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Agile/Scrum Foundations

  • Defining goals and assessing Agile/Scrum applicability
  • Overview of alternative Agile methodologies
  • The Scrum lifecycle
  • Key Scrum roles
  • The Business Analyst's function within Scrum
  • Roles and compatible personality traits

Launching a Scrum Initiative

  • Conducting the initial kickoff meeting
  • Estimating project milestones
  • Business Analyst activities in a Scrum context
  • Practical session: Simulating the initial meeting
  • Managing the Product Backlog
  • Authority to modify the product backlog
  • Understanding User Stories, Themes, Epics, and Story Groups
  • Practical session: Crafting user stories
  • Selecting user stories for the upcoming iteration
  • Prioritizing the release of usable functionality within a single iteration
  • Assessment exercises

The Scrum Workflow

  • Business Analyst involvement in key meetings
  • Scrum estimation and planning sessions
  • The Daily Scrum
  • Demo or Presentation meetings
  • Retrospective meetings
  • Business Analyst participation in user acceptance testing
  • The role of Automated Testing, Domain-Driven Design, and other practices
  • Addressing non-functional requirements
  • Assessment exercises

Navigating Role Relationships

  • Business Analyst versus Product Owner dynamics
  • Business Analyst versus Scrum Master dynamics
  • Collaboration between the Business Analyst and team members
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