Duration 4 days – 28 hrs
Overview
The Agile Product Development Training Course is designed to help professionals understand and implement agile methodologies in product development. This course focuses on the core principles of Agile, including iterative development, customer collaboration, and flexibility in responding to changes. Participants will gain practical knowledge of Agile frameworks such as Scrum and Kanban and learn how to streamline product development processes, improve team collaboration, and deliver high-value products to customers more effectively.
Objectives
- Understand the Agile philosophy and its benefits in product development
- Implement Agile frameworks like Scrum and Kanban in product development projects
- Create and prioritize product backlogs using customer-centric approaches
- Facilitate effective sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and sprint reviews
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver iterative product releases
- Adapt to changing project requirements and foster continuous improvement
Audience
- Product Managers: Responsible for defining product vision, strategy, and working closely with development teams to ensure successful product delivery.
- Product Owners: Tasked with managing the product backlog, prioritizing user stories, and ensuring the team delivers maximum value in each iteration.
- Scrum Masters: Focused on facilitating Scrum processes, supporting Agile teams, and removing obstacles to progress during product development.
- Development Team Leaders: Leading development teams, ensuring alignment with Agile processes, and managing team productivity and collaboration.
- Software Developers/Engineers: Involved in building the product and needing to adapt to Agile practices, such as continuous integration, testing, and iterative releases.
- UX/UI Designers: Collaborating with Agile teams to ensure user-centric design is integrated into iterative development cycles.
- Business Analysts: Analyzing business requirements and translating them into actionable user stories that guide product development.
- Quality Assurance (QA) Specialists: Ensuring that products meet the desired quality standards through test-driven development and regular sprint reviews.
- Project Managers: Transitioning from traditional project management roles to Agile methodologies for managing product development projects.
- Stakeholders or Executives: Interested in understanding Agile frameworks to support Agile transformation within the organization.
Pre-requisites
- Basic understanding of product development or project management processes.
Course Content
AGILE
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- Agile Overview
- Agile Manifesto
- Agile vs. Waterfall
- Agile Mindset
- Agile Frameworks
BUSINESS AGILITY
- 4th Industrial Revolution
- Business Agility Overview
- Agile Organization
- Business Agility Framework
- Organizations with Business Agility
KANBAN
- Kanban Overview
- Kanban Roles
- Kanban Cards
- Kanban Events
- The Flow
- Kanban Board and Tools
SCRUM
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- Scrum Overview
- Scrum Roles
- Scrum Events
- Scrum Artifacts
PRODUCT DISCOVERY
Product Development
- Customer Centricity through UX Design Process
- Understand: Market Research
- Design: User Research
- Product Vision Canvas
- User Personas
- User Journey
- Product Roadmap
Building the Product Backlog
- The Product Backlog Item
- Epic
- Features
- User Story
- Product Roadmap to User Story Map
- User Story Writing
- From Epic to User Story
- Writing User Stories
- Acceptance Criteria
- Test Case Writing
Product Backlog Refinement
- Definition of Ready
- Definition of Done
- Estimation
- Prioritisation
- Ordering
Release Planning
PRODUCT DELIVERY: IMPLEMENTING KANBAN
- KANBAN EVENTS
- KANBAN BOARD
PRODUCT DELIVERY: IMPLEMENTING SCRUM
SCRUM EVENTS
Sprint Planning
- Presentation
- Discussion
- Estimation
- Commitment
- Sprint Backlog
Daily Scrum/Standup Meeting
- Did Yesterday
- Do Today
- Impediments
- BONUS: 16th Minute
Mid-Sprint Refinement (Optional Event)
Sprint Review and Demo
- Presentation of Increment
- Inspection of Increment
- Adaptation of Product Backlog
Sprint Retrospective
- Went Well
- Needs Improvement
- Action Items
Next Sprint
- READY User Stories
- Release Plan Refinement
- Schedule of Release
Sprint Retrospective
- Went Well
- Needs Improvement
- Action Items
Next Sprint
- READY User Stories
- Release Plan Refinement
- Schedule of Release
KANBAN and SCRUM
