INTRODUCTION TO MANAGING THE TEAM AND PROGRAM BACKLOG

• What is Agile?
• Fundamentals of the Agile Manifesto
• Business and the Backlog
• Basics of an Agile Team
• Basics of a Program Team
• Why are we here?

COMPONENTS OF THE BACKLOG

• Determine Themes and Epics
• Break down to Features
• Further Break down to User Stories
• Use the Four Rs to get Stories to Ready
• Initial Story Sizing
• How to prioritize and Value Stories
• Building a Story Map
• Sprint and Release Planning
• Other types of Stories

MANAGE THE TEAM BACKLOG

• Number One R: Raw Stories
• Number Two R: Rough
• Number Three R: Refine
• Number Four R: Ready!
• How to Detail Your User Stories
• Determine User Story Acceptance Criteria
• Understand Architectural Runway
• Take advantage of your Retrospectives
• Use Radiators and Kanban to promote Visibility and Transparency
• How to Track Progress

PROGRAM BACKLOG MANAGEMENT

• Programs Defined
• Who is Responsible for the Program and Solution Backlog?
• Using WSJF to Manage the Backlog

OTHER MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP TECHNIQUES

• Four Principles of Lean Management
• How to Manage Variability and Change
• Maximizing Resource Efficiency
• How to Deal with Resource Scarcity
• Mapping your Strategy to the Product
• Expectations Management – Dealing with Stakeholders

APPLY TO YOUR ORGANIZATION

• Discuss your challenges
• Brainstorm responses to the challenges

DEVELOP YOUR ACTION PLAN

• Course summary
• Develop an Action Plan with next steps on students’ current project