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Course Overview

Discover HAC's Scrum Master and Product Owner Training course, meticulously crafted by industry experts to guide you towards mastering agile project management. Immerse yourself in the world of scrum practices, product backlog management, and effective stakeholder communication. Elevate your skills through engaging industry use cases, practical exercises, and dynamic simulations. Let our course ignite your path to professional success. Enroll today and embark on a transformative learning journey!

Course Objectives

Choose HAC's Scrum Master and Product Owner Training course to master agile project management and product development. With expert instructors and practical learning, enhance your ability to manage product backlogs and facilitate scrum events with ease. Elevate your career now!

Understand Agile Principles: Gain a deep understanding of Agile methodologies and principles, including the Scrum framework and its core components.
Master Scrum Roles: Learn the responsibilities and best practices for Scrum Masters and Product Owners, ensuring effective collaboration and team leadership.
Facilitate Scrum Events: Develop the skills to efficiently organize and facilitate Scrum events such as Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives.
Product Backlog Management: Acquire techniques for creating, prioritizing, and managing the product backlog to maximize value and ensure clear communication of product goals.
Stakeholder Communication: Enhance your ability to engage and communicate effectively with stakeholders, ensuring alignment and transparency throughout the project lifecycle.
Practical Application: Engage in hands-on exercises and real-world simulations to apply Scrum practices and principles in various project scenarios, preparing you for real-life agile environments.

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A basic understanding of Agile methodologies and an interest in leadership and team dynamics are beneficial. Prior project management experience is helpful but not required.

Enrolling in a Hands-On Practical Scrum Master and Product Owner Training course offers numerous advantages:

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Rising Demand:The growing emphasis on Agile practices means there is a growing need for skilled professionals who can lead and manage Agile teams effectively.
Enhanced Skills:The training provides a comprehensive understanding of Scrum roles, facilitating effective team management, backlog prioritization, and stakeholder communication, which enhances overall project delivery.
Increased Earning Potential: Certified Scrum Masters and Product Owners often enjoy higher salaries and better job prospects, as the certification demonstrates proven expertise and leadership abilities.
Hands-On Experience: Participants engage in practical exercises and real-world simulations, allowing them to apply Scrum principles and refine their skills in realistic scenarios.

The goals of our Hands-On Practical Scrum Master and Product Owner Training course are to provide a deep understanding of Agile methodologies and the Scrum framework, enabling participants to excel in their roles as Scrum Masters and Product Owners. The course aims to equip individuals with the skills to effectively facilitate Scrum events, manage and prioritize product backlogs, and enhance communication with stakeholders. Through practical exercises and real-world simulations, participants will apply Scrum principles in various scenarios, preparing them for effective leadership and management in Agile environments.

Agile and Scrum Knowledge: Deep understanding of Agile methodologies and the Scrum framework, including roles, ceremonies, and artifacts.
Leadership and Facilitation: Ability to lead teams effectively, facilitate Scrum events, and foster a collaborative team environment.
Backlog Management: Skills in creating, prioritizing, and refining the product backlog to ensure clear and actionable goals.
Stakeholder Communication: Proficiency in engaging with stakeholders, gathering requirements, and managing expectations.
Problem-Solving: Strong problem-solving abilities to address and resolve obstacles that may hinder team progress.
Adaptability and Continuous Improvement: Capacity to adapt to changing requirements and promote continuous improvement within the team and processes.

Key Topics Covered :

