Abstract: "Scrum Fundamentals LiveLessons provides practitioners with a core understanding of Scrumthe most popular agile methodand helpful advice to help them deliver high quality products that add the most value to their customers. In this video training, Tommy Norman (CSM, CSP, PSM I, ALM MVP) provides an introduction to Agile software development using Scrum, which is a lightweight, adaptive framework for managing complex projects. It consists of roles, artifacts, and events as well as a simple set of rules to govern the relationships and interactions between them. This LiveLessons course gives helpful insight into the history of Agile and how its values and principles can focus teams on consistently delivering quality products that immediately add value for the customer. It covers the complete Scrum framework from project initiation, executing Sprints, and delivering a product increment."--Resource description page.

Abstract: 4 Hours of Video Instruction Good metrics can help a team continuously improve and deliver consistently, while poor metrics can create a culture of fear; this video shows how to measure Agile teams effectively and help create an environment that maximizes value and learning. Overview Finding the right balance of metrics for your Agile teams can significantly help your continuous improvement efforts, forecasting, and risk management on software development projects. Instilling curiosity about performance data--instead of dreading arbitrary performance goals--is the best way to promote a culture of continuous improvement. This video will guide you through how best to incorporate metrics into your teams and organizations to diagnose issues, unearth trends, predict issues, and apply historical results to prescribe preventative actions. You will also learn multiple techniques and approaches for creating data visualizations that make your metric reporting clear and impactful. About the Instructor Tommy Norman (CSM, A-CSM, CSPO, CSP, CTC, CEC, CAL, PSM, SAFe Agilist, Microsoft MVP) is the Chief Agility Officer at Acklen Avenue, a custom software development shop in Nashville, TN. With an IT career spanning almost 30 years, he has been helping organizations of all sizes and shapes build great software with a practical approach in a multitude of roles. He has worked deeply with the Agile community as the coordinator of the Agile Nashville user group, founder of the Music City Agile conference, as well as a frequent local and international speaker. Learn How To Define a metric in a way to best observe and influence team behavior and avoid unwanted side effects. Effectively use standard deviation, thresholds, and boundaries to better understand your data trends and better identify potential risks. Understand the four types of data analytics (informative, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive) to get the most out of your metrics. Build and use a balanced metrics dashboard to create a culture of continuous improvement that maximizes value and learning. Create and define metrics that will influence team behaviors that maximize value and learning. Use metrics more effectively by incorporating the four types of data analytics: informative, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive. Create a balanced dashboard that can offer critical insights into how your teams are performing, feeling, and producing. Who Should Take This Course Agile Coach Scrum Master Delivery Manager/Product Owner Course Requirements Understanding of the fundamentals of Agile software development and frameworks such as Scrum and Kanban. Lesson descriptions Lesson 1: Why We Measure: This lesson discusses the underlying drivers for our data analytics and the importance of awareness and intent when measuring data. It's important to approach measuring data with the right intent. A common negative consequence of measuring data with the wrong intent is creating a culture of fear. Lesson 2: Defining a Metric: This lesson explores what is a good metric, how to use simple questions to best outline what to measure, and how to avoid some common pitfalls when working with data. Lesson 3: Descriptive Data Analytics: This lesson describes the first step to creating metrics, which is to collect and visualize historical data to see what's been happening with your team. Lesson 3 is a perfect example of the quote, "A picture maybe worth a thousand words but a good report is worth a thousand data points." Lesson 4: Diagnostic Data Analysis: This lesson explores the importance of understanding and uncovering why certain things happen with your team. Lesson 4 gives you behind-the-scenes kind of experience. Lesson 5: Predictive Data Analytics: This lesson shows about how to get a decent idea of what's likely to happen within your team since the future is unpredictable. The instructor gives tips and tricks of using empirical data and simple math to get ahead of potential issues that might arise going forward. Lesson 6: Prescriptive Data Analytics: This lesson shows how to analyze your data, identify trends therein, and make informed decisions for your team based on your analysis. Lesson 7: Creating a Balanced Dashboard: This lesson covers the importance of considering the full landscape of collected data, and how to find the best mix of connective metrics to inform your analysis. Lesson 8: Instilling a Culture of Continuous Improvement: This lesson shows how to use data safely while maintaining the freedom to experiment. You will learn to approach metrics in a way that inspires curiosity and not fear. Lesson 9: Agile Metrics in Action: This lesson consists of real-world examples of topics and tools covered in previous lessons, and is intended to help you understand how metrics work in agile teams and organizations. About Pearson Video Training Pearson publishes expert-led video tutorials covering a wide selection of technology topics designed to teach you the skills you need to succeed. These professional and personal technology videos feature world-leading author instructors published by your trusted technology brands: Addison-Wesley, Cisco Press, Pearson IT Certification, Prentice Hall, Sams, and Que Topics include: IT Certification, Network Security, Cisco Technology, Programming, Web Development, Mobile Development, and more. Learn more about Pearson Video training at http://www.informit.com/video.

