Highlights
• Identify the most appropriate circumstances in which to use waterfall, agile or a hybrid approach
• Describe the Scrum methodology, its roles, events and artefacts
• Understand the risks and benefits of waterfall and agile/scrum approaches
• Combine waterfall and agile approaches to project management
Course Details
An Overview of Waterfall
• Key Principles
• The Project Lifecycle
• Common Methods
• Benefits of Waterfall Methods
An Overview of Agile
• Philosophy and Mind-set
• Key Principles
• Common Methods
• Benefits of Agile: Why Organisations are embracing it?
• Agile Project Constraints: What’s Fixed, What’s Flexible?
Managing Agile Projects with Scrum
• Scrum Roles and Responsibilities
• Scrum Artefacts
• Scrum Events
Agile/Scrum Techniques
• Agile Communication
• Prioritisation (1,2,3 and MoSCoW)
• Time boxing, Sprints and Flow
• Estimation (and Story Points)
• User Stories, Burndown Charts
• Moving to Agile - What is the Best Way?
Integrating Prince2/Waterfall and Agile
• Advantages of PRINCE2
• Advantages of Agile Approach
• Synergies and weaknesses
• Combining the Models
• Mapping Key Processes
Who should attend
Anyone involved in the software development life cycle – from Business Analysts, Project Managers, Planners, Technical Architects through to Coders and Test Analysts.
Feedback
4.8 out of 5 average
"A very good and dynamic course which manages to balance and combine education on both agile and waterfall, which is led by an impressive and confident trainer."
PR, Principal Engineer, Agile & Waterfall, January 2021
“JBI did a great job of customizing their syllabus to suit our business needs and also bringing our team up to speed on the current best practices. Our teams varied widely in terms of experience and the Instructor handled this particularly well - very impressive”
Brian F, Team Lead, RBS, Data Analysis Course, 20 April 2022
