François Chung, Ph.D.

Tag: scrum

Project planning and management

Project planning and management

Coursera training, MOOC (2017). Given online by the University of Virginia (US), this training introduces the key concepts of planning, executing and managing various types of projects. Every organization runs projects, formally or informally. Project management provides organizations and individuals with the language and methodologies for scoping projects, identifying dependencies, sequencing activities, utilizing resources and minimizing risks.

Week 1: Welcome to the world of projects

Main topics:

  • Organization and stakeholders;
  • Project success and failure;
  • Project life-cycle.

Week 2: The ins and outs of project planning

Main topics:

  • Detailed scoping;
  • Identifying dependencies;
  • Completion date and critical path.

Week 3: It’s a risky world

Main topics:

  • Assessing project risks;
  • Cost risk analysis;
  • Planning for ambiguity.

Week 4: Project execution

Main topics:

  • From plan to action;
  • Earned value;
  • Agile, Scrum and Kanban.

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Introduction to Scrum

Introduction to Scrum

iLean training, Belgium (2015). This classroom training introduces Scrum, which is an iterative and incremental software development methodology used for product development. This training, which combines theoretical concepts, practical exercises, games, discussions and real-life examples, explains how Scrum maximises product value, while minimizing software development-related risks, by iteratively delivering small increments to allow fast feedback.

Day 1: General introduction

Main topics:

  • Adaptive approach;
  • Scrum methodology;
  • Sprint: planning, review and retrospective;
  • Product backlog;
  • Kaizen approach: inspect and adapt;
  • Planning poker.

Day 2: Product Owner

Main topics:

  • Estimating and planning;
  • Expectation and feedback;
  • Swarm intelligence;
  • T-shape profiles;
  • Story mapping;
  • Large Scale Scrum (LeSS).

References

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