Agile Project Estimation

AGL-144 (2 Days)

Agile Training Overview

Accelebrate's Agile Project Estimation training course teaches students how to estimate the timing of Agile project deliverables. Attendees learn how to ensure that the maximum business value is delivered to the Product Owner.

Location and Pricing

Most Accelebrate courses are taught as private, customized training for 3 or more attendees at our clients' sites worldwide. In addition, we offer live, private online classes for teams who may be in multiple locations or wish to save on travel costs. Please visit our client list for organizations for whom we have delivered onsite training. To receive a customized proposal and price quote for private on-site or online training, please contact us.

Agile Training Objectives

Decompose scope to manageable pieces for teams to consume during a sprint
Understand relative sizing and how it's used
Develop estimates for a project
Interpret Agile reporting

Agile Training Outline

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Introduction

Agile Estimation

Agile Means Discipline
The Agile Microscope
People versus Formulas

Why Plans Fail

Top reasons Software Planning Fails
What makes a plan an Agile plan?

Managing Requirements

Decomposing Scope
Developing the Release Plan
- Leveraging Themes
INVEST-ing in Good Stories
The Hidden Waterfall
Metrics for Grooming and Managing the Product Backlog
Story Metrics and the Story Scale
Using Spikes & 'Get Smart' Stories

Relative Sizing Metrics

Understanding Relative Sizing & Why It Works
Relative Sizing Techniques
- Story Points, Ideal Days and Other Variables
- Sizing with Planning Poker
- Constraints on Relative Sizing
Team Velocity Calculations
Consequences of Not Using Relative Measurement
Key Business Metrics
- Business Value Metrics
- Prioritizing / Sequencing Using Relative ROI
Making Corrections
- Dealing with Inaccurate Estimates
- Dealing with Missed Iteration Goals
- Dealing with New / Changed Requirements
- Tracking Historical Trends

Doing Scrum In A Big Way

Team Metrics
How Many Teams?
How Many Product Backlogs

Forecasting

Forecasting Without Any History
Forecasting Using Historical Data
To Buffer or Not to Buffer
Ensuring Quality
- What to Measure and When
- Refactoring Formalized and Measured
- Measuring TDD and ATTD
Forecasting based on estimates
Forecast fine-tuning based on facts

Conclusion

40%

Lecture/Demo

60%

Lab

Course Number:

AGL-144

Duration:

2 Days

Prerequisites:

By default, this course presumes prior exposure to Agile software development. However, we would be delighted to tailor it to any level of prior experience.

Training Materials:

All attendees receive comprehensive courseware.

Software Requirements:

No software is required. Students should be seated in pods of 3 or 4, with a notebook and pen for each student. Each pod should have a flipchart with multiple colors of markers. The instructor will require connectivity for her/his laptop to a projection system and Internet.

Contact Us:

Accelebrate’s training classes are available for private groups of 3 or more people at your site or online anywhere worldwide.

Don't settle for a "one size fits all" public class! Have Accelebrate deliver exactly the training you want, privately at your site or online, for less than the cost of a public class.

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