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TP2575

Agile Estimating and Planning Training

This course takes a deeper dive into the topic of Agile Estimating and Planning at the Release level and at a Program (multi-team) level. Many teams struggle with the topic of ‘Just Enough’ upfront requirements, ‘Just Enough’ upfront sizing and design and ‘Just Enough’ planning so this course is dedicated to demystifying these concepts and walking through practical real world approaches.
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Course Details

Duration

2 days

Prerequisites

  • Basic Agile knowledge and experience and have attended foundation courses such as Real World Agile for Teams or similar courses.

Target Audience

  • Analysts, architects, business customers, developers, operations, product managers, project managers, team leaders, and testers

Skills Gained

  • Challenges with Traditional Planning and Estimation
  • What is Agile and Why?
  • Agile Estimating and Planning Principles
  • The 6 Levels of Planning
  • The Agile Lifecycle Diagram – What Happens When?
  • Writing Stories and Breaking Down EPICS
  • Agile Sizing Methods and When to Use What
  • Affinity Sizing
  • Planning Poker
  • Complexity Buckets
  • Ideal Days
  • Understanding Velocity and Capacity
  • Estimating Initial Velocity
  • Planning a Release
  • Planning for Fixed Date and Fixed Scope
  • Multi-team Program Release Planning
  • Tips for Structuring the Teams
  • Distributed Teams Release Planning
  • EPIC Sizing Buckets
  • Re-Estimation and Calibration
  • Agile Budgeting Tips
  • Agile Metrics – What Do We Measure?
Course Outline
  • Workshop 1 – Learning Objectives
  • Workshop 2 – Traditional Planning Challenges
  • Workshop 3 – How Long Will it Take?
  • Workshop 4 – Writing Good Stories
  • Workshop 5 – Affinity Estimation
  • Workshop 6 – Let’s Size Our Stories
  • Workshop 7 – Range Calculation
  • Workshop 8 – Velocity Estimation
  • Workshop 9 – Factors Influencing YOUR Team’s Velocity
  • Workshop 10 – Try Release Planning
  • Workshop 11 – Multi-Team Challenges
  • Workshop 12 – Biggest Bang for the Buck Ranking
  • Workshop 13 – Multi-Team Release Planning
  • Workshop 14 – Cost – Budget Estimation
  • Workshop 15 – Retrospective
  • Workshop 16– Your Course Action Items