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Scrumban

Course Summary

The Scrumban training course is designed to demonstrate a roadmap for implementing Scrumban, combination of Scrum and Kanban.

The course begins with a basic introduction to Scrum. Next, it identifies software functionality using Kanban. The course concludes with a lesson on how to implement Scrumban, and the controls and reporting necessary to monitor the flow of work.

Pre-Requisites: Prior exposure to Agile software development framework is recommended.

Purpose
 Learn how to use Scrum-Kanban tools to improve work flow and agility.
Audience
 Developers and developer teams looking to use Scrum/Kanban tools effectively.
Role
Software Developer
Skill Level
Introduction
Style
Workshops
Duration
3 Days
Related Technologies
Agile | Scrum

 

Productivity Objectives
  • Identify the origins and fundamentals of Agile
  • Indicate how Scrum works, the roles involved, and the artifacts needed
  • Discover the origins of Kanban and the theory behind it
  • Distinguish how Kanban and Scrum coexist in software development
  • Determine how to complete a "Value Stream Mapping" and what to include
  • Recognize throughput and how to organize the work
  • Associate how to manage the process and the input queue
  • Explain options for tuning the Kanban implementation
  • Generalize relevance and implementation of key metrics

What You'll Learn:

In the Scrumban training course, you'll learn:
  • Agile Overview
    • The Agile Potential
    • The Agile Manifesto
    • Can Agile fail?
    • THE Best Agile
  • Scrum Overview
    • Roles and Responsibilities
    • Scrum Overview
    • Scrum Artifacts
    • Scrum Values & Rules
    • Other Keys to Success
  • Product Backlog
    • Defining the Product Backlog
    • User Stories
    • Roles & Personas
    • Spikes & Special Stories
    • Prioritizing the Product Backlog
  • Kanban Overview and Introduction
    • House of Lean
    • Defining Kanban
    • Motivation for Kanban
    • Kanban as an "Agile plugin"
    • Managing Quality
    • Work In Progress (WIP)
    • How to Prioritize
    • Demand vs. Throughput
    • Sources of Variability
  • Value Stream Mapping (seeing the big picture)
    • The Value Stream
    • Work Visibility
    • Value Stream Lab (Part 1- Defining the Start and the End)
    • Card Walls
    • Demand Analysis
    • Allocating Capacity
    • The Work Card
    • Value Stream Lab (Part 2- Designing the Card Wall)
  • Throughput
    • Identifying Work Item Types
    • Sizing Work Items
    • Building User Stories
    • User Story Lab
    • Visual Control
    • Pull vs. Push
    • Theory of Constraints
    • Service Levels: Class of Service
    • Throughput Application Lab (Incorporating Class of Service into the Card Wall)
  • Managing The Process
    • Daily Standup Meetings
    • After Meetings
    • Queue Replenishment Meetings
    • Release Planning Meetings
    • Triage
    • Geographically Dispersed Teams
  • Improving The Process
    • The Importance of Cadence
    • Limiting Work-In-Progress
    • Identifying Bottlenecks
    • Lab Refactoring Work-In-Progress Lab for Bottlenecks
  • Key Metrics Review
    • WIP
    • Lead Time Throughput and Measuring Flow
    • Blocked Work
    • Quality
    • Failure Load
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Real-World Content

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

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More coding than lecture, coupled with architectural and design discussions.
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