Course Description :
When an organization makes the decision to adopt agile, it takes much more than pulling together a development team and allowing them to work in an iterative manner. Agile is a true shift in how individuals collaborate, communicate and operate. Agile requires an all in mindset from both business and technology where all individuals work together to deliver business value in the form of working software.
The Agile for Product Owners course will provide the knowledge to understand and apply the principles of agile. At the end of the course, participants will be able to effectively plan, prioritize and manage a product roadmap to deliver business value, understand the role of the Product Owner and the development team within an iterative process, and gain the skills necessary to become an agile leader to drive your organization to the next level.
Course Outline :
Section I: Agile Overview

What is Agile?
Why Agile?
Agile Manifesto and Principles
Agile Methodologies
Sprint Overview

Section II. Product Owner Overview

Role of the Product Owner
Responsibilities of the PO
Characteristics needed to be a supportive PO

Section III. The Agile Team

Roles of an Agile Team
Characteristics of a strong Agile Team
Supporting an Agile Team

Section IV. Agile Planning

5 Levels of Planning
Vision Development
Product Road Mapping
Feature Prioritization
Release Planning

Section V: Building and Managing the Backlog

User Personas
Epics
Writing User Stories
Sizing User Stories

Section VI: Sprint Planning and Execution

Sprint Planning
Execution
Backlog Refinement
Demo
Retrospective

Section VII: Agile Leadership

What is Agile Leadership
Servant Leadership
Attributes of Agile Leaders

Target Audience :

Product Owners
Product Managers
Team Leadership
Project Managers

Learning Objectives :

Understand Agile Practices and Principles
Learn the role, responsibilities, and characteristics needed to become an effective Product Owner
Explore the roles and characteristics of a strong agile team and learn what a Product Owner needs to do to support an agile team
Dispel the myth that mid and long term planning are abandoned with Agile
Develop user personas and write user stories to build out and manage a product backlog
Discuss and understand typical ceremonies conducted within a sprint in an agile development process
Explore what it means to be an agile leader and the importance of servant leadership

Course Agenda :
Day 1

Agile Overview
Product Owner Overview
The Agile Team
Agile Planning
Building and Managing the Backlog

Day 2

Sprint Planning and Execution
Agile Leadership

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