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Agile Project Management Basics: Scrum, Kanban and Scrumban

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Some important project management trends have emerged in recent years. Not only is there a growing need to track anticipated project benefits with increased precision, expectations are also becoming more demanding, with stricter budget requirements and more aggressive times-to-market to factor into the equation. Accordingly, a number of Agile project management principles and techniques have come to the forefront. Whether the team under your supervision is tasked with project delivery or routine operations, Agile techniques have a lot to offer.

This seminar will introduce you to the most common Agile methods used in the business world so you can use them to your advantage.

Presentation

GOALS

Understand the values and principles associated with the Agile approach.
Become familiar with the three most popular Agile techniques, namely Scrum, Kanban and Scrumban.
Select the Agile methodology that best suits the context your work team operates in and plan the implementation to sidestep some of the most common pitfalls.

IS THIS FOR YOU?

Professionals
Professionals working in a supervisory capacity
Managers
Mid-level and senior executives

This program is for you if:

The projects you manage are subject to tighter delivery and market launch deadlines.

SPECIAL FEATURES

Constant emphasis on practical applications.
Opportunity to integrate the concepts learned and gain hands-on experience with the Agile process using Scrum and Kanbana methods.

Program

Introduction to the Agile approach

Origins and foundations
Underlying values and principles
What the Agile system can do for business

Scrum methods

Roles and responsibilities
Product backlog
Effort estimation
How sprints work
Prioritization and delivery plans
Scrum risk management
Scrum project simulation

Kanban workflow management

Core concepts
Kanban board
Workflow coordination
Setup of Kanban in a work team

Scrumban: An increasingly popular hybrid

Basic concepts
Differences between Scrumban, Scrum and Kanban

Recap and comparison of three approaches

TRAINING APPROACH

Dynamic, interactive content
Presentations
Situational exercises
Business cases based on real-life occurrences
Sharing of participants’ input through actual scenarios and past workplace experiences
Integrate the concepts

Instructors

Marc Messier

PMP, MBA

Lecturer HEC Montreal