The Art of Agile Planning

Check out this 2 minute video from instructor James Shore as relates Agile development to running a deli and Amish barn building (good stuff).

Course Overview

Taught by Jim Shore, highly-respected author of “The Art of Agile Development”, and Diana Larsen, chair of the Agile Alliance and co-author of the acclaimed “Agile Retrospectives,” this training course provides knowledge you need to accelerate the adoption and practice of agile development. This is not a sit-back-and-listen course. Participants form cross-functional teams and plan a real project. The practice planning sessions are interspersed with interactive workshops to ensure practical application to experience and remember what is taught. Participants learn how to build the best foundation for their software projects and continue to maximize their value through the delivery process.

Prerequisites

None

Intended Audience

This course is designed for project managers, product managers, coaches, ScrumMasters and team leads. Anyone involved in planning agile projects will benefit from this course.

Course Outline

Why You Need This Course:
This course gives you the hands-on experience and builds the skill set you will require to thoroughly understand and then utilize the real-world fundaments of agile planning. You also will learn to accelerate and enhance your adoption and practice of agile development within your organization. The instructors bring their vast subject matter expertise in agile planning and development to lead you through a time-tested mix of content introduction, instruction and skill-based practice to reinforce learning and application.

Training Objectives: What You Will Learn

• Work consistently and reliably using iterations/Sprints
• Reliably release software on a regular basis
• Meet your commitments, even when things go wrong, by managing risks
• Take advantage of opportunities by adapting your plans
• Create, estimate, and prioritize minimum marketable features and user stories
• Collaborate with stakeholders to clarify requirements and product vision
• Get to “done done!”

Agenda:

This is a hands-on course with a heavy emphasis on doing, not watching! Topics include:

• Estimating
• Story writing
• The infrastructure outsourcing continuum
• Iteration/Sprint planning
• “Done Done”
• Release planning
• Adaptive planning
• Risk management
• Vision
• Working with stakeholders