WF - 358 - Introduction to Agile Development and Scrum

Course Description

Get started with using Agile Development and Scrum with this self-paced introductory course! After successfully completing this course, you will be able to embrace the Agile concepts of adaptive planning, iterative development, and continuous improvement - resulting in early deliveries and value to customers.

You will look at Scrum as a framework and learn how to apply it alongside Agile. You will also become familiar with related methodologies like Waterfall, Extreme Programming (XP), and Kanban. Apply Agile practices derived from lean manufacturing concepts, like test-driven development. Learn how a scrum team functions. Also learn about the importance of Agile iterative planning and enable yourself to write good user stories and track your team’s progress using a kanban board. Create and refine a product backlog collaboratively with the team and the customer, in a flexible and blameless culture. You'll also learn how to use burndown charts, achieve sprint goals, and conduct the sprint review and retrospective. This approach will lead you to higher levels of efficiency, with the ability to plan and execute sprints with your development team, measuring success with actionable metrics. This course is about more than facts and processes. It is about working collaboratively on a self-organizing team, coached by a scrum master, and building what is needed, rather than simply following a plan. Developed and taught by an experienced Agile practitioner, the course includes hands-on practice through realistic scenario-based labs using GitHub and ZenHub. The course will benefit anyone who wants to get started with working the Agile way or transform the organizational culture to adopt and realize the benefits of Scrum. This includes Project Managers, Product Managers, and Executives. It is particularly suitable for IT practitioners such as software developers, development managers, and IT Scrum Masters.

Learner Outcomes

• Adopt the 5 practices of Agile, a subset of DevOps: small batches, minimum viable product, pair programming, behavior- and test-driven development.

• Write good user stories, estimate and assign story points and track stories using a kanban board. Incorporate Scrum artifacts, events, and benefits.

• Create and refine a product backlog using the sprint planning process. Produce potentially shippable product increments with every iteration.

• Create burndown charts to forecast the ability to meet a sprint goal. Use metrics to enhance performance, productivity, and client satisfaction.

Notes

Course Access and Registration Information:
This course is offered with a rolling start, allowing participants to begin at any time after enrollment and complete the coursework at their own pace within the designated access period.

Access to the course is available for 30 days from the date access is granted. If additional time is needed, a one-time 30-day extension may be purchased for $20.

Registrations submitted outside of normal business hours may not be activated until the next business day. We appreciate your patience.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• IBM Project Manager Professional Certificate : IBM Project Manager Professional Certificate
• In-Person IBM Project Manager Professional Certificate : In-Person IBM Project Manager Professional Certificate