
Conduct Release Planning – Part 3
Agile scrum allows for changes and the inspect and adapt model so changes to user stories or removal of features may be identified during the scrum development process. The product owner leads the effort in defining the feature-driven release by following these steps:
1) Identify the prioritized list of features to be included in a release. It is important to assess value with input from key stakeholders.
2) Working with the scrum team, estimate the story points for each user story assigned to a feature.
3) Host additional discussions with the scrum team to identify any risks or dependencies to reduce technical debt. This may impact the prioritization and inclusion of features in a release.
4) Using past or estimated scrum team velocity, determine the number of user stories that can be assigned to each sprint.
5) Determine the number of sprints required to deliver all of the features identified for a release.
6) Establish the release date based on the number of sprints required.
7) Keep in mind that additional sprints may be required for regression testing and software deployment activities.
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Master of Agile – Scrum Product Owner With 59 Seconds Agile (Video Training Course)
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What is this course?
This ‘Master of Agile – Scrum Product Owner With 59 Seconds Agile (Video Training Course)’ provides an in-depth understanding of the Scrum Product Owner roles and responsibilities
You will explore the Agile Scrum project life-cycle, including how an Agile User Story is created, to how we know when it is ‘done’
This course is aimed at those with or without prior knowledge and experience of the Agile values and principles
During this course you will learn the tools needed to succeed as a Scrum Product Owner
What will you learn?
You will gain an in-depth understanding of the Scrum Product Owner roles and responsibilities, and you will be able to
- Fully understand the role of the Scrum Product Owner
- Understand the roles involved in an Agile project
- Create an effective Product Backlog
- Effectively participate in Scrum Meetings such as the Daily Stand-up, Sprint Review and Retrospective
- Identify the roles involves in the Scrum Team

What topics are covered within this course?
You will cover the following topics during this course:
- An Introduction to Agile Project Management (Product Owner)
- The 12 Agile Principles (Product Owner)
- The Declaration of Interdependence (Product Owner)
- Introduction to Scrum (Product Owner)
- Scrum Project Roles (Product Owner)
- The Agile Project Life-cycle (Product Owner)
- Acceptance Criteria and the Prioritised Product Backlog (Product Owner)
- Epics and Personas (Product Owner)
- Sprint Planning (Product Owner)
- User Stories (Product Owner)
- The Daily Scrum (Product Owner)
- The Product Backlog (Product Owner)
- Scrum Charts (Product Owner)
- Review and Retrospective (Product Owner)
- Validating a Sprint (Product Owner)
- Releasing the Product (Product Owner)
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