Waterfall Methodology & Agile introduction
- Introduction
- Waterfall Methodology and its Disadvantages
- Overview of Agile, Real-time Examples
- Agile Manifesto, Four Values, and Twelve Principles in Detail
- Benefits of Agile, Various Frameworks
Scrum Overview & Product Owner Role:
- Scrum Overview & Product Owner Role
- Three pillars, 5 values, Roles, Events & Artifacts
- Product Owner role, responsibilities & stakeholders
- Skills required for a successful Product Owner
- Assignment in Confluence
Developers role & Scrum Master role:
- Developers role, Cross-functional & Component Teams
- Skill Matrix Workshop
- Risk & Mitigations – real time examples- Risk Register
- Scrum Master role, Stakeholders
- SM services to PO, Dev Team, Organization, COP’s
- Assignment in Confluence – Skill Matrix & Risk Register
Product Vision & Roadmap:
- Product Vision
- Persona examples, UI, UX & Product vision board
- Quarterly Product Roadmap
- Various Roadmaps in organizations, OKR Framework, KPI examples
- Assignment in Confluence - Roadmap, ChatGPT
Sprint, PBR & Sprint Planning:
- Sprint schedule
- Product backlog refinement facilitation
- Sprint Planning - Inputs & Outputs
- Capacity planning
- Sprint Planning Facilitation & creating Sprint in Jira
- Assignment in Jira & Confluence
Daily Scrum:
- Daily Scrum
- Managing Co-located Team & Distributed Team
- Various real time scenarios with Sprints - live simulation of 4 sprints in Jira, blockers, Flagging, dependencies
- Assignment in Jira – executing 4 Sprints
Sprint Review & Retrospection:
- Sprint review
- Tech Debt examples
- Stakeholder feedback
- Sprint Retrospection
- Detailed Content
- Various Fun retros techniques – 3L, Mad-Sad-Glad, Speedboat etc
- Assignment in Confluence – 4 Retros
Agile Maturity & Reports:
- Measuring Agile Maturity of Teams
- Real time challenges & solutions, best practices
- Surveys - Tools
- New Jira & Confluence instance creation
- Jira fields, Components
- Sprint Report, Velocity Chart, Burndown & Burnup chart, Release Burndown, Timesheets & other reports
- Assignment in Jira & Confluence
Jira Search, Filters, Dashboards & Reports:
- Basic search in Jira
- Advanced search in Jira using JQL
- Export and sharing data
- Create and usage of Filters, Subscriptions, App integration
- Advanced automated Dashboards using various gadgets
- Jira board admin activities
- Assignment in Jira
Kanban, Confluence, Next steps & Conclusion:
- Kanban overview
- Managing Kanban project in Jira
- Confluence activities
- Guidance on PSM1 & PSPO1 Certifications
- Guidance on CV preparation
- Guidance on real time interviews - Q&A
- Assignment in Jira & Confluence

Why choose us?

There are several reasons why you should choose our Quality Assurance/Manual Testing course:

Experienced Instructors: Our instructors are industry experts with extensive experience in software testing and quality assurance. They bring real-world knowledge and practical insights into the classroom, ensuring that you receive high-quality training.
Comprehensive Curriculum: Our course covers a wide range of topics related to software testing, providing you with a well-rounded education in this field. You will learn both theoretical concepts and practical applications, allowing you to develop a solid foundation in quality assurance and manual testing.
Practical Learning: Our course emphasizes practical learning and hands-on experience. You will have the opportunity to work on real-world projects, create test plans, execute test cases, and analyze test results, giving you the practical skills and knowledge needed to excel in the field.
24/7 Expert Support: We understand that learning doesn't stop after the class is over. Our instructors are available 24/7 to provide expert support and guidance, ensuring that you have access to assistance whenever you need it.
Flexible Learning Options: We offer flexible learning options online, allowing you to learn at your own pace and convenience. You can access course materials and lectures from anywhere, at any time, making it convenient for those with busy schedules.
Free Re-enrolment: We value your commitment to learning. Once you have enrolled in our course, you can re-join any other batch free of cost providing you with the opportunity to reinforce your learning and further enhance your skills.

Join us now and take your career in software testing to the next level. Contact us at [email protected] to get started on your learning journey today!

Instructor

Lakshminarayana Nune

Agile Trainer

3527 Reviews 4.4 Rating
3910 Students
16 Courses

Passionate Learner, Agile leader, Coach, ScrumMaster, Facilitator, Guider, Catalyst who strives for continuous success of teams by all means.

Hands-On Assignments

Section HAC W1.1 :

Access Confluence: Launch the Confluence tool by selecting the link to your Confluence instance provided in my recent email
Navigate to Your Space: Confirm you're in the correct workspace, labelled as “Your Name” Space.
Login Credentials: Enter your email credentials to log into Confluence.
Start a New Page: Click the '+' symbol to create a new page.
Page Title: SDLC Process -> Copy the content from the attachment (SDLC Process) to the confluence page, then publish
Start a New Page: Click the '+' symbol to create a new page.
Page Title: Assign the title “Agile Values & Principles” to your new page.
Research Agile Manifesto: Open a new browser window and visit http://agilemanifesto.org/.
Compile Agile Manifesto: On your Confluence page, document the 4 Values and Principles of the Agile Manifesto, then publish your page.
Update Profile: Go to your profile in Confluence and update it with your picture and personal details.

Section HAC W1.2 :

Access Confluence: Start by opening your Confluence tool and make sure you're within your designated space.
Create a New Page: Navigate to the "Pages" section and click on the "Create" button (symbolized by a plus sign).
Initiate Scrum Framework Page: Assign the title “Scrum Framework” to your new page and then click the "Publish" button to save it.
Add Subpage for Scrum Team: While on the “Scrum Framework” page, click "Create" again, title this new page "Scrum Team”.
Add scrum team content from the attached document and publish it.
Create Scrum Events Page: Repeat the process for another subpage, this time titling it "Scrum Events”. Add scrum events content from the attached document and publish it
Create Scrum Artifacts Page: Similarly, add another subpage titled "Scrum Artifacts". Add scrum artifacts content from the attached document and publish it.

