The Scrum Workshop

The Scrum Workshop program is a hands-on, although virtually held, workshop series that assists Scrum team members in optimizing their teamwork and product delivery methods. In this program, participants work through exercises related to a Scrum project, from vision to iterative delivery.

The program consists of eight 2-hour sessions, which include breakout exercises for small groups.

Who Should Take This Course

This course is intended for professionals who want to implement Scrum in their workplace. Individuals who have already begun Scrum implementation in their organization and who want to verify their knowledge would also benefit from this course. Scrum applies to any size and type of organization.

Course Outlines

• Welcome and Course Overview

  • The Scrum framework and its importance and use for organizations and teams in product delivery. 

  • Course layout.

• The Scrum Framework

  • We look at the Scrum Roles, Events and Artifacts, which are the basis of Scrum.

• Planning the Product

  • We look at Agile ways to create a Product Vision, and how planning is done in a Scrum project.

• User Stories and Estimating

  • We discuss how to write a good user story and how to create an estimate for one.

• The Scrum Master and Developers

  • We look at the roles of these Scrum team members, and how they work together to evolve the product.

• Working as a Team

  • We go into further detail on how the team can work well together to achieve its goals.

• How Are We Doing?

  • We investigate methods to determine if we’re on track with product delivery, and to correct any issues.

• Larger Scale Scrum Implementation and Course wrap-up

  • We review the process of the course and discuss ways larger organizations can implement Scrum.