Abstract: Now updated, the popular Scrum Fundamentals LiveLessons provides practitioners with a core understanding of the most popular agile method, Scrum; helpful advice for creating high-quality products that deliver value to their customers; and information about significant changes to Scrum in recent years and how these changes affect industry and practitioners. In this video training, Tommy Norman (CSM, A-CSM, CSPO, CSP, CTC, CEC, CAL, PSM, SAFe Agilist, Microsoft MVP) introduces Agile software development using Scrum, which is a lightweight, adaptive framework for managing complex projects. It consists of roles, artifacts, and events, as well as a simple set of rules to govern the relationships and interactions between them. This course gives helpful insight into the history of Agile and how its values and principles can focus teams on consistently delivering quality products that immediately add value for the customer. It covers the complete Scrum framework from project initiation, executing Sprints, and delivering a product increment. New content covers updates to the Scrum Guide and the body of knowledge from its creators, new techniques for implementing and scaling Scrum, and certifications that have emerged to support the growing adoption of Scrum. New content for this edition is covered in Lessons 7-10.

Abstract: "For companies that have implemented Scrum, applying Lean will amplify their Scrum implementations and development cycles. This video course will demonstrate how to apply Lean methods to Scrum."--Resource description page.

Abstract: "Scrum Product Owner LiveLessons helps you as a Product Owner understand your role in the Scrum process. It also provides you with tips and practices that Tommy has learned over the years to help you consistently deliver high quality, valuable products to your customers."--Resource description page.

