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A Quick Glance

Product complexity is increasing with time to meet the demands of the customers. There is a need for an approach that can solve the problems of complex projects. Scrum methodology is lightweight and solves the complex problems. It is very adaptive and easy to understand. If you wish to solve the complex problems during product execution, then you should gain the skills regarding scrum approach.

Our Scrum Foundation Training course is inspired by successful agile business environments. You can start by gaining the following skills that the successful Scrum professionals have:

They have the skill set of team collaboration and self-organization: To obtain mastery in the Scrum methods, you should use these concepts.
They follow Scrum principles: Scrum principles are the base to solve complex problems. You should follow these principles in your organisation’s agile environment.

Who should take this course

This course is designed for the following professionals:

Project Managers
Product Owner
Scrum Masters

Prerequisites

There is no prerequisite for this course.

What Will You Learn

The purpose of this course is to acquaint you:

To improve knowledge of agile methodologies, Scrum roles, ceremonies and artefacts
To plan and execute Scrum projects
To monitor Scrum projects
To understand advanced scrum concepts

Courseware

Certificate

Tutor Support

Course Overview

What is Scrum? Why there is need of achieving Scrum in the workplace? What problems are solved by using Scrum in the workplace? We will cover concepts such as team collaboration, self-organisation, and division into sprints. We will provide strict guidance to evade going off track and keep Scrum healthy.

Course Content

An Introduction to Scrum

What is core Scrum?
Understand Agenda and history of Scrum
Working and need of Scrum
Scrum Benefits
Understand the Product Owner Role and Responsibilities
Need of Product Owner in an organisation
The Scrum framework and roles

A summary of Agile

An Introduction to Agile
Study of Kano analysis
The summary of Theme screening and Theme scoring
A summary of Innovation Games and priority poker
Analysis of Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum and Sprint Review
Ordering Release Burndown and Progressing Release Plans

Scrum Roles and Responsibilities

Building effective teams
Scrum Master and Product Owner Responsibilities
The Scrum Project Community
Traditional roles in Scrum

Sprint overview

Team Work in a sprint
Using tools for the Scrum Master

Sustainable Pace

Scrum Estimations

An Introduction to Scrum planning
Planning Poker

Scrum Planning

What is Scrum planning?
What are the ways to plan scrum?

Advanced Scrum Concepts

What is advanced Scrum?
Need of advanced scrum

What is Scrum?

Scrum is an agile framework used to implement complex projects. The Scrum was established for the creation of the software projects, but it's best approaches allow it to use for the growth of complex and advanced work. The Scrum is termed by Takeuchi and Nonaka. The Scrum training comprises the Scrum Product Owner course and Scrum Master Certification. The method of Scrum is realistic, assessed and preserved by the Scrum Master and Product Owner.

The role of Scrum Master:

The Scrum Master is the person who assists Scrum. He is answerable for removing problems to the abilities of a team to convey product purposes. He is mainly a person who acts as a wall between the product goals and any barrier.

Responsibilities of Scrum Master:

He is helpful to the Product Owner and makes sure that the important work is understood to all team members.
He guides team with Scrum methodology
He simplifies the self-organisation
He helps to remove weaknesses to the progress of work

The role of Scrum Product Owner:

The Scrum product Owner is a product key stakeholder. The Product Owner recognises the supplies of the product and then make every team member understand this. The po follows the Scrum project framework. Usually, checks for the review list and is the first user of the product. He is much aware of the marketplace and the competition.

Responsibilities of a Product Owner:

The responsibilities of a Product Owner are:

Product Backlog: The Product Owner has to create and maintain the backlogs as the full-time activity. As the technology and things keep on changing, then it is vital to keep an eye on the ball. The backlog is to be groomed before represented into the Sprint planning training.
The Business values: The po have the responsibility to schedule the backlog before the planning meeting. The scheduling of a delay means the relative importance orders the user stories.
Contributions with the amplification of Epics, Themes and Features into user stories: The po should make a clear vision of the user requirements to the team members so the presence of the Product Owner should be there during the elaboration of user stories.
Delivers the Vision and Goals: The Product Owner should remind the team about the objectives of the project. This approach will keep all the team members on track.
Dealing with the customers and the stakeholders: The Product Owner must invariably involve the client and stakeholders to guarantee the team is constructing the right product. The Product Owner has the chance to direct the team in a changed direction
Contributes to Planning Meetings and Sprint Reviews: In an organisation, various processes are in execution, so it is quite easy for a po to excuse for the meetings. But any other Scrum ceremony will be the other chance to inspect and adapt.
Reviews the product progress at the end of every Sprint: During the requirement of rescheduling the work, the po should analyse the things and make hem happen.
Alterations in a project: The Product Owner has complete control on the project and can direct the team in an entirely different direction. The team members should have trust in on their po and calmly welcome the suggested changes.
Communicates status: The po is a voice of team members. He always makes sure that communication is open to all the channels and projects have the right amount of support.
Terminates a Sprint if required: If there is a need to end the project, then Product Owner can command to end the project also.

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About Bolton

The name Bolton originates from bothl-tun with the name Boelton being first used in 1185 AD. The town acquired different names such as Bothelton and Boulton, and finally Bolton (1307). The towns motto means “overcome difficulties”.

Bolton is located in North West England. Since the 14th century it was one of the largest and most productive centers of cotton spinning in the world due to the settlement of Flemish weavers. It reached its zenith in the beginning of the 20th century. However, towards the fag end of the 20th century, the scenario changed. The cotton industry came to an end virtually if not physically.

The various smaller towns and villages around Bolton form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton.

History

Bolton, part of Lancashire, came up as a small settlement in the moorland and was known as Bolton le Moors. At the time of the English Civil War, it was a political outpost in a staunchly Royalist region. This resulted in an attack by 3,000 Royalist troops led by Prince Rupert of the Rhine in 1644. 1,600 residents were killed and 700 taken prisoners in what came to be known as the Bolton Massacre.

Transport

Bolton is connected by local road as well as national routes. The A6 is a major north–south trunk road that passes to the west. The A666 dual carriageway, is an offshoot from the M61/M60 motorway interchange. The M61 has three dedicated stops.

Bolton is served by a network of local buses coordinated by Transport for Greater Manchester. The bus station on Moor Lane was scheduled to be replaced by a new interchange in the town centre by the end of 2014, at a cost of £48 million.

Bolton Interchange was served by Virgin West Coast trains passing through Manchester Piccadilly station. Managed by Northern, the station is part of a town-centre transport interchange. It provides services to many stations are operated by TransPennine Express and Northern trains.

Sports

Bolton is home to various sports such as Football, Hockey and Cricket. Bolton Wanderers F.C. play football in the English League club. The Bolton Wanderers was formed in 1874 and they played at Burnden Park for 102 years. In 1997, it moved to the Reebok Stadium. The club has won four FA Cups, the last one being in 1958. The club has 73 seasons in the top division of the English league – most by any team.

Bolton Hockey Club has men and women in its teams and there are junior as well as regular teams with more than 120 playing members. The town also has two local cricket leagues, the Bolton Cricket League, and the Bolton Cricket Association.