Duration
3 days
OVERVIEW
Agile Product Owner training is designed to confirm applicant’s practical and working knowledge of Agile that equips them to handle the business aspects and stakeholders in an Agile environment. Agile Product Owner represents the interests of the stakeholders in the Agile Team. Commonly called ‘the voice of the customer’, the Agile Product Owner is responsible for ensuring clear communication of product or service functionality requirements. The Agile Product Owner also prioritizes the requirements from the point of view of an end user, for maximum business benefit, defines
the acceptance Criteria and ensuring those criteria are met.BENEFITS
Implementing an Agile project management practice improved their ability to manage changing priorities. Agile is perfect for any project that requires a series of versions or iterations that need to be reviewed and improved on until the final product is ready for prime time. For example, instead of waiting six months for a deliverable that is either flawed or no longer meeting the current requirements, Agile lets you produce a first draft within as little as two weeks (or less) for immediate feedback—and from here you can improve upon each version until it’s complete. There are a
lot more benefits to using Agile.
- Agile is evolutionary, giving teams an opportunity to learn with each new iteration or draft
- Agile lets teams deliver a prototype and improve upon it with every cycle
- Teams can manage shifting priorities more effectively
- This fast and flexible process increases productivity
- Agile supports regular and collaborative troubleshooting
- The inherent collaborative nature of Agile improves project visibility
- Agile helps teams and individuals effectively prioritize work and features
- Teams can anticipate incoming project changes
- Teams can make quick-course corrections based on stakeholder feedback
- Teams can prototype a solution or process for the next version of the project
- Stakeholders and clients can provide feedback as the project evolves—without holding the project up (because the feedback is part of the process)
- Teams get rapid feedback from each version or iteration
- Empowers project teams to work creatively and effectively
Module 1 – Introduction to Agile Methodology
- Core Agile Concepts Overview
- Traditional Project Management Methodologies
- Drawbacks of Waterfall Methodologies
- Agile Approach
- Agile and Traditional Project Management
- Choice of Methodologies/Frameworks
- Importance of All Stakeholders Sharing an Agile Perspective
Module 2 - The Agile Manifesto
- The Agile Manifesto Overview
- Manifesto Contributors
- Manifesto Values
- Declaration of interdependence
- Traditional vs. Agile project management
Module 3 – Agile Product Owner Overview
- Product Planning in scrum
- Agile Product Framework
- Agile Product Flow
- Product Owner roles
Module 4 – Agile Product Owner at Initiation Phase
- Create project vision
- Identify Agile coach and Agile team stakeholder(s)
- Form Agile team
- Develop epic(s)
- Create prioritized product backlog
- Personas and Extreme Personas
- Story Maps
- Estimating Stories
- Prioritizing Stories
- Create Product Backlog
- Create Product Roadmap
Module 5 – Agile Product Owner at Planning Phase
- Conduct release planning
- Plan and Estimate Phase
- Create user stories
- Approve, estimate, and commit user stories
- Create tasks
- Estimate tasks
- Create sprint backlog
Module 6 - Agile Product Owner at Execution Phase
- Iterations/Sprints Overview
- Velocity Determination
- Iteration Planning Meeting
- Iteration Planning Guidelines
- Development
- Testing
- Groom prioritized product backlog
Module 7 - Agile Product Owner & Agile Team
- Daily Standup Meetings
- Progress Tracking
- Velocity Tracking
- Burndown and Burnup Charts
- Cumulative Flow Diagrams
- Kanban Charts
- Backlog Grooming, Sprint Reviews, Closing
- Sprint Release
- Product Retrospectives
- Releasing resources
- Final reports
- Archiving documents
Module 8 - Agile Product Owner at Review and Retrospect Phase
- Convene Agile of Agile
- Perform Retrospect Discussion & Review
- Role of Product Owner during Retrospect
- Demonstrate and validate sprint
- Retrospect sprint
- Release Phase
Module 8 - Agile Product Owner at Closure
- Ship deliverables
- Retrospect project
- Importance of Value
- Practices for value-driven delivery
- Risk management
- Risk-adjusted backlog
- Agile Implementation
- Scalability of Agile Product Ownership
- Transition to Agile Product Ownership
NOTEActivities on high team interaction and role-plays will be incorporated during training session with all participants to further facilitate and strengthen candidates understanding on Agile Product Owner concepts and Agile methodology in an overall manner.
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.