Training
Estimating in an Agile World
Estimation Methods for Agile
Agile Estimation
This course will increase an Agile Team Leader's understanding of the
principles and methods of estimating in an Agile environment.
DCG's two day Agile Estimation Class is designed to help you learn the multiple options available to size and estimate your team workloads and provide better predictions as to productivity and time to delivery.
Available exclusively as a 2 day on-site course
From the Agile Manifesto: We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work we have come to value:
- Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
- Working software over comprehensive documentation
- Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
- Responding to change over following a plan
That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value
the items on the left more.
“When our IT staff wanted to learn about Agile techniques and incorporate best practices from Agile, we called upon DCG to help us tailor our current methodology and to train the IT team. Tom Cagley came on site and analyzed our processes then created a custom curriculum for my team. Tom delivered a 3 day training class that was suitable for Product Owners, Business Analysts, Project Managers, Application Developers, and Testers. The training was inexpensively delivered at our location.
Immediately following the three days of training, we trialed this methodology for a project to develop a new application, and it has been a relatively smooth transition from our old way of doing projects. DCG gave us the tools and information we needed to improve our project delivery. And they did it in a cost-effective, engaging, and stimulating class. We were able to train our entire staff of 40 people in two 3-day sessions.
I highly recommend DCG to help you transition to Agile.”
Chris Durski, Senior Manager, IMS Health Overview
"When will it get done?" Answering this question for Agile Teams is an
important part of delivering value to the business. But the Agile way of
doing work makes using traditional predictive and statistical based models
cumbersome and ineffective in communicating the work being done and
progress. This 2 day class provides fundamental and advanced concepts
and techniques for in-depth understanding how important sizing units of work
are and
estimating velocity and burn-down concept vital to estimating effectively.
What the Attendees Will Learn
This two day course teaches practical techniques in estimating
Agile work.
Upon completion attendees will be able to:
- Understand the fundamental concepts of Agile Estimation
- Review the importance of sizing and different sizing techniques
- Examine the concept of Speed, Velocity and it components
- Outline behavioral influences that affect teams and their interactions
- Provide Hands-on exercises in multiple estimation techniques.
- Scale Agile Estimation for the Enterprise
Who Should Attend
- Project Managers, Program Managers
- Quality Assurance Analysts and Managers
- Business Analysts, Software Managers
- Programmers, Programmer Analysts
COURSE OUTLINE
| Day 1 | Day 2 |
|
Estimation -What is an estimate -Budget vs plan vs estimate -Inputs/outputs -Common mistakes Agile by the Numbers -Size, Speed, Influence |
Agile by the Numbers -Techniques (Decomp, Analogy, Delphi, Poker, Parametric) Managing Workflow Burndown Charts Product Backlog Exercises |
Information
To find out more about these training classes for on-site delivery, contact us at 610.644.2856 or email us at info@davidconsultinggroup.com.