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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 Wakefield

Wakefield

In West Yorkshire, England, Wakefield is located. Wakefield is on the River Calder and Pennines eastern edge. In 2001 Wakefield had a population of around 77,512. It increased for five Wakefield wards called East, North, South, West and Rural to 77,512 according to 2011 census. Wakefield is also dubbed as ‘ Merrie City’ in Middle Ages. John Leland in 1538 described it as ‘ A quick market town and large and meately large. It is also a well-served market of fish and flesh from sea and rivers so that vital is good and cheap there. Wakefield Battle took place in Wars of the Roses. Wakefield became a famous centre for wool and a market town. In the 18th century, Wakefield made a trade in corn and textiles. In 1888 parish church of Wakefield acquired Cathedral status. It also became a county town of West Riding of Yorkshire. It was the seat of West Riding County Council from 1889 till 1974.

History

Along with railroad, many streams and lakes also played a significant role in economic growth of Wakefield. There were many damn and around twenty mill sites that include fulling mills, gristmills and carding mills along these waterways. Due to this development growing population expanded in seven separate villages, East Wakefield, South Wakefield, North Wakefield, Burleyville Wakefield corner, Sanbornville and Union. Sanbornville villages are now the primary business centre in Wakefield. The new town hall was constructed in Sanbornville in 1895. From Lovell lake , ice was shipped and harvested by two companies with the help of 16 to 20 train carloads to Boston and beyond it every day. At the beginning of 1900’s railroading was to the extreme with 25 trains in and out of Sanbornville every day.

In 1911, due to fire various rail yard buildings burned and operations centre shifted to Dover. After the emergence of electrification, need for ice reduced. The Later popularity of automobiles further reduced the need for rail travel. Finally, in 1969, Snow train which was a passenger train, made its final run.

During Second half of 20th century, a major industry in Wakefield was the development of 11 lakes. Development of summer homes and services needed to be provided. This helped later to provide incomes to many Wakefield residents. It helped to retain the rural character of Wakefield for which Wakefield is known.

Education

Oldest school Surviving in Wakefield is Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, a boys school established in 1591 by Queen Elizabeth by Royal Charter. The original building is in Brook Street that is now the Elizabethan Gallery. In 1854, QEGS school was moved to Northgate. The school was administered by Governors of Wakefield Charities who also opened Wakefield Girls High School ( WGHS) located at Wentworth-street in 1878. Church of England opened National Schools that include St Mary’s in the 1840s and St Johns in 1861. Original St Austin’s Catholic School was opened in 1838. In 1846 Methodist School was opened on Thornhill Street. Eastmoor School previously Pinders Primary School is only opened by Education Act 1870 which is still open.

Wakefield College has origins in School of Art and Craft of 1868. It is today the primary provider of 6th form and further education in the area with around 10,00 part-time and 3000 full-time students. It has campuses in the surrounding towns as well as in the city. In 2007 Wakefield College and Wakefield City Council announced plans to create a University Centre of Wakefield but bid for funding failed in 2009. Other schools with sixth forms include QEGS, Cathedral High School which is now an Arts College for age 11 to 18 and Wakefield High Girls School.