Extended Education

Intro to Scrum Immersion (CSD Track) - Phoenix

Why this specific workshop?

That's easy: This is a unique, simulation and exercise based workshop rather than death by PowerPoint. Most attendees notice these differences from other courses they have taken:

• No boredom: fewer than 25 PowerPoint slides are used during the day (and most of those are a picture and a few words!)
• Learn by doing: the immersion exercise used during the workshop is enjoyable, memorable and presents Agile in a way which is easily understood and retained
• High knowledge retention: Using accelerated learning techniques the workshop material is presented in ways designed to maximize learning AND retention
• Whys before hows: workshop explores the principles and values which drive success before getting into successful practices - which allows attendees to understand the practices at a much deeper level
• Fun: every part of the course is designed to keep attendees engaged and having fun while learning the material

Add all this up and this workshop is one you shouldn't miss.

Learning Objectives

You will learn more than the basic Scrum framework. You will also leave understanding the underlying principles and basic practices you need to know to achieve project success in a fast-changing world. The workshop covers all of the basics of Scrum as well as a significant amount of material devoted specifically to the engineering practices needed for overall success. As part of a Certified Scrum Developer integrated curriculum this course sets the stage for process success while later course(s) give more in depth training on the engineering practices touched upon in this course.

At the end of the workshop you will be able to:

• describe the Scrum framework to others
  • roles and responsibilities
  • use of each artifact
  • purpose of each meeting/ceremony
• explain the difference between the Scrum framework and other methods
  • compare with waterfall
  • compare ScrumMaster role with traditional roles
  • compare the Scrum product backlog with traditional requirement
• help a Scrum team plan successfully

Agenda

Scrum history, principles and values - Basic Scrum background as well as the principles and values which help ensure success when using Scrum.

Scrum theory - The three legs of Scrum theory: transparency, inspection and adaptation are examined in detail.

Scrum framework basics - The meetings, artifacts and roles which make up the Scrum process.

Scrum immersion - Create a product using the Scrum framework for product development.

Plus You Get All This:

• High quality training based on accelerated learning techniques for better retention
• Continental breakfast, lunch, snacks and drinks
• A USB drive containing a PDF of the course materials and other useful Scrum related content
• A printed and bound copy of the course materials
• Eligible for Agile For All client contests for one full year (we give away awesome prizes several times per year)
• Eligible for $200 discount on future Agile For All workshops (including $200 off of early bird prices!)

Workshop Facilitator

This workshop will be facilitated by Bob Hartman (www.agilebob.com), one of only a few people who is both a Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Trainer and Certified Scrum Coach. Bob has extensive experience in both training and coaching Scrum teams at organizations including HP, Pearson Education, Starz Entertainment Network, Western Union, Weyerhaeuser, Siemens, Arapahoe County and the University of Iowa. He draws on this broad experience to help attendees leave the workshop with the confidence they can start a project right away. If you are already on a Scrum team you will leave knowing how to do it well and how to help your team achieve a higher level of success.

Onsite Workshops

Don't see a date or location which works for you? Have a team which needs to be trained? Want training to come to you? Don't sweat it! Agile For All does onsite training workshops at reasonable prices. Contact us at 1-303-766-0917 or via email at info@agileforall.com to see what we can arrange to meet your needs.

Professional Development Units (PDUs)

PMPs: You can receive 7 PDUs for this course.

Scrum history, principles and values - Basic Scrum background as well as the principles and values which help ensure success when using Scrum.

Scrum theory - The three legs of Scrum theory: transparency, inspection and adaptation are examined in detail.

Scrum framework basics - The meetings, artifacts and roles which make up the Scrum process.

Scrum immersion - Create a product using the Scrum framework for product development.

Who Should Attend

Do you work in an organization which creates any sort of product? If so, then you are a candidate for this course!

If you are in any of these roles and your organization could use Scrum to create products then consider yourself one of those "who should attend!"

• Architects
• Business Analysts
• DBAs
• Developers
• Directors
• Documentation Specialists
• Executives
• Managers
• Marketing People
• Product Managers
• Project Managers
• Testers
• Team Members
• Sales People
• Operations and Support
• Technical Writers
• Trainers

The list is lengthy because a good knowledge of Scrum and associated people skills needed for success can be helpful to everyone in an organization.