques for visioning (Vision Boards, Elevator Pitch)
- Developing a Product Roadmap
- Roadmap components: themes, epics, features
- Prioritizing features and aligning with business goals
- Dialoguing the Roadmap
- Involving stakeholders
- Refining and adapting the roadmap
Module 3: Breaking Down the Work (45 minutes)
- Epics, Features, and Stories
- Defining epics, features, and user stories
- Techniques for writing effective user stories (INVEST criteria)
- Tasks and Sub-tasks
- Breaking down stories into tasks
- Estimating and assigning tasks
Module 4: Agile Practices and Frameworks (45 minutes)
- Overview of Agile Practices
- Continuous integration and delivery
- Test-driven development
- Scrum Framework Deep Dive
- Roles: Product Owner, Scrum Master, Development Team
- Artifacts: Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment
- Events: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective
- Kanban Introduction
- Principles and practices of Kanban
- Differences and similarities with Scrum
Module 5: Simulation – Agile Project from Inception to Delivery (1 hour)
- Project Inception
- Initiating a project with a vision statement
- Creating a preliminary product backlog
- Sprint 0: Setting Up for Success
- Establishing team norms and environment
- Initial backlog refinement
- Sprint Planning
- Selecting items from the product backlog
- Creating a sprint goal and plan
- Executing the Sprint
- Conducting daily stand-ups
- Task management and progress tracking
- Sprint Review and Retrospective
- Demonstrating the increment to stakeholders
- Reflecting on the sprint and identifying improvements
Module 6: Scaling Agile and Advanced Topics (30 minutes)
- Scaling Agile Frameworks
- Overview of scaling
- Advanced Agile Practices
- Continuous improvement (Kaizen)
- Agile metrics and performance tracking
- Agile Leadership
- Leading agile teams
- Fostering an agile culture in the organization
Wrap-Up and Q&A (15 minutes)
- Summarize key learnings
- Open floor for questions and discussions
- Providing resources for further learning
Conclusion:
This curriculum provides a comprehensive and practical approach to learning agile practices with a focus on Scrum. By the end of this training, participants will have hands-on experience in managing an agile project from start to finish and will be equipped with the knowledge to implement agile in their organizations.
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