Section HAC W1.3 :

Edit Scrum Team Page: Go to the “Scrum Team” page, click on "Edit" to modify the page.
Detail Product Owner Role: On the “Scrum Team” page, describe the role of the Product Owner in five points, then publish the page to save these details.
Go to Scrum Framework Page -> Scrum Team -> Edit -> Add the role of Developers & Scrum Master
Click on Pages -> Create a Page -> Create Skill Matrix page
Click on Pages -> Create a Page -> Create Risk Register (copy from the attached Excel sheet)

Section HAC W2.1 :

Accessing Confluence: Open your Confluence tool and ensure that you are in your designated space.
Creating a New Page: Click on the "Pages" option, followed by the "+ Create a Page" button.
Template Selection: In the right-hand panel, search for the "Product roadmap" template.
Page Title: Double-click on "Product roadmap" to open it, and provide an appropriate page title.
Vision Statement: Edit the section labeled "Team Mission" and articulate your product vision.
Roadmap Planner: Navigate to the "Roadmap planner" section, select "Edit," and make necessary date adjustments.
Initiative & Features: Edit the "Initiative & Features" section to align with the specifics of your product. Insert relevant information. (shown below image)
Quarterly Roadmap: Go to the "Detailed quarterly roadmap" section, edit it, and add information for Q2, Q3, Q4, Q1
Once you have completed the necessary edits and updates, click on the "Publish" button to save your changes.

Section HAC W2.2 :

Access your Jira account (click on Link4 from your email) and navigate to your specific project.
To create an Epic, click on "Create", select your project, and choose "Epic" as the issue type
Enter the name for your Epic, referring to the sheet provided in the attached email (Day -5 assignment sheet)
Provide a summary for the Epic and then click "Create".
Repeat steps 2 to 4 to create two additional Epics.
For creating a Story, click on "Create", select your project, and choose "Story" as the issue type.
Write a summary for the Story, using the sheet attached to the email as a reference, and then click "Create".
Create several stories for your Epics by repeating step 7.
Link your stories to the corresponding Epics as explained in class.
Navigate to "Releases" in the left panel of Jira and click on "Create version".
In the versions panel, link stories to their respective Versions.
Create a User story with Acceptance criteria based on the provided document
Develop two Non-Functional Requirement (NFR) stories.
Verify that all the mentioned items are present and correct in the Product Backlog.
Register for a free ChatGPT account using the provided link: https://openai.com/chatgpt.
Utilize ChatGPT to create Epics and user stories for a Telehealth Mobile app

Section HAC W3.1 :

Open your Jira tool and ensure that you are in your Project
Create a Bug (choose issue type as Bug) -> Give summary as “Users do not receive notifications for transactions”
Create a Task (choose issue type as Task) -> Give summary as “Integrate with core banking systems and other third-party services”
Click on User Story Map from left hand panel
Create additional 2 stories under respective Epics by clicking “+”
Go to backlog -> ensure that stories got created ( Epic name & release automatically display)
Go to User Story Map -> Drag two stories from one release to another release
Go to backlog -> ensure that stories revised release names are reflecting
Go to backlog -> Create a Task -> Give summary as “Architecture design approval required to build payment channels”
Open any story in your backlog -> Click on Link issue -> Linked Issues -> Is blocked by -> story name (step9)->Link
Open Dependency mapper tool from the left hand panel
Click on dependency mapper -> Visualize the dependency
Open any story in your backlog -> Click on Link issue -> Linked Issues -> Is blocked by story name (different project)->Link Open Dependency mapper tool from the left hand panel Click on dependency mapper -> Visualize the dependencies

Section HAC W3.2 :

Open your Confluence and ensure that you are in your space
Create a page and document “Estimation Cheat Sheet” (as shown below) -> Publish
Create a new confluence page - Agile Estimation Techniques -> add content from the attached word document in this email
Open your Jira tool and ensure that you are in your Project
Open your first story -> give story point against Story Points field
Go to backlog -> ensure that stories got created ( Epic name & release automatically display)
Repeat step 5 for few stories and ensure that backlog is reflecting story points If companies are using Original Time Estimate for Estimation
Click on 3dots (…) on right hand corner -> Select Board settings -> Go to Estimation
Select Original Time Estimate from the drop down -> Click on Back on board
Select a story -> Give estimation against Original estimate field
Repeat step 9 for few stories and ensure that backlog is reflecting original time estimates
Please change the estimation back to Story points (Select Board settings -> Go to Estimation)

