Agile project management is as radically different from traditional project management as agile processes are different from traditional methodologies. Rather than plan, instruct and direct, the agile project manager facilitates, coaches and leads. This person is called a ScrumMaster in the Scrum agile process to denote the difference and remind the person filling this role of the new responsibilities.Accepted participants learn how to be a ScrumMaster and how to make a development team, a project, or an organization agile. Exercises, case studies, and examples used to bring home the realization of how to be a ScrumMaster instead of a project manager.

Goal

Each individual is trained to be able to assume the following responsibilities:

1. Remove the barriers between development and the customer so the customer directly drives development;
2. Teach the customer how to maximize ROI and meet their objectives through Scrum;
3. Improve the lives of the development team by facilitating creativity and empowerment;
4. Improve the productivity of the development team in any way possible; and,
5. Improve the engineering practices and tools so each increment of functionality is potentially shippable

Trainers

This specific class is taught by: Jeff Sutherland and Jens Oestergaard

Jens was trained by Ken Schwaber, one of the co-developers of the Scrum. Jeff is the founder of Scrum as we know it today. Jeff and Jens is using Scrum on several levels:

Projects, Teams, and Organizations.

Training - Methology

The training is done with a lot of exercises. Be prepared to do hard work. The training will give you the feeling of Scrum itself.

The first day is dedicated to the Why and the Philosophy the Meaning of Scrum. The second day hands you over the tools and the How of Scrum.

Using anecdotes and experiences, Jeff and Jens teaches the Scrum methodology and how to use it to be an effective Agile project manager - the ScrumMaster.

Graduation

Upon Graduation As a result of their successful completion of the program, each participant received an individual license and copy of the Scrum methodology, Scrum training materials, and Scrum software. In addition, Certified ScrumMasters are authorized to participate in "open" development of the Scrum methodology and software, ensuring a growing body of knowledge from a qualified, competent group of certified professionals. They are also listed as Certified ScrumMasters at CertifiedScrum.

Topics

Fundamentals of agile and Scrum, running Scrum projects, planning and scaling Scrum projects, offshore development using Scrum, bidding on fixed price/date contracts, and ensuing the adequacy of engineering practices. The agenda for the class is:

1. Teach - Agile and Scrum Overview

2. Provide - Project overview

3. Teach - Scrum

4.Teach - Sprint Planning Meeting

5. Conduct - Sprint Planning Meeting

6. Teach - Sprint

7. Start - Sprint

8. Teach - Daily Scrum

9. Conduct - Daily Scrum

10. Teach - Sprint Review Meeting

11. Conduct - Sprint Review

12. Teach - Planning

13. Teach - Scaling

Time & Location

June 11-12, 2007

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