Agile Software Development Coaching (Scrum)

Delivery: Onsite coaching

Scrum is a software development methodology based on Agile principles. Agile methodologies promote a project management process that encourages frequent inspection and adaptation, a leadership philosophy using teamwork, self-organization and accountability, with strong customer involvement.

The Process Group coaches project teams in the adoption of Scrum. Over a period of five days, a project is coached real-time to use the Scrum process. During the coaching session, the project team applies Scrum to real development work while it learns. Follow-up sessions are available to ensure that challenges and refinements are addressed.

The Scrum process is a defined high-level project life cycle that teams can adopt to quickly plan and manage their work. Each Scrum step has just enough detail to allow for quick execution. After Scrum has been practiced, a team can optionally learn more advanced skills to implement each step. Our other workshops, such as requirements, project planning and peer reviews, are natural extensions to the initial skills learned in Scrum.

The typical events in a Scrum engagement are**:

• Day 1: Training and definition of team roles (for 1-2 project teams at one time)
• Day 2: Picking a project and writing/refining requirements
• Day 3: Planning a release and sprints
• Day 4: Optional management briefing, conduct Scrum meetings and measure velocity (for 2 teams)
• Day 5: Conduct a second Scrum meeting, measure velocity and conduct retrospectives (for 2 teams)

A followup session (onsite or remote) is recommended for 1-2 days, held approximately 6-8 weeks after the initial coaching session.

Audience

A complete project team (e.g., developer, QA/test, project manager and requirements roles).

Learning Objectives and Agenda

At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to use Scrum to manage their work.

** Clients in the Dallas area can schedule these days over a few weeks.

This service is conducted by Neil Potter, a Certified Scrum Master.

The Process Group principals have experience in conducting workshops for companies in the U.S., U.K., Switzerland, Canada, India, China, Singapore and Japan. We are authorized SEI CMMI appraisal leaders and provide consulting services that enable you to operate your organization more efficiently and profitably. We also offer public speaking engagements that help management and employees understand the various techniques for--and benefits of--improving the development process.