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SkillSoft Explore Course

Aspire     Software Project Analyst to Senior Software Project Manager     PM Track 4: Senior Software Project Manager

In this course, discover Agile tools and techniques for creating and managing the product backlog and the sprint backlog. Also, learners will review daily Scrum meetings, burndown charts, performance metrics, and project review meetings. Begin this 13-video course with a look at the product backlog, its purpose, and how it applies to the Agile process. Then move on to the methods to effectively manage the product backlog; techniques for estimating Agile user story points and involving the Agile team in the decision-making process; and defining the sprint backlog and how to use it in day-to-day operations. Learn how to manage the sprint backlog; describe the daily Scrum and how to effectively use it in the Agile process; and discover how to run an effective sprint review meeting. Also learn how to run a sprint retrospective that will lead to change, and explore the purpose of Agile performance metrics and some of the best Agile metrics. Finally, you will focus on use of the Scrum board and charts, and the Kanban board and charts.



Objectives

Advanced Agile: Tools & Techniques

  • discover the key concepts covered in this course
  • describe the purpose of the product backlog and how it applies to the Agile process
  • describe methods to effectively manage the product backlog
  • describe techniques for estimating Agile story points and involving the Agile team in the decision making process
  • define the sprint backlog and how to use it in day-to-day operations
  • describe how to manage the sprint backlog
  • describe the daily Scrum and how to effectively use it in the Agile process
  • describe how to run an effective sprint review meeting
  • describe how to run a sprint retrospective that will lead to change
  • describe the purpose of Agile performance metrics and some of the best Agile metrics
  • describe the Scrum board and charts
  • describe the Kanban board and charts
  • summarize the key concepts covered in this course