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September 25th, 2009

[Course] Scrum Master Bootcamp

A 2-day course in Toronto giving a deep dive into the Scrum processes and techniques. Aimed at project managers and senior technical leaders who want to go on and start managing their first agile project.

Scrum Master Bootcamp

Whether in government or private industry, project managers face a huge challenge when confronted with continually-changing requirements.  How can you plan when things keep changing?  Traditional project management approaches suggest that we take a snapshot of the requirements as a baseline, and then use change control in an attempt to minimize the impact of any shifting requirements.  Sometimes, however, these changes are a reality that the project sponsor has to accommodate.  The Scrum methodology helps to deal with these situations. 

Participants in this session will learn the techniques of Scrum through simulations and examples from real-world projects with an aim to preparing participants to lead a Scrum pilot project within their organization.

Learning Objectives:

• To provide experienced project managers and technical team leaders with advanced understanding of the principles and techniques of agile project management using Scrum, so that they will be able to add value by beginning to apply the techniques to reduce overall project risk on high-change projects.
• To introduce students to the Scrum Master communities and resources where they can turn to for post-course support.

Agenda:

• Introduction
• The evolution of agile methods and Scrum
• The Agile Philosophy
• Agile team and project characteristics
• An overview of Scrum
• Roles and responsibilities on a Scrum team
• Team sizes and scaling Scrum
• The Pregame Phase (including "Sprint Zero")
• Setting the product vision
• Creating an initial product backlog
• 3 Steps to prioritizing the product backlog
• Creating a high-level architecture and design and the evolutionary design process
• Estimating the backlog in story points and ideal days including the popular Planning Poker process
• Agile risk management processes
• Choosing a sprint length
• Forecasting initial velocity
• Building an overall project plan (release plan)
• Estimating resources and costs
• The Game Phase
• The sprint planning meeting
• Creating a sprint backlog
• Daily stand-up meetings
• Daily team administrative tasks
• A typical day in the life of a Scrum team member
• The Sprint Burndown Chart
• The Post-Game Phase
• Dealing with backlog holdovers
• The end of sprint retrospective
• The end of sprint demo
• The Product Burndown Chart
• The Parking Lot Report
• Quality Reports
• Advanced Topics
• Agile Modeling
• Agile Documentation
• Scrum Master Certification Options
  

 

Cost:

$995 per attendee (plus G.S.T. for Canadian residents).  Early birds who register by 31 July 2009 will receive a $100 discount.

PLUS:  All attendees will receive an in-class workbook containing copies of the presentation materials.  Included in the workbook are two CD-ROMs and one DVD.  The CD-ROMs contain a copy of the presentation slides, and the Agile Estimating and Planning Resource Kit with sample templates in MS Excel and MS Project formats plus the Agile Auction Game files (retails for $49.95 USD).  The DVD contains the video Scrum in Under 10 Minutes - an excellent introduction for your project teams.  Each student will also receive a copy of the best-selling book Managing Agile Projects, edited by Kevin Aguanno (retails for $39.95 USD).  These bonus materials are a $100.00 value!

 

Credit:

And that's not all...

Project Management Professionals (PMPs) will be eligible for 14 PDUs for attending this event. Record your PDUs under Category 4.

 

Date/Time:

September 25-26, 2009 from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm EST (GMT-5h).

 

Location:

The course will be held in the downtown core of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

 

Logistics:

Registrants will receive a confirmation email once their payment has been processed.  Closer to the date of the teleconference, another email will be sent with details including directions to the venue and hotel booking information.

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