DESCRIPTION
Our CSPO Course Agenda varies according to the CST delivering the training, and can vary slightly from the Agenda listed below.
- Scrum Basics
- Understand the Scrum Flow, the core components of the Scrum framework, and the Scrum vocabulary
- Understand the principles/legs of empirical process control
- Understand the work culture Scrum creates
- Roles & Responsibilities
- Understand the scope of the Product Owner, ScrumMaster and the team role in detail
- Understand why there is no project manager and no agile product manager
- Product Vision
- Understand the importance of having the product vision as an overarching goal galvanizing the entire Scrum team
- Understand the desirable qualities of the vision and how it can be shaped
- Understand the importance of carrying out just enough prep work
- Understand the relationship between vision and product roadmap
- Estimating
- Understand the different estimation levels in Scrum
- Understand that the accuracy of an estimate is more important than the precision of the estimate
- Understand that estimates of size and duration can be done separately
- Understand the impact of pressuring team members to provide low estimates
- Understand the difference between estimating and committing
- Product Backlog
- Understand what the product backlog is, and what it is not
- Understand product backlog grooming
- Prioritizing
- Understand the importance and benefits of prioritizing the product backlog
- Understand the implications of saying everything is mandatory
- Understand who should have input into prioritization decisions
- Understand that proper prioritization of a product backlog is based on multiple factors
- Understand and know how to apply formal approaches to prioritizing (i.e. beyond just ‘gut feel’ or intuition)
- Understand how much latitude to give a team in adjusting the sequence of work
- Release Management
- Understand the goals and how tos of release planning
- Understand that planning is adaptive, iterative and collaborative
- Understand why quality is frozen and the concept of technical debt
- Understand why software should be released early and frequently
- Understand and measure velocity
- Understand release burndown charts
- Understand how a release plan can help predict the future
- Sprints
- Understand the product owners role in Scrum meetings, and how the Product Owner and Team collaborate
- Understand why sprints are timeboxed and protected
- Understand the concept of sustainable paceUnderstand team commitment\
- Boost Product Owner capabilities
- Optimize Agile teams as well as interaction with stakeholders and customers
- Increase Scrum functionality
- Realistic planning and scheduling
- Gain practical, proven techniques
- Improve estimating skills and results
- Maximize delivery capabilities
- Reduce risk
- Improve ROI
- Leverage proven experience
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Training by experienced Scrum Alliance Certified Instructors (CSTs)
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14–16 PDUs , and correspondingly 14–16 SEUs (Varies according to the CST)
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Scrum Alliance Certification
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2 years Membership with Scrum Alliance
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Scrum Alliance approved courseware
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Hands-on Activities, Group Discussions, Real-life examples
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Disclaimer:
Individual workshop deliverables may be subject to change.
- Associate Project Managers
- Project Managers
- IT Project Managers
- Project Coordinators
- Project Analysts
- Project Leaders
- Senior Project Managers
- Team Leaders
- Product Managers
- Program Managers
- Project Sponsors
- Developers
- Product Owners
- Managers-Software development
- Architects-Software development
- Software developers
- Software coders
- Software testers
- Team leads or team members who are interested in learning more about Scrum and leading Agile projects