Agile and Scrum Training - Phoenix - 8-28-08
In a former life (Compaq) I was a Project Manager for a variety of interesting infrastructure and software development efforts. Although I was successful and adhered to PMI standards, I always felt that the traditional "Waterfall" approach was sub-optimal. I know that many of you excel at UML-based waterfall approaches and I don't want to completely dismiss that approach. However, I am a huge fan of Agile in general and Scrum in particular. In my role as a Strategy Advisor I'm able to get an insiders view of many development projects and the organizations that use Agile/Scrum are flat-out more successful than those using other methodologies.
There is a Phoenix organization that I hope to one day present as THE example of how to do Agile development. When I attend their sprint sessions I leave inspired by the effectiveness and passion of all of the participants. I hope all three of you (I'm optimistic) that read this post will come to the session on August 28. Neudesic, a Microsoft gold Certified partner will do the primary training with a "mystery C-Level guest speaker" to wrap-up the day.
COURSE OVERVIEW
Introduction to Agile (What, Why) | Agile methods are fast becoming commonplace in software development practices for many organizations. However, they represent a significant paradigm shift in the way in which stakeholders and team members are engaged, projects are planned, manner in which the team reacts to change, and which teams work together. The session will provide an overview of Agile Software Development, its principles, methods and values. Participants will learn the reason why Agile Methods are gaining share in software projects and driving up ROI.
Scrum Essentials | Several methodologies live within the space known as "Agile Software Development". One of the most widely used, and simplest to apply Agile methods is known as "Scrum". This session teaches the essentials of how to use "Scrum" on projects, focusing on the techniques and practices that development teams require while working on an Agile / Scrum project. The session will provide the required practices, roles and rules of Scrum, and answer specific questions about how to apply Agile Methods (via Scrum) to projects. Participants will review how a product backlog is used to plan a sprint, and learn how to read project status through a sprint backlog and burn down chart.
Agile Planning and Estimation | Session teaches how to plan the scope and schedule of a Scrum project, focusing on hands-on project planning techniques for Agile teams. Requires familiarity with Agile software development (or prior attendance to the above sessions).
Team Foundation Server | See how Microsoft’s Team Foundation Server can support your team’s Scrum process to fully benefit from Scrum’s practices and rules. In this session we’ll discuss how you can use TFS to leverage the Scrum essentials learned in the earlier session.
C-Level Speaker | In this final session, we will hear a “real-world” example of how Scrum is successfully being used today in a development organization.
REGISTER
To register, please visit the link below or call 1.877.MSEVENT (1.877.673.8366).
Date: Thursday, August 28, 2008
Time: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
Location:
Microsoft Corporation
2929 N. Central Ave., Suite 1400
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Phone: (602) 280-8600
Registration Link: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/InviteOnly.aspx?EventID=B8-06-74-1A-B3-D1-76-F9-35-95-06-D7-7B-15-AA-B6&Culture=en-US
Event ID: 1032382828
