Description

Taught via online conferencing, this course introduces the Pragmatic Agile Development (PAD) methodology.  PAD is variant of Agile Scrum methodology, enhanced to work with better requirements and supports geographically dispersed teams. This class also illustrates how to configure Software Planner to be used with the PAD and Scrum methodologies.

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Topics

Introduction to Pragmatic Agile Development (1 - 2 Hours)

Agile Overview
:: Overview of Agile Scrum
:: Understanding the differences between Scrum and PAD
:: Understanding Team Member Roles and Responsibilities
:: Understanding the Product Backlog
:: Understanding the PAD Planning Week
:: Understanding 30 Day Sprints
:: Understanding the Sprint Backlog
:: Understanding the Daily Scrum Meeting
:: Understanding Scrum Rules

Managing Agile with Software Planner
:: Understanding Burn Down and Velocity
:: Understanding Retrospectives (Post Mortems)
:: Understanding Software Planner Advanced Project Plans
:: Setting team member calendars (vacations, working hours, etc) in Software Planner
:: Understanding costs (internal vs. external)
:: Understanding time sheet management
:: Understanding the variance reports
:: Understanding the profitability reports
:: Understanding the timesheet reports
:: Understanding the resource allocation reports

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