Topics:

• Introduction to Target
• Operating Model
• Improving business Processes

• Introduction to Scrum, Product Ownership, and Agile Fundamentals
• Agile Principles, Definitions, and Terminologies
• Understanding Agile Mindset and Core Principles
• Product Ownership Overview: Roles and Responsibilities
• Product Owner Roles and Objectives
• Responsibilities, Prioritization, and Stakeholder Communication
• Sprints, Increments, and Releases: Agile Delivery Frameworks
• Understanding Sprint Backlogs, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospectives
• Managing Scope, Project Scope, and Scope Creep

Activities:

• Interactive Lecture: Introduction to Agile and Scrum Principles
• Group Discussion: Exploring the role of the Product Owner
• Sprint simulation: Plan, execute, review, and reflect on sprints
• Group activity: Scope identification and defining strategies to manage scope creep

Quiz: Agile principles and definitions

Topics:

• The Importance of Market Research in Product Ownership
• Conducting Product Research & Competitor Analysis
• Stakeholder Engagement & Management Strategies

Activities:

• Case Study Analysis: Real-life examples of market research & competitor analysis
• Workshop: Drafting a product research plan
• Stakeholder mapping exercise

Topics:

• Requirements Engineering: Gathering & Defining Requirements
• Writing Effective User Stories
• Acceptance Criteria: Purpose, Definition, and Testing Strategies

Activities:

• Hands-On Exercise: Writing user stories using the INVEST model
• Group Activity: Drafting acceptance criteria for sample user stories
• Peer review of user stories

Topics:

• MoSCoW Prioritization: Framework for Effective Decision Making
• Understanding Agile Metrics: Burn Down vs. Burn Up Charts
• Tracking Progress with Velocity, Forecasting, & Agile Metrics

Activities:

• Group simulation: Prioritize tasks using MoSCoW prioritization
• Practical session: Creating and interpreting burn-down and burn-up charts
• Forecasting progress based on historical velocity data

Topics:

• Building and Communicating Product Vision
• Creating & Maintaining Product Roadmaps
• Strategies for Release Management & Planning
• Estimating timelines, risks, and dependencies

Activities:

• Workshop: Draft a Product Vision Statement and Roadmap
• Practical exercise: Plan a release strategy and timeline
• Group discussion: Address real-world estimation and planning challenges

Topics:

• Managing Multiple & Distributed Scrum Teams
• Collaboration, communication, and challenges faced by distributed teams
• Final insights into team management, sprint execution, and Agile adaptability

Activities:

• Case study analysis: Working with distributed teams in a global environment
• Reflection session: Key learnings from Agile practices over the course
• Group Presentation: Showcase findings from the 8-week course projects