Planning and Tracking

The course draws on material from XP, Scrum and Lean. The interactive style ensures that people leave with the experience and information needed to starting practicing agile methods.

Unlike traditional training, this course challenges participants to listen, practice, and even question agile methods. The covers agile values, principles, and practices of the most popular agile styles (Lean, Scrum, and XP) into a complete package which is being used by sustainable agile communities.

Audience (who will benefit - who should attend)

Anyone interested in adopting or adapting agile methods. If someone is thinking about attending a certified scrum master course but wants to learn more and save money, this is the course. The course has a software focus, but it has been adapted to teach non-software development teams to successfully use agile methods.

Agenda (content and format)

Morning Session

Introductions and Logistics

  • Introductions and logistics (breaks - lunch - etc)
  • Expectations
  • Myths and Realities about Agile Methods

Agile Overview - Value and Principles

  • Agile Overview (terms - cycles - more)
  • Agile Values and Principles
  • Introduction to Agile Practices
  • Team Composition

Planning and Scheduling

  • Product Planning (release planning)
    • Prioritizing the work - Pragmatic estimation
    • Dependencies - Publishing a trackable plan
  • Iterative Delivery (iteration planning)
    • Breaking down work items - Tracking Metrics (velocity - burndown - burn up)
    • Creating task walls (Kanban boards)
    • Stand up meets

Afternoon Session

Tracking and Tuning

  • The Value of Acceptance Tests and Doneness
  • Iteration Reviews and Retrospectives and Reflective Learning
  • Agile Immersion