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Short, five-minute exercises and case studies will be scattered throughout the two-day session. Longer exercises are detailed below. Time spent on each topic will vary depending on the composition of the class and the interest in particular areas. 1. Agile Thinking In order for us to understand the benefits of Scrum and the nuances behind its framework, we begin with the history of agile methods and how relatively new thoughts in software development have brought us to Scrum. - a. How manufacturing has influenced software development
- b. The origins of agile thinking
- c. The Agile Manifesto
- d. The complexity of projects
- e. Theoretical Vs. Empirical processes overview
- f. The Iron Triangle of Project Management
EXERCISE: The Art of the Possible. This is an opportunity to understand how small changes in behavior can have a large impact on productivity. This also turns our thinking towards new ideas and a willingness to change for the better. 2. The Scrum Framework Here well ensure that were all working from the same foundational concepts that make up the Scrum Framework. - a. The different Scrum roles
- b. Chickens and Pigs
- c. Iterative Development vs. Waterfall
- d. Self Management concepts
- e. Full disclosure and visibility
- f. The Scrum Framework Overview
3. Implementation Considerations Moving beyond Scrums foundational concepts, well use this time to dig deeper into the reasons for pursuing Scrum. Well also use this time to begin a discussion of integrity in the marketplace and how this relates to software quality. - a. Traditional vs. Agile methods overview
- b. Scrum: The Silver Bullet
- c. The Agile Skeleton
- d. A Scrum launch checklist
EXERCISE: Integrity at a fast-food restaurant. During this exercise well review various options regarding an employee faced with a difficult situation. The importance of providing high quality products to our customers will be explored. EXERCISE: understanding customer expectations. This exercise is the beginning of an extended exercise involving agile estimating and planning. During this first portion of the exercise, well work with a fictional customer who has a very demanding schedule and understand how our assessment of project work plays a significant role in customer satisfaction. EXERCISE: : The 59-minute Scrum Simulation. This popular exposure to Scrum asks us to work on a short project that lasts for just 59 minutes! Well walk through all of the key steps under the Scrum framework as we work in project teams to deliver a new product. 4. Scrum Roles Who are the different players in the Scrum game? Well review checklists of role expectations in preparation for further detail later in our session. - a. The Team Member
- b. The Product Owner
- c. The Scrum Master
5. The Scrum Team Explored Since the ScrumMaster is looking to protect the productivity of the team, we must investigate team behaviors so we can be prepared for the various behaviors exhibited by teams of different compositions. Well also take a look at some Scrum Team variants. - a. The Agile Heart
- b. Bruce Tuckmans team life cycle
- c. Patrick Lencionis Five Dysfunctions of a Team
- d. Team ground rules
- e. Getting Human Resources involved
- f. The impact of project switching
- g. The MetaScrum
- h. The Scrum of Scrums
- i. The importance of knowing when software is done
Done for multiple team integrations divided by function Done for multiple team integrations divided by skill Done for unsynchronized technologies 6. Agile Estimating and Planning Although agile estimating and planning is an art unto itself, the concepts behind this method fit very well with the Scrum methodology an agile alternative to traditional estimating and planning. Well break into project teams that will work through decomposition and estimation of project work, and then plan out the project through delivery. - a. Product Backlog Features
- b. Relative Weighted Prioritization
- c. Prioritizing Our Time
- d. User Stories
- e. Relative Effort
- f. Velocity
- g. Planning Poker and Story Points
- h. Ideal Team Days
- i. Team Capacity
- j. Projecting a Schedule
- k. Why Plan in an Agile Environment?
7. The Product Owner: Extracting Value The driving force behind implementing Scrum is to obtain results, usually measured in terms of return on investment or value. How can we help ensure that we allow for project work to provide the best value for our customers and our organization? Well take a look at different factors that impact our ability to maximize returns. - a. The Priority Guide
- b. Product Backlog Refactoring
- c. Productivity Drag Factors
- d. Fixed Price/Date Contracts
- e. Release Management
- f. Earned Value Management
8. The ScrumMaster Explored Its easy to read about the role of the ScrumMaster and gain a better understanding of their responsibilities. The difficulty comes in the actual implementation. Being a ScrumMaster is a hard job, and well talk about the characteristics of a good ScrumMaster that go beyond a simple job description. - a. The ScrumMaster Aura
- b. Characteristics of a ScrumMaster Candidate
- c. The Difficulties of Being a ScrumMaster
- d. A Day in the Life of a ScrumMaster
- e. The Importance of Listening
- f. Common Sense
9. Meetings and Artifacts Reference Material While most of this material was discussed in previous portions of class, more detailed documentation is included here for future reference. - a. A Chart of Scrum Meetings
- b. The Product Backlog
- c. Sprint Planning
- d. The Sprint Backlog
- e. The Sprint
- f. The Daily Scrum
- g. The Sprint Demo/Review
- h. Why Plan?
- i. The Ideal Team Day
- j. Scrum Tools
10. Advanced Considerations and Reference Material This section is reserved for reference material. Particular interests from the class may warrant discussion during our class time together. a. Conflict Management b. Different Types of Sprints c. The ScrumMaster of the Scrum-of-Scrums d. Metrics e. Dispersed Teams f. Scaling g. Developing Architecture h. Stage Gate/Milestone Driven Development i. Inter- and Intra-Project Dependencies j. Task Boards, Project Boards k. Scrum and CMM, Traditional XP
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