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There’s a revolution sweeping the software product development world: agile methods. Many Product Managers (sometimes called the Business Owner of the system, for internal systems) and development teams in Silicon Valley have been applying these practices for years, and they are now spreading worldwide, from London to Los Angeles.  
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There’s a revolution sweeping the product development world: agile methods. Some Product Managers (sometimes called the Business Owner of the system, for internal systems) and development teams have been applying these practices for years, and they are now spreading worldwide, from London to Los Angeles.  
 
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In Scrum, the most popular agile method, a key role is Product Owner. This is a product management role with specific responsibilities in Scrum. In this practical, information-and-tips-packed seminar you will learn the key research, ideas, and practices of agile development, aimed at Product Managers and the Scrum Product Owner.
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In Scrum, the most popular agile method, a key role is Product Owner. This is a product management role with specific responsibilities in Scrum: responsible for the ROI, release date, release content, and choice of goals each Sprint. In this practical, information-and-tips-packed seminar you will learn the key ideas and practices of agile development, aimed at Product Managers and the Scrum Product Owner.
 
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==Prerequisites==
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== Prerequisites: Pre-readings ==
* To be read before the course: [http://www.scrumprimer.com/ The Scrum Primer]
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Participants must read (available online), before the course:
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* [https://www.scrum.org/Scrum-Guide The Scrum Guide]
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* [http://scrumprimer.org/ Scrum Primer]
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* [http://www.craiglarman.com/wiki/downloads/scaling_lean/larman-vodde-feature-teams.pdf Feature Teams] pp 150-156 only, or the equivalent section in ''Feature Teams'' in [[Book_-_Scaling_Lean_and_Agile_-_Thinking_and_Organizational_Tools | Scaling Lean & Agile Development]]
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* [http://www.scrumalliance.org/resources/1122 Kicking ScrumBut]
  
  
==Objectives==
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Unless otherwise arranged, every participant is also required to have read the following chapters from [[Book_-_Practices_for_Scaling_Lean_and_Agile | Practices for Scaling Lean & Agile Development: Large, Multisite, & Offshore Product Development with Large-Scale Scrum]] (Larman & Vodde), before the course:
* Act as an effective Product Owner in Scrum
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* Chapter 3: Product Management
* Know and participate in the Scrum events
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* Chapter 8: Requirements & PBIs
* Create and evolve the Product Backlog and Release Burndown chart
 
* Prioritize the Product Backlog
 
  
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...And the following chapters from [[Book_-_Scaling_Lean_and_Agile_-_Thinking_and_Organizational_Tools | Scaling Lean & Agile Development: Thinking and Organizational Tools for Scrum]] (Larman & Vodde), before the course:
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* Chapter 2: Systems Thinking
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NOTE! Your company may have an online [http://my.safaribooksonline.com/ Safari] account that you can use to read the book chapters online free. Please ask your colleagues if you have a Safari account.
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== Outline ==
 
== Outline ==
  
* Why is the Product Manager role so central to agile methods and what will you do that’s new?
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* Why is the Product Owner role so central to Scrum and what will you do that’s new?
* How do you do evolutionary requirements?
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* Agile Values
* What is a Product Backlog? How to create and manage it?
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* Scrum Background
* Prioritizing the Product Backlog with attribute classes and weights
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* Lean Thinking
* Defining and comparing "value" with Impact Estimation Tables
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* Outcomes versus Outputs
* Looking outward to your market: Being a skillful, classic Product Manager
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* Outcome-driven Scrum
* Kano XXX
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* Impact Mapping for Outcomes
* What do you pick for the next Sprint of development?
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* Measurement Points in Impact Mapping
* How do you participate in planning a development Sprint?
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* Reducing Waste in Product Management
* Motivation, Evidence, Cases
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* Iterative and Evolutionary Development
* Agile and Iterative Methods
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* Definition of Done
* Timeboxing 
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* Release Sprint
* Agile Methods
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* Adaptive Planning
* The Engaged Product Manager/Business Owner on Agile Projects
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* Initial Product Backlog Creation
* Scrum
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* Sprint Review
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* Ideation for Innovation
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* Innovation Games and Game Storming
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* Story Mapping
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* Product Backlog Prioritization with Relative Points
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* Product Backlog Prioritization with Attribute Classes
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* Estimation, Release Planning and Scheduling
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* Estimating with Monte Carlo Simulation
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* Stories and the 3Cs
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* Specification by Example
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* Business Benefits
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* Changes for the Product Owner
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* Kano Model
 
* Fixed-Price, Fixed Time, Fixed Scope: Can You Have Your Cake and Eat it Too?
 
