Intro to our CSM Course & Agile Release Planning workshop
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The document outlines a webinar by Joseph Little introducing a Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) course and an Agile Release Planning (ARP) workshop, emphasizing their unique approach and extensive experience. It details course structure, content coverage, formats offered (both online and in-person), and feedback from past participants. The session encourages interaction and addresses questions, aiming to equip participants with essential Agile practices and methodologies.
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Intro to our CSM Course & Agile Release Planning workshop
- 1. Webinar: Intro to our CSM Course and ARP Workshop October 15, 2020 — Joe Little © Joseph Little
- 2. Introduction • Certified ScrumMaster course • Agile Release Planning workshop • Some quick basics • Your questions • Let’s talk ~30 minutes
- 4. Unique • Our approach is unique • We co-trained 8 times with Jeff Sutherland • We took Ken Schwaber’s CSM course initially in 2005 • We have an MBA • We teach “Agile Release Planning” • We also do, almost every week, an Agile Release Planning workshop • We have 20+ years of experience with all kinds of projects, but we are not a former coder or tester. Business viewpoint.
- 5. Certified ScrumMaster course • Cover the basics • Ex: Values and Principles • Ex: Riles, Events, Artifacts • More advanced topics as needed and as time allows • Some Lean principles & perspectives
- 6. Approaches • Many, including… • Personal • Conversational • Exercises • Interactive • Humorous • Straight-forward • Always on your toes • Fun
- 7. “Aggressive Scrum” • We want you to be successful • More fun • More Velocity • More BV for your customers • Higher quality • More pride in your work • Making people’s lives better •
- 8. Three thoughts • We want you to understand the basics, and be ready to do them • We want you to have a feeling for what it will be like • We want you to want to do it • Note: I think Scrum is not everyone’s cup of tea.
- 9. Two formats • 16-ish hours • H-H-F or F-F • Online or in-person
- 10. Two types • Public • In-House (with group from your organization)
- 11. CSM Test • Online, after the course, at your convenience • 1 hour time box • 50 questions, pick from 4 possible answers • Questions and answers fairly short • Everyone passes the test *
- 12. ARP Included • “Agile Release Planning” is my name for a set of basic ideas and practices • Adaptive planning • Revise the plan continuously, as we get smarter • We always are missing a lot up-front. • Planning > Plan • But: The date is important.
- 13. ARP things - 1 • Vision • User Stories • Drivers • BV Points • SP Points • ROI • Other factors (for ordering) • Using Velocity
- 14. ARP things - 2 • Laying out in Sprints • Contingency • Landing Strip • Setting the date • PB Refinement • Revising the Plan • Changing the culture
- 16. Agile Release Planning workshop • 8 hours (H-H or F) • Real work • Real work from one of the participants in your “Team” • PO usually linked to the real work
- 17. Ideal • More than 1 “table” in the room • All teams learn from each other
- 18. Comments • Very active with your Team, most of the time • AND…plenty of opportunity to ask questions • Questions often: “How do I get my team to do [X]…?”
- 19. Attendees say… • Should be required • Essential • This is when everything came together for me • Learning by doing • Attendees strongly recommend
- 20. In-House • We do the ARP workshop as an in-house workshop
- 21. Links: • The Schedule is here: • https://leanagiletraining.com/lean-agile- and-scrum-courses/ • The next course, with more details: • https://leanagiletraining.com/courses/ scrummaster-charlotte-1022/ • Write-ups: • https://leanagiletraining.com/lean-agile- and-scrum-courses/scrum-and-agile- course-descriptions/
- 22. THREE: Online
- 23. Online • Almost all courses/workshops are online now • We have one in-person course if you - not clear when this will be popular again • We recommend the Half-day format. It’s tough to be on Zoom all day • Sometimes Half-day fits families better (eg, baby sitting) — or doing other work that same day • We also offer Full-day format (for those who need/prefer that)
- 24. Online • Zoom • Break-out rooms • mural.co - an online simultaneous collaboration platform • Mainly for “stickies” • “Steal” it for your remote team • Hand drawn pictures and notes. Via Paper on iPad Pro with Apple pencil.
- 26. Next Sessions… • What do we need to discuss? • What are the best topics for the next sessions? • Please contact me with suggestions. jhlittle@leanagiletraining.com • Next sessions (free and $5): • https://leanagiletraining.com/lean-agile- and-scrum-courses/
- 27. CLOSING • Thank you! • I’m always happy to discuss further. Joseph Little LeanAgileTraining.com jhlittle@leanagiletraining.com (704) 376-8881