
Introduction to Scrum – Part 6
Scrum theories, values and team
Scrum was created to deliver better products, faster and to allow the development team to incorporate the changes needed throughout the project without needing to wait until the end of the project. The work is gradually incremented by each sprint completion and since it’s iterative, it is easier to adapt to changes or solve problems down the road. Scrum believes in each person as being autonomous and capable of performing his/her job. What is great about Scrum is its capability of adapting, changing what is not going well, to improve for the future.
One of the values of Scrum is courage: meaning that the development has the courage to work on the project and deliver their work, even if it’s a complex task. The other one is the focus: by defining the product backlog and what is going to be done on each sprint, this allows the development team to focus on the work ahead and not get distracted by problems or other tasks which are not part of the sprint. The third value is commitment: each person within the development team will have their own tasks to complete and at the beginning of the sprint they, individually decide how many tasks they can deliver in that sprint. The fourth value is respect: each scrum member respects the other on completing their tasks. The last value is openness: all the team members are open about their tasks and also about the problems that they may encounter during the sprint.
The Scrum team is composed of Product Owner, Scrum Master, and development team. The Product Owner is the one responsible for defining the product backlog and is the voice of the customer to the scrum team. The Scrum Master is the facilitator, his main job is to keep the development team on track and help them to remove the roadblocks and impediments. The development team is everyone responsible for actually doing the tasks within the sprint, they deliver the work.
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Master of Agile – Agile Scrum Developer With 59 Seconds Agile (Video Training Course)
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Master of Agile – Agile Scrum Developer With 59 Seconds Agile (Video Training Course)
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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