Scrum Master, Part 1 of 2: Waterfall to Agile

Explore the history of the Waterfall method, a linear software management framework, and discover what projects work well with it. Compare Waterfall to the incremental delivery framework Agile and discover which projects are conducive to each framework. Become familiar with the Agile philosophy, core values, and principles as well as what circumstances Agile shines best in.

Lesson 1:

• The Waterfall Method
• Try This Planning Analogy
• Iterative Development Defined
• The Anatomy of an Iteration
• Iterative Planning
• Waterfall and Iterative Comparison
• So...What's the Difference?
• Executing a Waterfall Project
• Executing an Iterative Project
• Iterative Deep Dive
• Iterative Deep Dive (Cont.)
• Summary.

Lesson 2:

• The Genesis of the Agile Framework
• Agile Values
• Individuals & Interactions
• Working Software
• Customer Collaboration
• Responding to a Change
• Agile Philosophy.

Lesson 3:

• What Is Scrum?
• Scrum Values
• Scrum Principles
• Scrum Framework.

Lesson 4:

• ScrumMaster
• Serving the Product Owner
• Serving the Development Team
• Serving the Organization
• Characteristics of a ScrumMaster.

Lesson 5:

• Product Owner
• Product Backlog.

Lesson 6:

• The Development Team
• T-Skillset Model
• The Team
• Building High Performing Teams.