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Capstone Project for Scrum Masters

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Overview

If you’re just starting out on your project management career, or extending your skillset to include Scrum and Agile methodologies, a capstone project is an excellent way to showcase your practical experience to a prospective employer. This Capstone for Scrum Masters course is designed for professionals seeking to apply foundational Scrum Master skills to a real-world scenario. It’s ideal for showcasing your team collaboration skills and ability to use project management tools in an interview!

During this course, you’ll gain hands-on experience creating essential project documents, facilitating Agile processes, and leading a Scrum team to successful a project outcome.

You’ll consolidate your understanding of how to initiate project launches and form effective Scrum teams. You’ll fine-tune your skills in developing working agreements and user stories, curating the product backlog, conducting relative estimation, creating the sprint backlog, generating a burndown chart, and facilitating retrospectives. Plus, as you tackle the challenges, you’ll get access to valuable templates and instructional guidance to help you build a portfolio of artifacts.

Once you’ve completed this capstone course, you’ll have a portfolio of examples that show employers you’re fully equipped to lead Scrum projects, manage Agile workflows, and contribute to successful project outcomes.

If you’re looking to add valuable practical Scrum Master experience to your resume, ENROLL TODAY and get ready to power up your portfolio in just 3 weeks!

Syllabus

Module 1: Program and Course Introduction

  • Module Introduction and Learning Objectives
  • Module 1 Overview and Activity Requirements
  • Review the Contents and Purpose of a Project Charter
  • Review a Product Roadmap
  • Case Study: Project Charter and Product Roadmap
  • Stacey Diagramming Method
  • Lab: Stacey Analysis
  • Stakeholder Identification and Engagement Methods
  • Project Scenario Team Overview
  • Review a Working Agreement
  • Lab: Develop a Working Agreement for Your Scrum Team
  • Practice Quiz: Program and Course Introduction
  • Module 1 Glossary
  • Module 1 Graded Quiz
  • Summary

Module 2: Product Backlog and User Story Development

  • Module 2 Introduction and Learning Objectives
  • Module 2 Overview and Activity Requirements
  • User Story and Product Backlog Review
  • Product Vision
  • Lab: Create User Stories, Product Backlog, and Product Vision
  • Risk Register and Relative Estimation
  • Lab: Create a Risk Register Using Force Field Analysis, Perform Relative Estimation, and Update Product Backlog
  • Velocity
  • Lab: Calculate Velocity
  • Practice Quiz: Product Backlog and User Story Development
  • Module 2 Glossary
  • Module 2 Graded Quiz
  • Summary

Module 3: Sprint 1 Planning and Execution

  • Module 3 Introduction and Learning Objectives
  • Module 3 Overview and Activity Requirement
  • Sprint Backlog and Kanban Boards
  • Lab: Create Sprint Backlog, Burndown Chart, and Kanban Board
  • Project Scenario Update: What Happened in Sprint 1
  • Sprint 1 Demo Review Demo Purpose and Planning
  • Lab: Daily Standup and Sprint Demo
  • Practice Quiz: Sprint 1 Planning and Execution
  • Module 3 Glossary
  • Module 3 Graded Quiz
  • Summary

Module 4: Sprint Close Out and Analysis

  • Module 4 Introduction and Learning Objectives
  • Module 4 Overview and Activity Requirements
  • Sprint 1 Retrospective Overview
  • Lab: Read the Demo Report
  • Closing Out a Sprint
  • Planning for the Next Sprint
  • Lab: Review Sprint 1 and Develop a Game Plan for Sprints 2 and 3
  • Practice Quiz: Module 4: Sprint Close Out and Analysis
  • Module 4 Glossary
  • Module 4 Graded Quiz
  • Summary

Module 5: Sprint 3- MVP Launch

  • Module 5 Introduction and Learning Objectives
  • Module 5 Overview and Activity Requirements
  • Sprints 1 and 2 Analysis
  • Lab: Develop a Sprint 3 Game Plan
  • Sprint 3 Complete
  • Planning for the Next Sprint
  • Lab: Refine the Product Backlog
  • Practice Quiz: Module 5: Sprint 3- MVP Launch
  • Module 5 Glossary
  • Module 5 Graded Quiz
  • Summary

Module 6: Final Submission and Evaluation

  • Module 6 Introduction and Learning Objectives
  • Module 6 Overview and Project Submission Requirements
  • Lab: Final Project

Taught by

Daniel C. Yeomans

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