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Agile Software Development with SCRUM

Course Overview

This two-day course is aimed at managers and developers who need to understand the relevance and practical use of Scrum for agile software development. The course introduces the principles and practices of agile projects and explains with both presentations and practical work, how to use Scrum with your team.

What will I learn?

Agile approaches to software development are revolutionising the effectiveness of software development teams by providing continuous feedback to stakeholders on the scope, quality and velocity of the project. By understanding the common elements of successful agile processes, and the specific practices of the Scrum process, this course will give you the ability to plan and implement agile processes for your own team.

On completion of the course delegates will understand the principles, values and practices of Scrum and be able to initiate, plan or participate in an agile software development project.

Course Style

This course is hands-on with practical exercises throughout. Hand outs will be provided to take back to the workplace.

Course Contents

Introductions
Agile – Why and What?
An overview of Scrum
Roles
The Backlog
Estimation and Planning
The Sprint
Burndowns revisited
Overview of Agile Practices;
- TDD
- Continuous Integration
- Agile Design
- Sprint Zero
Scaling-up Scrum
Lessons from other processes
Tips, Tools and Books

Prerequisites

A practical understanding of IT Projects

Duration

2 days

Cost

£990 plus VAT

Recommended reading & follow on courses

CMMI: Guidelines for Process Integration and Product Improvement,
ISBN-10: 0321279670, ISBN-13: 978-0321279675,

The Rational Unified Process Made Easy: A Practitioners Guide to the RUP,
ISBN-10: 0321166094, ISBN-13: 978-0321166098

Testimonials

Who has been on this course before

European Central Bank
Fidelity Investments
CCH Software
JP Morgan
HSBC
TNT

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