The management of requirements is a key process in the success of software development projects, and those using Agile are not exceptions. Rather, in promoting collaboration with clients, and in focusing on delivering business value, the management of requirements is of prime importance.
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Course outline
Duration : 2 days
Public concerné
Product Owners involved in Agile projects and the team members who help define the requirements.
Préalables
The participants must :
Have an introductory knowledge of Agile
Have read the Scrum guide
Understand the life cycle of a product
Have a basic understanding of business architecture or business analysis or requirements gathering
Objectifs
Understand the impact of Agile values and principles on the management of requirements
Understand the impact on team-member roles and what connects them to the Product Owner
Grasp and manage the requirements of a project via the product backlog
Use different techniques for managing requirements which favor Agility
Refine the needs to ensure the delivery of a high-quality product
Define the business value of the needs and the sequencing of production
Explain the acceptance and validation mechanisms of the solution
Méthode pédagogique
Workshops, presentations and demos
Contenu
Introduction
The essentials of requirement and product management
Agile, its values and impacts on the process of managing requirements
Agile’s main steps for managing requirements
Role and responsibility in Agile management of requirements
Who is the Product owner?
Who are the PO’s team members?
The role of the Product owner, on the micro and macro levels
Communicating and comprehending the vision
Defining a product’s vision
Expressing needs in the form of a product backlog
Prioritization and the management of business value
Product backlog management
About user stories
Creation of a product backlog via use cases
Techniques for User Story Mapping
Techniques for refining user stories
About non-functional requirements
Realizing the vision and adapting across iterations
The life cycle of a product backlog element and the role of the Product owner
Being ready to sprint : Just enough anticipation
Validation : finishing an element bringing value during the sprint, conditions of acceptation, definition of “done”
Demonstrating the production and communicating with the stakeholders
Behavior-driven development (BDD) techniques
Surround yourself with the best
Carl M. Gilbert
Expert Leader
Carl M. Gilbert is a coach, mentor and project manager with more than 25 years of experience in project management, mainly in information technology. He has trained more than 25,000 people in project management (in traditional, agile or hybrid mode) all around the world. Carl M. Gilbert is an engineer and also holds a master's degree in project management from with a specialization in international project management. For 25 years, he has specialized in strategic consulting in project management, program management and portfolio management.
Catherine Edgar
Senior Project Director and Project Management Trainer
Catherine Edgar is a senior project director with more than 25 years of IT experience at large firms. Over the course of her career, Catherine has developed management expertise with a focus on the human impact brought about by change. She has excellent problem-solving, training, coaching and interpersonal relation skills. Catherine holds a bachelor’s degree in management information technology, as well as a certification as a project management professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI).
Jean Falardeau
Trainer
With a Masters degree in Science and a bachelor in information systems, Jean Falardeau has been in the business for more than 35 years. He works in business architecture and analysis, strategic consulting, change management, enterprise architecture, business process reengineering and AgilityFor nearly 7 years, Jean trained more than 400 people showing them best practices in architecture and business analysis. His work was based on guides such as BABOK and BIZBOK.
Michel Drolet
Executive VP and Strategic Management Advisor
Backed by solid experience in industry, Michel is what you would call a high-level strategic consultant.