Abstract: "4+ Hours of Video Instruction Leverage the power of Agile estimating and planning to manage client and stakeholder expectations throughout every stage of software development. Overview The inevitable questions while navigating a software development project with a customer are ""When will it be done?"" and ""How much will it cost?"" In this video, Agile expert Tommy Norman shows you how to manage these client and stakeholder expectations using Agile estimating and planning. You will learn how to move beyond the limitations of the time-money-scope iron triangle and address your customer's concerns by understanding their overarching business goals. You will learn how to scope and estimate for a software project with minimal information, as well as how to use product visioning, personas/goals, and story mapping to ensure everyone understands the why, who, and what of the product they are building. You will explore strategies to maximize the Product Backlog's value and how to continually integrate new insights. You will discover how the Product Backlog influences the Release Plan and how it can surface early indicators that reveal the need for potential adjustments to scope and schedule. Finally, you will learn to assess the impact of deliverables on business outcomes and how to incorporate these lessons back into the Product Backlog. About the Instructor Tommy Norman (CSM, A-CSM, CSPO, CSP, CTC, CEC, CAL, PSM, SAFe Agilist, Microsoft MVP) has had an IT career spanning over 30 years, he has been helping organizations of all sizes and shapes build great software with a practical approach in a multitude of roles. He has worked deeply with the Agile community as the coordinator of the Agile Nashville user group, is founder of the Music City Agile conference, a popular contributor to Pearson's Live Online Training Program and Video Courses available on the O'Reilly Learning platform, and a frequent local and international speaker. Learn How To Align with stakeholders' business goals using product visioning activities. Give enough upfront forecasting to make sound budgeting decisions using a simple estimation process. Use personas and story mapping to focus on end-user value delivered. Apply empirical data to a simple and highly reliable release plan approach to help customers maximize value and learning. Use operational style review points to get ahead of any issues and keep the team and stakeholders in constant alignment. Who Should Take This Course Individuals seeking outcomes in Agile software development, aiming to maximize product value. Those tasked with forecasting the cost and duration of an upcoming software development effort who want to do so with an Agile approach. Individuals tracking the progress of an Agile software development effort who need practical methods to set expectations with teams and stakeholders. Course Requirements You should have a basic understanding of Agile software development using a framework such as Scrum or Kanban. Lesson descriptions Lesson 1: This lesson explores the underlying needs behind the questions "When?" and "How Much?" and the best way to meet these needs. It covers how to manage expectations and the importance of a successful beginning to any software development effort. Lesson 2: This lesson covers how to set initial expectations with subsequent efforts in mind. It discusses how to identify the true business value of a software development project, how to estimate time and cost with enough accuracy to support solid decision making, and how to assess the feasibility of a software development effort. Lesson 3: This lesson covers getting a software development effort started. It focuses on the "why" and "how" of solving end users' problems and demonstrates populating the initial product backlog. Lesson 4: This lesson covers how to approach estimating for a software development effort. It explores the benefits of focusing more on conversations and less on estimates to best develop a sense of time and scope for a project. Lesson 5: This lesson covers the art of release planning. Using the product backlog and estimates worked out in the previous lessons, it demonstrates how to create a release plan that makes time, money, and value obvious to your stakeholders and your team. Lesson 6: This lesson covers how to leverage empirical data for an agile approach to release planning. It discusses the importance of good metrics, and how such metrics can inform modifications to the release plan and allow us to adjust expectations appropriately. Lesson 7: This lesson underscores that estimating and planning is all about expectation management. It shows how to use tools and techniques taught in preceding lessons to create short feedback loops. Tommy shares his favorite ways of reviewing progress and new information, and illustrating how the team's efforts are helping stakeholders achieve the right outcomes. Lesson 8: This lesson covers how to successfully implement agile estimating and planning using applicable real-world examples and discusses how to scale these principles and practices. About Pearson Video Training Pearson publishes expert-led video tutorials covering a wide selection of technology topics designed to teach you the skills you need to succeed. These professional and personal technology videos feature world-leading author instructors published by your trusted technology brands: Addison-Wesley, Cisco Press, Pearson IT Certification, Prentice Hall, Sams, and Que Topics include: IT Certification, Network Security, Cisco Technology, Programming, Web Development, Mobile Development, and more. Learn more about Pearson Video training at http://www.informit.com/video.".

Abstract: "Scrum Fundamentals LiveLessons provides practitioners with a core understanding of Scrum-the most popular agile method-and helpful advice to help them deliver high quality products that add the most value to their customers. In this video training, Tommy Norman (CSM, CSP, PSM I, ALM MVP) provides an introduction to Agile software development using Scrum, which is a lightweight, adaptive framework for managing complex projects. It consists of roles, artifacts, and events as well as a simple set of rules to govern the relationships and interactions between them. This LiveLessons course gives helpful insight into the history of Agile and how its values and principles can focus teams on consistently delivering quality products that immediately add value for the customer. It covers the complete Scrum framework from project initiation, executing Sprints, and delivering a product increment."--Resource description page.

Abstract: "Scrum Fundamentals and Advanced LiveLessons provides viewers with a basic understanding of managing an Agile software development project with Scrum, which is a lightweight, adaptive framework for managing complex projects. The Advanced Scrum portion tackles some of the deeper issues around integrating requirements management and quality assurance into your process. Scrum Fundamentals provides helpful insight into the history of Agile and how its values and principles can focus teams on consistently delivering quality products that immediately add customer value. It covers the complete Scrum framework from project initiation and executing Sprints to delivering a product increment. Many teams adopting Scrum struggle with how to manage requirements and integrate their quality assurance efforts into their Agile processes. Advanced Scrum provides a deep dive into both of these areas, exploring how to apply the values and principles of Agile and Scrum to avoid common pitfalls."--Resource description page.