Scrum -Principles, Practices & Techniques

Mastering Agile Methodologies

GBP
45

Instructor-led, Online

Duration: 4 hours

Course Code: TXV-MAM-9045

Skill Level: Intermediate

Scrum -Principles, Practices & Techniques

Overview

Scrum isn’t just what you use in the Rugby game 🙂 In today’s fast-paced, competitive world, if you are using Scrum at work, business and life, you are more likely to succeed! Learn the principles, practices and techniques in Scrum. Understand the roles and responsibilities, and know how to apply the popular daily Scrum stand-ups, sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives. Learn from the leaders, what makes Scrum the most-sought after agile methodology in big organisations as well as startups, enrol in TEXAVI’s Scrum -Principles, Practices & Techniques course!

Who can attend?

Anybody with or without work experience

IT professionals (eg., Developers, testers) considering a move to BA role

Non-IT people who want to learn IT skills thinking of a career switch

Graduates and university students who aspire to get into IT industry

Students who have just passed their B. Tec, A-Levels or college studies

COURSE OUTLINE

Scrum – What, why, when and where

Core principles of Scrum

Scrum roles & responsibilities

Key features & practices in Scrum

Sprint, the spirit of Scrum!

Scrum ceremonies & activities

Key artefacts and deliverables

Techniques & tools used in Scrum

Scaling of Scrum

Summary – Q & A

What will you learn?

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Define what Scrum is and explain the key facets of Scrum

Explain how Scrum sits within the other agile methods

Identify the main similarities between Scrum and other agile methods

Describe the five key principles of Scrum

Commitment

Respect

Focus

Courage

Openness

Describe the benefits and value-add of Scrum

Discuss the origin, evolution and adoption of Scrum agile methodology

Explain the contexts and use cases for applying Scrum

List the three roles and their responsibilities in Scrum

Scrum Master (SM)

Product Owner (PO)

Scrum Development Team (SDT)

Elaborate on the key features and practices of Scrum

Discuss why Sprint is the spirit of Scrum

Describe the various Scrum ceremonies and events

List the inputs, activities, outputs and roles involved in following Scrum events:

Daily Scrum

Sprint planning

Sprint execution

Sprint review

Sprint retrospective

Explain the key artefacts, work products and deliverables in Scrum

Product backlog ( and product backlog items incl. user stories)

Definition of Done (DOD) and Definition of Ready (DoR)

Release burndown chart and Sprint burndown chart

Discuss the popular techniques and tools used in Scrum

Continuous development

Continuous integration

Continuous delivery

MoSCoW prioritisation

Planning Poker and Tee-shirt sizing estimation

Kanban team board

BDD acceptance criteria aka Cucumber/Gherkin statements

Relate all the above artefacts, techniques with TEXAVI’s case studies

Explain how scaling of Scrum can take place using SoS and Nexus

What do you need?

There are no pre-requisites for this course. There is no need for any prior experience, working knowledge or awareness of software development or projects experience. The course is suitable for experienced professionals working in the industry or academia, aspirants and early stage professionals, as well as students in universities and colleges. Professionals and aspirants from technology, business, operations or sales are all welcome to explore and understand the power of Scrum and collaborative, agile working.

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

24×7 access to TEXAVI’s high quality course content

Practical insights from real life IT projects

Course completion certificate

Case studies, examples and illustrations

Interactive quizzes and challenges

Job aids, resources and tools

Access to TEXAVI’s collaborative digital platform

Why Texavi?

Learn real-world, practical skills from practising professionals, not just theoritical knowledge from trainers!

TEXAVI is a proven leader in delivering non-coding IT learning, worldwide

We are not just trainers, but practising IT professionals with 25+ years of work exp

Our courses get you job-ready with practical and real-time insights

Qualify for certificates upon completion and complete our assessments

Pave way for industry-recognised certifications

Access to treasure of Texavi’s high-quality, content-rich resources and materials

Get discount voucher to our popular courses on Udemy

24×7 access to Texavi’s interactive platform with personalised content

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Trainer Profile

Your trainer for this course is Pardha Saradhi Mantravadi. Pardha is an experienced and well-qualified trainer, coach, mentor, influencer and thought leader…click below to view the complete trainer profile

Reviews

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‘The workshop was quite interesting. I found the exercises we did particularly valuable, as it was useful to discuss aspects with the others present, and to then feedback to the wider group.’ – Holly Sheahan, RSC
‘Enjoyed the sessions and learnt loads of useful methods and techniques. Thank you very much for the very insightful and practical sessions’ – Lisa Hayes, Astra Digital
‘I attended Texavi’s training on Agile and had a lot of takeaways from the session. Pardha’s effective presentation skills supported with context you can relate to, makes the entire experience exhilarating.’ – Abhijit Majumdar, Zensar Technologies

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