Course : Agile methods by examplerole-playing around a LEGO® workshop
Practical course - 2d
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 | Understanding the concepts of Agile methods |
| Communicating customer requirements in Agile mode |
| Evaluate workloads and draw up schedules |
| Implement an iterative and continuous improvement approach |
| Making the most of visual management tools |
Intended audience
Developers, architects, testers, project managers and directors, future Scrum Masters and Agile managers, methods/quality managers, project managers, functional managers, Product Owners.
Prerequisites
No special knowledge required.
Practical details
Role-playing
The discovery of Agile iterative principles is brought about by an initial empirical and playful phase, based on a LEGO® construction.
Teaching methods
The course is based on a 1st empirical approach, consolidated by the presentation of Agile concepts with a case study on an [[IS]] project.
Course schedule
1 Introduction
- A cultural break with traditional project management methods.
- The Agile alliance, the Agile manifesto.
- Overview of the main Agile methods: Scrum, XP...
2 First approach based on an example "LEGO®"
- Agile concepts: players, approach, artifacts.
- Presentation of the Agile situation. Distribution of roles.
- Team evaluation of 1st estimate. Planning of iterations.
- Using LEGO®, the team completes the 1st sprint.
- Product presentation to the customer (review).
- After the retrospective, the team updates the Backlog.
- Conduct further iterations.
Group discussion
Assessment. The entire team reviews the project and evaluates the Agile principles it has applied.
3 Formalizing requirements
- Notions of Story, Epic, User Stories.
- Story value, Business Value, prioritization.
- Initial backlog: building and updating it.
- Acceptance testing: an aid to expressing needs, an approach to validating requirements.
Hands-on work
Presentation by the customer of the initial project backlog "fil rouge". Formatting, description and prioritization of stories.
4 Release planning
- Breakdown of the project into releases.
- Definition of sprints.
- Story evaluation: Planning Poker.
Hands-on work
Customer presents project stories; project manager evaluates workload. Planning. Planning Poker. The team plans the 1st release.
5 Planning and organizing iterations
- Sprint backlog construction, task identification, planning.
- Continuous improvement: leading reviews and end-of-iteration retrospectives.
- The daily Scrum or standing meeting.
- Development organization.
- Using a Kanban.
Hands-on work
Breakdown of stories into tasks, sprint backlog and planning of first iteration.
6 Project follow-up and closing
- Specify the definition of "done", a release, a sprint, a task...
- Progress indicators: release and sprint Burndown Chart, Kanban Work In Progress.
Hands-on work
First iterations completed. MOE updates project Burndowns.
7 Supplements
- Agile engineering principles.
- Implementation: presentation of Agile tools.
Customer reviews
5 / 5
Customer reviews are based on end-of-course evaluations. The score is calculated from all evaluations within the past year. Only reviews with a textual comment are displayed.
DENIS P.
20/10/25
5 / 5
Good command of the subject and a very available trainer
SÉBASTIEN G.
20/10/25
5 / 5
This course gave me a good image of the method.
Publication date : 08/29/2024
PARTICIPANTS
Developers, architects, testers, project managers and directors, future Scrum Masters and Agile managers, methods/quality managers, project managers, functional managers, Product Owners.
PREREQUISITES
No special knowledge required.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.
Developers, architects, testers, project managers and directors, future Scrum Masters and Agile managers, methods/quality managers, project managers, functional managers, Product Owners.
PREREQUISITES
No special knowledge required.
TRAINER QUALIFICATIONS
The experts leading the training are specialists in the covered subjects. They have been approved by our instructional teams for both their professional knowledge and their teaching ability, for each course they teach. They have at least five to ten years of experience in their field and hold (or have held) decision-making positions in companies.
ASSESSMENT TERMS
The trainer evaluates each participant’s academic progress throughout the training using multiple choice, scenarios, hands-on work and more.
Participants also complete a placement test before and after the course to measure the skills they’ve developed.
TEACHING AIDS AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
• The main teaching aids and instructional methods used in the training are audiovisual aids, documentation and course material, hands-on application exercises and corrected exercises for practical training courses, case studies and coverage of real cases for training seminars.
• At the end of each course or seminar, ORSYS provides participants with a course evaluation questionnaire that is analysed by our instructional teams.
• A check-in sheet for each half-day of attendance is provided at the end of the training, along with a course completion certificate if the trainee attended the entire session.
TERMS AND DEADLINES
Registration must be completed 24 hours before the start of the training.
ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Do you need special accessibility accommodations? Contact Mrs. Fosse, Disability Manager, at psh-accueil@orsys.fr to review your request and its feasibility.