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Agile Refresher for Experienced Practitioners

This Agile training course gives your experienced team a comprehensive refresher on fundamental Agile processes, including Kanban, Scrum, Jira, Agile scaling, and more. Participants brush up on...

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Course Code AGL-196
Duration 5 days
Available Formats Classroom

This Agile training course gives your experienced team a comprehensive refresher on fundamental Agile processes, including Kanban, Scrum, Jira, Agile scaling, and more. Participants brush up on essential team-building methods to work together effectively and efficiently in their everyday work.

Note: We strongly encourage you to let us know which of these topics your group needs, and we will tailor the duration and our pricing to you accordingly. Please contact us for details.

Skills Gained

  • Use Agile frameworks, including Scrum and Kanban
  • Track different Agile metrics
  • Use Jira to complete project and management tasks
  • Apply estimation and prioritization best practices
  • Understand how the facilitator's behavior directly impacts participants in a meeting
  • Customized Kanban to suit teams of all sizes
  • Use best Agile scaling practices to ensure your organization handles growth effectively
  • Focus on outcomes to avoid getting caught in the project mindset
  • Use the Scrum framework to reduce waste and increase quality with the pizza game!

Prerequisites

No prior experience is presumed.

Course Details

Training Materials

All Agile training attendees receive comprehensive courseware.

Software Requirements

Accelebrate can provide a remote lab environment for this class.  All attendees should have computers with Internet access and a modern web browser (ideally Chrome).

Outline

  • Introduction
  • Agile, Scrum, Kanban
    • 3-5-3 approach
    •  WIP Limits
    • Streamlining processes and maximizing impact
  • Product Backlog, Epics, User Stories, Acceptance Criteria
    • Best practices for product backlogs creation
    • Formulate effective Epics and user stories
    • Stakeholders' acceptance criteria
  • Agile Metrics
    • Sprint Burndown Charts
    • Burnup Charts
    • Velocity Charts
    • Predictability (committed vs. completed & planned vs. unplanned)
    • The Cumulative Flow Diagram (CFD)
  • Jira
    • Jira's dashboards
    • Switching between project boards
    • Finding assigned issues
  • Prioritization and Estimation
    • Prioritizing product backlogs
    • The Fibonacci sequence
  • Facilitation
    • The 3 decision-making styles
  • Kanban
    • Kanban's best practices
    • Customizing Kanban
  • Scaling Agile
    • Adopting enterprise-scaled Agile
    • Best scaling practices
    • Which Agile frameworks are appropriate for your team?
  • Outcomes vs. Outputs 
    • Project-driven initiatives vs. value-driven initiatives
    • Strategic Goals
    • Key value indicators
    • EPICS
    • Sprint goals to drive outcomes
  • The Pizza Game: Agile Team Building in Action!
    • The Scrum framework
    • Teams implement a process for building and baking pizzas
    • Teams reduce waste and increase quality using self-management and collaboration skills
  • Conclusion