TwitterSprint in Half a Day
Course Description
This 3 1/2 hour course will provide participants with the knowledge and skills required to participate in a full sprint cycle from planning meeting to retrospective. With this, the participants will be able to take control of their agile projects and deliver the benefits of iterative development.
The course includes a large hands-on lab component. The participants use a realistic software development scenario as the basis for the required criteria throughout the lab activities.
This course is for those who have a fundamental knowledge of agile / iterative software development and are thinking of starting a scrum project, or those currently involved in a project and have questions related to the process and mechanics.
Course Objectives
- Describe the scrum approach including team roles of Product Owner and ScrumMaster
- Use a realistic software development scenario to:
- Establish Sprint Goals and Sprint Duration
- Participate in a Sprint Planning Meeting including sizing with Planning Poker, estimating team velocity, refining and detailing user stories, creating tasks and defining “done”
- Set up and maintain a Scrum Board
- Participate in Daily Scrum Meetings
- Participate in a Sprint Demo and Retrospective
Time
This afternoon course is held from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location
Toronto Board of Trade, 3rd Floor
1 First Canadian Place
Toronto, Ontario
Dates
March 20, 2012
April 24, 2012
May 29, 2012
August 7, 2012
September 11, 2012
October 16, 2012
November 20, 2012
Price
$200 per person.
Questions or Comments
For more information, please contact John Munro at 416 505-4756, jmunro@webfinancialsolutions.com. If you would like to see this course delivered as a public offering, or have it taught in Markham or Mississauga, let us know; we have facilities in both cities. We are always interested in feedback, and comments are checked daily.
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