
Introduction to Scrum – Part 7
Scrum Events
The first scrum event to consider is the Sprint or iteration: that’s how the work is going to be divided and is the core of Scrum. Sprints are timeboxed periods of between one and six weeks in duration. The second event is the Sprint Planning: that’s a meeting where the scrum team organizes the work for the next sprint. In this planning, the team discusses which tasks are going to be completed and their weight, which means, the effort needed to complete each one of the tasks. It’s up to each development team member to decide which tasks can be done, Scrum allows for the self-organizing of the team, there is no need for someone deciding what the development team is going to do.
The third event is the Daily Scrum Meeting: this is, as the name suggests, is a short daily meeting which involves the scrum team for a maximum of 15 minutes. The team discusses three points: what they did yesterday, what they are planning to do today and if they are facing any issues or impediments. This meeting is not the place to discuss further the tasks or problems, if there is a need for it, the development member should discuss with the Scrum Master after, so they can assist the developer in completing the task.
The fourth event is the Sprint Review: during the sprint review the development team demonstrates the sprint deliverables, and the product owner either accepts the work as done or rejects the work. Any rejected work or required modifications are then added to the product backlog and prioritized for future sprints.
The last event is the Sprint Retrospective: this event is the opportunity for the scrum team to evaluate the processes from the current sprint. Topics include: discuss what went well, what did not go well, and what can be improved? This discussion allows the team to better understand the problems they had and to improve for next sprint, as well as to appreciate what went well and continue doing it.
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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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