Course Outline
1. Introduction to the Scrum Framework - A Concise Overview of Project Organization and Business Value Delivery for Government
- Management of requirements in Scrum: The Product Backlog Refinement process
- Scrum Artifacts: Product Backlog (Requirements Register), Sprint Backlog (Task Register), and Increment (Operational Business Value)
- User Story Mapping - A Methodology for Structuring Effective Requirements
2. Demonstration of a Representative Requirements Management Process in Application Development - Illustrating the Workflow from Capturing Customer Needs to Vision Creation, Product Backlog Formation, and Sprint Backlog Execution, Using a Case Study of an Application Supporting Specific Client Business Processes.
3. Identification of Project Target Audiences - Contextualizing Stakeholders
- Stakeholders, Project Clients, and End Users
- Multi-Generational Demographics and Their Influence on Requirements Elicitation
- Practical Exercise: Formulating User-Centric Requirements - Developing Project Personas within the Context of a Multi-Generational Market
4. Articulation of Product or Project Vision
- Defining Project Objectives and Vision
- Practical Exercise: Developing Product or Project Vision - Utilizing the Canvas Model to Drive Business Value Aligned with Customer Needs and Context
5. Establishing Project Quality Standards - Definition of Done
- Identification of Project Quality Criteria
- Practical Exercise: Formulating Project Quality Definitions - Establishing the Definition of Done
6. Identification of Business Value in the Project - Managing the Requirements Register (Product Backlog)
- Structuring Product Backlog Operations - Translating Customer Needs into High-Level and Detailed Requirements
- Integrated Product Backlog - Consolidating Common and Domain-Specific Requirements
- Practical Exercise:
o Drafting the Requirements Register: Epics, Themes, and User Stories
o Evolving Product Backlogs and Product-Oriented Approaches
o Release Planning - Developing the Project Roadmap
7. Identification of Business Value in the Project - Requirements and Acceptance Criteria - Constructing a User Story Map
- Identification, Definition, Decomposition, and Prioritization of Requirements - Applying Tools and Techniques such as Richard Lawrence’s Framework and the Elephant Carpaccio Exercise
- Practical Exercise:
o Defining Requirements - Identifying Components within the User Story Structure
o Measuring Requirements and Ensuring Effectiveness - Establishing Acceptance Criteria for User Stories
o Prioritizing Requirements Based on Client Needs
o Requirement Translation - Ensuring Clarity and Transparency in Translating Customer Needs into User Stories
8. Accounting for Business Value
- Managing Requirements, Tasks, and Business Value Delivery to Enhance Operational Efficiency
- Practical Exercise:
o Decomposing Requirements into Executable Tasks
o Simulating the Presentation of Requirements and Deliverables by Teams
9. Refinement - Consolidation of Workshops into a Strategic Action Plan
- Practical Exercise: Summarizing Training Outcomes Using the SSC Formula with Facilitation Techniques
o Start - Identifying New Best Practices for Implementation
o Stop - Identifying Practices to Discontinue
o Continue - Identifying Practices to Sustain
Requirements
No preliminary preparation or prerequisites are required to participate in this training.
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Understanding that in project management is more about tailoring and assessing each situation than just deciding what to do next.
