Developing good agile requirements is an important skill for Product Owners, Business Analysts, Product Managers, Customers, and others involved in defining the What that is to be built. Come join COHAA as we welcome Tamara Sulaiman, PMP, CST to Columbus for a 4 hour educational workshop on writing and using good User Stories as requirements for a software development project.
Please RSVP at COHAA. Class size is limited.
When: July 9th, 2009 Registration: 7:45 am Class Time: 8 am - 12 pm Cost: $35
Payment Instructions: Payment will be collected at the Door. Please Note: Check or Cash payment methods only. We can not accept credit card or debit card payments at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Location: Quick Solutions 440 Polaris Parkway Suite 500 Westerville, OH 43082 T: 614.825.8000
Abstract:
Developing good agile requirements is an important skill for Product Owners, Business Analysts, Product Managers, Customers, and others involved in defining the What that is to be built. Very often agile requirements are expressed as User Stories. Writing and using good User Stories as requirements for a software development project is very different from writing a complex, specific, and complete Product Requirement Documents (PRD) or functional specification. Instead of lengthy Use Cases, or verbose descriptions describing the system shall . you are asked to write a series of short, succinct descriptions of vertical slices of functionality. How do you know that you are writing effective users stories? What is the context that these User Stories are developed and how are they used?
Through a mixture of discussion, lecture and hands on exercises, we will explore:
What User Stories are and how to write them Gathering User Stories Using the Value Driven User Story technique Developing Good Acceptance Criteria Analyzing your user stories with the Invest Model Product Backlog development cycles When and how to slice your User Stories The Techniques for Estimating Relative Size
Audience members are encouraged to bring examples of actual product requirements that we will use in the workshop.
Duration: 4 hours.
Audience Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Experienced all are welcome, though they should have a basic understanding of agile principles: iterative and incremental development, time-boxing, product backlog, prioritizing, these words should be recognized by the attendees.
Key benefits for participants: Practice developing User Stories based on the As A, I Want, So That model. Learning specific techniques for running User Story Writing sessions Learning user story grooming guidelines and practices Practice writing appropriate acceptance criteria Understanding Story Points and Estimates of Relative Size
Presenter:
Tamara Sulaiman, PMP, CST Tamara Sulaiman is Managing Consultant at Applied Scrum where she is focused on coaching teams and organizations transitioning to Agile software development. Tamara brings over 20 years of experience in management across a spectrum of industries including: information technology, construction, international development and education to her consulting expertise. She is a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) and Project Management Professional (PMP).
Since 2003 Tamara has assisted teams in transitioning to agile methods both as a hands-on ScrumMaster and as an Agile Coach and Scrum trainer. She has worked with teams in geographically distributed environments and brings her extensive international experience into her mentoring and coaching. As a Managing Consultant, Trainer, Coach ScrumMaster, and Project Manager Tamara is focused on coaching teams to effectively provide value to key stakeholders and customers through the frequent delivery of software. Her passion lies in helping organizations plan and implement Agile transitions at the program level.
Tamara is the co-originator of the AgileEVM materials and processes that integrate the traditional project management practice of Earned Value Management with the Scrum framework. She is currently serving on the Agile Alliance Board of Directors. As a thought leader, Tamara continues to publish articles on Agile related topics in industry publications such as Agile Journal, Methods and Tools, InfoQ, Projects@Work and Gantthead.com. She also shares her experiences, ideas and expertise as a presenter and speaker at conferences.
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