About this course
The course is 16 hours virtual instructor led training that provides an insight estimating and planning in an agile project using scrum methodology. The focus is to help participants focus on planning a product roadmap, deriving a release plan and start planning sprints.
Pre – Requisites
3 -4 years, work experience in software projects and a basic understanding of estimation and planning would help.
Audience for the program
Team leaders / Project leaders / Project managers and above.
Course material
Soft copies of the material would be provided
Schedule of delivery
The delivery schedule and mode of delivery will be discussed and agreed with the participants prior to start of course.
Course Content
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Overview to estimation (size, effort, schedule and cost)
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Understanding the difference between available effort, actual effort and billable effort
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Understanding relationships between size, effort, schedule and cost
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Estimation
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Estimating size with story points
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Estimating in ideal days
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Techniques for estimating
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Re-estimating (when to re-estimate and when not to re-estimate)
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Planning (scheduling)
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Planning essentials
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Iteration planning
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Estimating velocity
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Planning buffers
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Project tracking
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Monitoring the release plan
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Monitoring the iteration plan
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Project communication
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Value driven planning
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Prioritizing factors
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Financial prioritization
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Prioritizing requirements
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Value
- Understand the principles of estimation and planning in agile environment
- Apply these principles to their existing projects
- Align project delivery with client expectations
- Understand priorities at the time of planning to manage effective release
- Understand the concepts of data collection and to plan effectively based on data driven
decisions