Course Overview
Professional Scrum is a framework for developing, delivering, and sustaining complex products, with a focus on iterative progress, accountability, and continuous improvement. In the context of software development, Scrum helps teams navigate complexity and unpredictability by promoting transparency, inspection, and adaptation. Applying Professional Scrum involves adopting its roles (Scrum Master, Product Owner, Developers), events (Sprint, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective), and artifacts (Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment) in a disciplined and value-driven manner. This leads to more responsive development cycles, higher product quality, and better alignment with customer needs.
Duration: 2 Days
Format: Virtual Instructor-led training
Description
Learning Objectives
To understand and effectively apply the principles, roles, events, and artifacts of Professional Scrum in software development projects, enhancing team collaboration, agility, product quality, and delivery speed.
Course Outline
I. Introduction to Scrum
- Definition and history
- Why Scrum for software development?
- Agile vs. Scrum
II. Scrum Roles and Responsibilities
- Scrum Team structure
- Scrum Master – Facilitator and process coach
- Product Owner – Visionary and backlog manager
- Developers – Cross-functional team delivering the product
III. Scrum Events (Ceremonies)
- Sprint – The heartbeat of Scrum
- Sprint Planning – Setting the Sprint goal
- Daily Scrum – Synchronization and planning
- Sprint Review – Feedback and adaptation
- Sprint Retrospective – Continuous improvement
IV. Scrum Artifacts
- Product Backlog – Ordered list of product needs
- Sprint Backlog – Work selected for the Sprint
- Increment – The usable product output
V. Scrum Values and Principles
- Focus, Openness, Respect, Courage, Commitment
- Empirical process control: Transparency, Inspection, Adaptation
VI. Applying Scrum in Software Development
- Real-world use cases
- Common challenges and solutions
- Best practices for successful Scrum adoption
VII. Metrics and Continuous Improvement
- Velocity, Burn-down charts
- Definition of Done (DoD)
- Improving team performance over time
VIII. Scrum Tools and Technologies
- Jira, Azure DevOps, Trello, etc.
- CI/CD integration and automated testing in a Scrum workflow
IX. Scaling Scrum (Optional)
- Introduction to Nexus or SAFe
- When and how to scale Scrum for large teams or projects
X. Conclusion
- Recap of benefits and key takeaways
- Steps for adopting Scrum in your organization or team