* Fixed-Price, Fixed Time, Fixed Scope: Can You Have Your Cake and Eat it Too?
* Creating the Product Backlog
 
* Creating the Sprint Backlog
 
* Sprint definition of done
 
* Your role in the Iteration Review
 
* Helping the development team
 
 
* Product Backlog grooming or refinement
 
* Product Backlog grooming or refinement
* Estimation, Release Planning and Scheduling Iterative Projects
 
* Adaptive Iterative Planning
 
 
* Tracking Progress in Scrum
 
* Tracking Progress in Scrum
* Your Role at the Sprint Review
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* Further education resources for Product Managers
* Evolutionary Requirements Analysis
 
* Documentation on Iterative Projects
 
* Your Role in Defining Automated Acceptance Tests
 
* Frequently Asked Questions
 
 
 
  
 
== Maximum Participants ==
 
== Maximum Participants ==
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== Environment - Room, Tools, Texts ==
 
== Environment - Room, Tools, Texts ==
 
Read this: [[Course Environment - Workshop Style1]]
 
Read this: [[Course Environment - Workshop Style1]]
 
 
'''Text and Notes'''
 
 
* To be read before the course: [http://www.scrumprimer.com/ The Scrum Primer]
 
 
* There is a course PDF for the presentations. We may decide to give the students a file copy to view on a laptop or a paper copy, depending on situation.
 

Latest revision as of 14:30, 3 October 2015

Overview

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There’s a revolution sweeping the product development world: agile methods. Some Product Managers (sometimes called the Business Owner of the system, for internal systems) and development teams have been applying these practices for years, and they are now spreading worldwide, from London to Los Angeles.

In Scrum, the most popular agile method, a key role is Product Owner. This is a product management role with specific responsibilities in Scrum: responsible for the ROI, release date, release content, and choice of goals each Sprint. In this practical, information-and-tips-packed seminar you will learn the key ideas and practices of agile development, aimed at Product Managers and the Scrum Product Owner.


Methods of Education

Discussion, presentation, Q&A, workshop exercises


Audience

Those involved in product management


Level

Introductory-Intermediate


Prerequisites: Pre-readings

Participants must read (available online), before the course:


Unless otherwise arranged, every participant is also required to have read the following chapters from Practices for Scaling Lean & Agile Development: Large, Multisite, & Offshore Product Development with Large-Scale Scrum (Larman & Vodde), before the course:

  • Chapter 3: Product Management
  • Chapter 8: Requirements & PBIs


...And the following chapters from Scaling Lean & Agile Development: Thinking and Organizational Tools for Scrum (Larman & Vodde), before the course:

  • Chapter 2: Systems Thinking


NOTE! Your company may have an online Safari account that you can use to read the book chapters online free. Please ask your colleagues if you have a Safari account.

Outline

  • Why is the Product Owner role so central to Scrum and what will you do that’s new?
  • Agile Values
  • Scrum Background
  • Lean Thinking
  • Outcomes versus Outputs
  • Outcome-driven Scrum
  • Impact Mapping for Outcomes
  • Measurement Points in Impact Mapping
  • Reducing Waste in Product Management
  • Iterative and Evolutionary Development
  • Definition of Done
  • Release Sprint
  • Adaptive Planning
  • Initial Product Backlog Creation
  • Sprint Review
  • Ideation for Innovation
  • Innovation Games and Game Storming
  • Story Mapping
  • Product Backlog Prioritization with Relative Points
  • Product Backlog Prioritization with Attribute Classes
  • Estimation, Release Planning and Scheduling
  • Estimating with Monte Carlo Simulation
  • Stories and the 3Cs
  • Specification by Example
  • Business Benefits
  • Changes for the Product Owner
  • Kano Model
  • Fixed-Price, Fixed Time, Fixed Scope: Can You Have Your Cake and Eat it Too?
  • Product Backlog grooming or refinement
  • Tracking Progress in Scrum
  • Further education resources for Product Managers

Maximum Participants

30


Environment - Room, Tools, Texts

Read this: Course Environment - Workshop Style1