Agile and Scrum Bootcamp

You've heard the term Agile, but what does it really mean and how does it all work? In the first half of the class we'll go over Agile fundamentals. This includes the guiding philosophy, the "rituals", and how to get a team up and running using Agile principals. The second half of the class will focus on the product owner role within Agile. 

Specifically we focus on how to write good user stories. This will be hands on and you'll get plenty of practice writing user stories that can be given to development. We'll end the class by breaking into teams and running a retrospective. Expect to walk out of class with ideas that you can bring to your own team on Monday.

Takeaways

In this bootcamp, we’ll:

• Identify the different stages and roles of Scrum and a sprint cycle.
• Describe best practices of Agile project management.
• Examine the pros and cons of Agile development.
• Write an effective user story, and acceptance criteria.
• Explain the importance of good documentation.
• Write user stories and acceptance criteria that are ready for estimation

Prereqs & Preparation

This is a class for beginners and those with some experience of Scrum. No prior knowledge is required. However, please prepare for class by reviewing the material below.

On Scrum:

• The Scrum Guide by Scrum.org:
  
  http://www.scrumguides.org/docs/scrumguide/v1/Scrum-Guide-US.pdf#zoom=100
  
  
• Video on Agile Product Ownership - (16 Minutes):
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=502ILHjX9EE
  
  
• Product Vision for Scrum (how PRD translates to Agile):
  
  https://www.scrumalliance.org/community/articles/2009/january/the-product-vision
  
  
• The New New Product Development Game (The First Article on Why Agile):
  
  https://hbr.org/1986/01/the-new-new-product-development-game

On User Stories:

• Writing Great User Stories by Roman Pichler:
  
   http://www.romanpichler.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/WritingGreatUserStories.pdf
  
  
• INVEST in User Stories - Wikipedia:
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INVEST_(mnemonic)
  
  
• A framework for modern User Stories - on Medium:
  
  https://medium.com/@jonatisokon/a-framework-for-user-stories-bc3dc323eca9#.y2zt01e0n
  
  
• User Stories aren’t enough for a great user experience - Roman Pichler:
  
  http://www.romanpichler.com/blog/user-stories-enough-for-a-great-user-experience/
  
  
• Modern User Stories:
  
  https://medium.com/@jonatisokon/a-framework-for-user-stories-bc3dc323eca9#.m1m5qp8di

• You will need access to a laptop or computer with a working webcam and microphone as well as a strong internet connection.
• This course will occur completely online using Zoom and Slack.
• Course set up information will be emailed to all students signed up around 24 hours before (and again an hour before) your course launches.

The well-being of our employees, students, clients, instructors, and guests is our number one priority here at General Assembly. We are monitoring the COVID-19 situation very carefully and are adjusting delivery of our programs.

Registered students will be notified 24 hours in advance of this program with information on how to log in to the Zoom Meeting Room and other tools you’ll need for the session. Registration for this class will close 2 hours prior to the session start in order to allow all students ample opportunity to have the technology enabled.