Scrum for Stakeholders

Scrum for Stakeholders Courseware (S4S)

Agile/Scrum

This instructor-led class is intended to help stakeholders engage effectively with a Scrum Team and get the most from their stake in the product. Through a combination of presentation, discussion, and short quizzes, attendees will gain a clear view of what Scrum is, why it works, and what's myth versus reality, and learn how their own role changes, from shaping the Product Backlog to participating in events and judging success in new ways.

Who should take this class?
This course is intended for anyone with a stake in the outcome of product development: users, customers, leaders, managers, sponsors, business analysts (BAs), subject matter experts (SMEs), help desk, operations and support, project managers, and auditors. It's equally valuable whether your organization is just considering Scrum or already well into adopting it. No prior Scrum experience is required.

Publisher: Accentient, Inc.

Benefits

This course provides several learning objectives and benefits

  • Engage confidently with a Scrum Team as a stakeholder
  • Learn the Scrum framework and its values
  • List and explain the various Scrum accountabilities (roles)
  • List and explain the various Scrum events
  • List and explain the various Scrum artifacts and commitments
  • Understand what it means to be a stakeholder in Scrum
  • Explain why empiricism is best suited for complex work
  • Appreciate why agility beats fixed scope, schedule, and cost
  • Separate common Scrum myths from reality
  • Know when to engage the Product Owner, Developers, and Scrum Master
  • Avoid behaviors that disrupt the Scrum Team and its Sprint Goal
  • Understand the purpose of the Product Backlog
  • Provide feedback that becomes refined Product Backlog items
  • Explain the importance of acceptance criteria
  • Participate effectively in Sprint Planning and Product Backlog refinement
  • Make the most of the Sprint Review
  • Know which Scrum events you won't attend, and why
  • Prefer direct evidence of value over indirect measures
  • Learn the basics of Evidence-Based Management (EBM)
  • Measure success by value and time to market
  • Apply a Shu-Ha-Ri approach to changing how you engage
  • Support a culture of continuous learning and improvement

Teaching This Course

The publisher has provided details here on how to teach this Scrum for Stakeholders course.

Outline

  1. What is Scrum
    1. Scrum overview
    2. What is a stakeholder
    3. The Scrum values
    4. Scrum framework: accountabilities, events, artifacts
  2.  Why Scrum
    1. Agile over waterfall
    2. Empiricism: transparency, inspection, adaptation
    3. Problems with fixed scope, schedule, and cost
    4. Economic advantages of Scrum
  3. Myths and Misconceptions
    1. Requirements, documentation, analysis, and planning
    2. Managers, successful organizations, and culture
    3. Roles, PMO, and self-managing teams
  4. Interacting with the Scrum Team
    1. Interacting with the Product Owner
    2. Interacting with the Developers
    3. Interacting with the Scrum Master
  5. The Product Backlog
    1. Purpose of the Product Backlog
    2. Acceptance criteria
    3. Definition of "Ready"
    4. Capturing stakeholder feedback
  6. Participating in the Scrum Events
    1. Participating in Sprint Planning
    2. Participating in Product Backlog refinement
    3. Participating in Sprint Review
    4. The events you won't attend, and why
  7. New Ways of Measuring Success
    1. Direct evidence over indirect and subjective evidence
    2. Evidence-Based Management and the Key Value Areas
    3. Value, time to market, and ability to innovate
  8. Roadmap
    1. What will be different going forward
    2. A Shu-Ha-Ri approach to implementing change
    3. Professional Scrum and continuous improvement

Required Prerequisites

There are no required prerequisites. No prior Scrum experience is needed; this course is designed for stakeholders who are new to Scrum as well as those already working with a Scrum Team.

Useful Prerequisites

Experience working with or near a software product team is helpful, but not required. Attendees who want a head start can read the Scrum Guide prior to class.

License

Length: 1 day | $35.00 per copy

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What is Included?
  • Student Manual
  • Extra Trainer Files
  • PowerPoint Presentation