User Stories – Part 10
Sprint Retrospective
If the Sprint Review is for inspecting the product increment, the Sprint Retrospective is for inspecting the team processes. Here, the team discusses what went well, what went wrong, and what can be improved. Task management can be a common theme, and there are many creative ways to make a Sprint Retrospective bring out process improvements. As the Scrum Master, you can set up the context and prime directive for this ceremony in such a way that the team can ideate on how they can be better or be more confident with task ownership. Have the team analyze their inputs and come up with the action items for them to commit to.
The Daily Stand-up
A quick 15-minute meeting, the Daily Stand-up is where each team member discusses what they’ve finished so far, what they commit to doing for the day, and what help they need or what problems they’re having. This is not a problem-solving meeting; rather, this is simply for team members to hear each other on where they are in the Sprint.
Product Backlog Prioritisation
Product Backlog Prioritisation is similar to a Sprint Planning, except the team is planning for future Sprints and releases. Here, the Product Owner and the development team talk through PBIs that have not yet been discussed. The desired functionality is made clear, acceptance criteria are declared, and efforts for completing the PBIs in terms of time and/or complexity are estimated.
It would be better if tasks for the PBIs are also identified during this session. Holding regular Product Backlog refinement sessions is a practice that can save the team time during Sprint Planning, and can give everyone a better idea of where the project will be heading to next.
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What is this course?
This ‘Master of Agile – Agile Scrum Developer With 59 Seconds Agile (Video Training Course)’ provides an in-depth understanding of the Agile Scrum Developer 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 an Agile Scrum Developer
What will you learn?
You will gain an in-depth understanding of the Agile Scrum Developer roles and responsibilities, and you will be able to
- Fully understand the role of the Agile Scrum Developer
- 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 (Developer)
- The 12 Agile Principles (Developer)
- Introduction to Scrum (Developer)
- Scrum Project Roles (Developer)
- The Agile Project Life-cycle (Developer)
- Acceptance Criteria and the Prioritised Product Backlog (Developer)
- Initiating an Agile Project (Developer)
- Forming the Scrum Team (Developer)
- Epics and Personas (Developer)
- User Stories and Tasks (Developer)
- Implementation of Scrum (Developer)
- The Daily Scrum (Developer)
- The Product Backlog (Developer)
- Scrum Charts (Developer)
- Review and Retrospective (Developer)
- Validating a Sprint (Developer)
- Retrospective Sprint (Developer)
- Releasing the Product (Developer)
- The Communication Plan (Developer)
- Formal Business Sign-off (Developer)
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