Agile Scrum Simulation Workshop

Join our Agile Scrum Simulation Workshop to fast-track your team's Agile adoption, avoid costly mistakes, and enhance collaboration through immersive hands-on exercises, perfect for Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Agile enthusiasts.

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Essential Skills Gained

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Reduce Agile adoption time by training the entire team with expert guidance.

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Avoid initial project mistakes by fostering Agile best practices.

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Fast track project setup by developing a Scrum Board in-class.

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Enhance team collaboration through Scrum role simulation.

Format

  • Instructor-led
  • 2 days with lectures and hands-on labs.

Audience

  • Scrum Team Members
  • Software Development Specialists
  • Product Owners
  • Agile Enthusiasts

Description

Agile Scrum Simulation Workshop

This 2-day workshop puts the Agile team through their paces, by showing them how to conduct the five (5) Scrum ceremonies while simulating key activities within a sprint, all while using their own project as a case study for the exercises. The Agile Scrum team will get to experience the leading Scrum methodology, by using hands-on exercises and testing the basic premise and techniques behind agility. Agile Scrum Simulation Workshop Course Objectives
  • Reduce the time it takes for Agile adoption by training the entire team with the help of an Agile expert
  • Avoid costly mistakes made by inexperienced Agile teams on the first project
  • Fast track your project by developing your Scrum Board in the classroom
   

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Upcoming Course Dates

September 15-16, 2025

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Virtual: Online - US/Eastern

Enroll

$1195

Course Outline

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Module 1 – Introduction

  1. Course Introduction

  2. Course Schedule

  3. Course Objectives

  4. Course Agenda

Module 2 - Agile Overview

  1. What is Agile?

  2. Agile Methods Overview

  3. Agile Themes (change, communication, etc.)

  4. The Agile Manifesto

  5. The Twelve Agile Principles

  6. Recommended Reading

Module 3 - Scrum Overview

  1. The Scrum Process

  2. Team Roles and Responsibilities

  3. Team Exercise 1: Choose a Case Study

Module 4 - Initiating a Scrum Project

  1. The Planning Session

  2. Who is the Product Owner?

  3. Defining the Project Success Criteria

  4. What are Success Criteria?

  5. Team Exercise 2: Define the Project Success Criteria

  6. Establishing the Project Time Box

  7. Team Exercise 3: Establish the Project Time-Box

  8. Building the Scrum Team

  9. Scrum Team Membership

  10. Characteristics of “high performing” Teams

  11. Team Exercise 4: Build the Scrum Team

Module 5 – Compiling the Product Backlog

  1. Envisioning the Product using User Stories

  2. Business User Stories

  3. Team Exercise 5: Write Business User Stories

  4. Brainstorming Technical Functionality

  5. Team Exercise 6: Write Technical User Stories

  6. What is Acceptance Criteria

  7. Team Exercise 7: Writing Acceptance Criteria

  8. Estimating Effort (using Planning Poker)

  9. Team Exercise 8: Estimate Effort (Course-Grain)

  10. What is an Epic?

  11. Creating the Release Plan

  12. Team Exercise 9: Create the Release Plan

Module 6 - Planning a Sprint

  1. The Sprint Planning Meeting

  2. Adjusting the Sprint Goal

  3. Finalize the Sprint Backlog

  4. Team Exercise 10: Finalize Sprint Goal & Backlog

  5. Producing a Task List

  6. Team Exercise 11: Produce a Task List

  7. Estimating Effort (Fine-Grain)

  8. Refine Sprint Plan

  9. Commit to the Sprint

  10. Team Exercise 12: Task Assignment

Module 7 - Checking Status in the Daily Scrum

  1. The Daily Scrum Rules

  2. Team Member’s Roles

  3. The Scrum Master’s Role

  4. Handling Issues from the Daily Scrum

  5. Holding a “Virtual” Daily Scrum

  6. Team Exercise 13: Hold a Daily Scrum

Module 8 – Sprinting

  1. Working the Sprint Backlog

  2. Understanding Project Status

  3. The Scrum Board

  4. The Sprint Burndown Chart

  5. Team Exercise 14: Create a Burndown Chart

  6. Changing the Sprint Backlog

  7. Team Exercise 15: Change the Sprint Backlog

Module 9 - Checking Progress in the Sprint Review

  1. Working Software is Progress

  2. The Sprint Review

  3. Gaining Customer Acceptance

  4. Team Exercise 16: Gaining Customer Acceptance

  5. The Sprint Retrospective

Module 10 - The Role of the Scrum Master

  1. Coaching the Scrum Team

  2. Ensuring the Integrity of Scrum Practices

  3. Class Exercise 17: Ensure the Integrity of Scrum Practices

  4. Communicating among Stakeholders

  5. Removing Impediments

  6. Class Exercise 18: Remove Impediments to Progress

Module 11 – Closure

  1. Scrum Summary

  2. Team Exercise 19: Implement Scrum Practices

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