Agile Project Estimation Course | DevelopIntelligence

Course Summary

The Agile Project Estimation training course will demonstrate how to decompose project scope using epics, themes, and tasks.

The course begins with by teaching students the Agile estimation method and an understanding of Agile plans. It then dives into relative sizing metrics and and utilizing SCRUM methodologies. The course concludes with a look into forecasting and ensuring maximum business value in deliveries.

Pre-Requisites: An understanding of Scrum basics is assumed; prior experience with Agile project execution is helpful.

Purpose

Learn how to effectively estimate for Agile projects.

Audience

Project Managers, Managers, and Leads new to Agile that need to better understand project estimation.

Role

Project Manager - Technical Manager

Skill Level

Introduction

Style

Workshops

Duration

2 Days

Related Technologies

Agile

Scrum

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Productivity Objectives:

Associate the concept of relative sizing and how it is used.
Articulate the process for developing estimates for a project.
Illustrate agile reporting.
Identify key Agile metrics.

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Real-World Content

Project-focused demos and labs using your tool stack and environment, not some canned "training room" lab.
Expert Practitioners

Industry experts with 15+ years of industry experience that bring their battle scars into the classroom.
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More coding than lecture, coupled with architectural and design discussions.
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What You'll Learn

In the Agile Project Estimation training course, you'll learn:

Agile Estimation
- Agile Means Discipline
- The Agile Microscope
- People vs Formulas
Why Plans Fail
- Top reasons Software Planning Fails
- What makes a plan an Agile plan?
Managing Requirements
- Decomposing Scope
- Developing the Release Plan
- Leveraging Themes
- INVEST-ing in Good Stories
- Understanding The Hidden Waterfall
- Managing the Product Backlog and Metrics for Grooming
- Examining Story Metrics and the Story Scale
- Using Spikes & “Get Smart” Stories
Relative Sizing Metrics
- Understanding Relative Sizing Techniques & Why It Works
- Developing Story Points, Ideal Days and Other Variables
- Sizing with Planning Poker
- Constraints on Relative Sizing
- Calculating Team Velocity
- Examining Consequences of Not Using Relative Measurement
- Illustrating Key Business Metrics
- Clarifying Business Value Metrics
- Prioritizing / Sequencing Using Relative ROI
- Making Corrections
- Dealing with Inaccurate Estimates
- Dealing with Missed Iteration Goals
- Dealing with New / Changed Requirements
- Tracking Historical Trends
Doing Scrum In A Big Way
- What are the Team Metrics?
- How Many Teams?
- How Many Product Backlogs?
Forecasting
- Forecasting Without Any History
- Forecasting Using Historical Data
- Deciding Whether To Buffer or Not to Buffer
- Ensuring Quality
- UnderstandingWhat to Measure and When
- Refactoring Formalized and Measured
- Measuring TDD and ATTD
- Forecasting based on estimates
- Forecasting fine-tuning based on facts