Section HAC W3.3 :

1.Open your Confluence and ensure that you are in your space
Create a page and give page title as “Agile Rangers Agreements”-> Publish
Create 3 child pages (Working Agreements, DOR, DOD) -> Publish all 3 pages
Scenario 1: Facilitate Working Agreements Workshop using Ideaboardz

Go to https://ideaboardz.com/
Create your account ( you can use your google account) -> Login
Click Create -> Give Name, Description & Title as “Working Agreements ” -> Click Create
Add some sticky notes (Example slide :Working Agreements - Realtime) -> Take the screen shot ( using snipping tool)
Edit your Working Agreements confluence page -> paste the screenshot
Summarize the points (use ChatGPT)
Publish

Scenario 2: Facilitate Definition of Ready Workshop using Miro

Open https://miro.com/
Sign in using your Google account
Create “Definition of Ready” page using sticky notes
Take the screen shot ( using snipping tool)
Go to Confluence -> Edit Definition of Ready page -> paste the screenshot
Summarize the points (use ChatGPT)
Publish

Scenario 3: Facilitate Definition of Done Workshop using Mural

Open https://www.mural.co/
Click on -> START A WHITE BOARD
Click on Create mural -> Create open mural -> Blank Canvas -> Create mural
Create “Definition of Done” page using sticky notes
Take the screen shot ( using snipping tool)
Go to Confluence -> Edit Definition of Done page -> paste the screenshot
Summarize the points (use ChatGPT)
Publish
In Comments section write -> @Rajani or @Naresh Please review -> Save

Section HAC W3.4 :

Open your Confluence and ensure that you are in your space
Create a page and give page title as Sprint Schedule-> Document Sprint Schedule (use template below)-> Publish
Open your Jira instance -> ensure that top 10 stories are refined (estimated)

Section HAC W4.1 (Sprint Planning):

Open your Jira instance -> ensure that top 10 stories are refined (estimated)
Click on Create Sprint button
Pull 3 stories from the Product backlog to Sprint backlog
Click on Start Sprint button
In the prompt window, give your Sprint Goal -> Click Start
Click on first story from Active Sprint -> Create 3 subtasks (Design, Development, Testing)
Assign subtasks to others -> close the window
Repeat step 8 & 9 for other stories in Active Sprint
Ensure that Sprint backlog is ready
Click on Backlog from left panel -> watch the Sprint backlog dates, Goal, Story points

Section HAC W4.2 (Daily Scrum):

Open your Jira instance and ensure that you are in your project
Click on Active Sprints from left hand menu
Scenario 1 : Completing all planned stories

Under first story -> Move subtasks from -> TO DO -> IN PROGRESS -> DONE status
Observe that Story status changed to DONE status
Select second story -> Move subtask to -> IN PROGRESS- > Right Click -> Add Flag -> Give comment -> Add
Right Click on the same subtask -> Remove flag -> Give comment -> Add
Move all the subtasks to DONE status and update the Stories to DONE
Click on Complete sprint -> Click Complete

Scenario 2 : Sprint Scope Change

Back to the project -> Backlog -> Create Sprint2 -> Add Stories -> Start Sprint
Move 1 story to DONE Status
Go to Backlog -> Pull one story from Product backlog to Sprint backlog -> Confirm sprint scope change
Go to Active Sprints -> Move all stories to DONE -> Complete sprint

Scenario 3 : Carry forward stories

Back to the project -> Backlog -> Create Sprint3 -> Add Three Stories -> Start Sprint
Move 2 stories to DONE Status
Click on Complete sprint -> Move incomplete story to New Sprint -> Complete
Back to the project -> Backlog -> Observe that story got carry forwarded from previous Sprint to Sprint 3

Section HAC W4.3 (Retro):

Open your Confluence instance and ensure that you are in your space
Create a page with title Agile Rangers Retros -> Publish
Under this parent page -> Create child page -> search for Retrospective template from right hand panel
Double click on Retrospective -> give page title as Sprint1 Retro
Use Start Stop Continue retro format -> Get example from ChatGPT -> Publish
Create 2nd child page -> give page title as Sprint2 Retro
Use What went well, What didn’t go well format -> Get example from ChatGPT->Publish
Create 3rd child page -> give page title as Sprint3 Retro
Open Ideaboardz -> Use MAD SAD GLAD format -> Get example from ChatGPT->Publish the page in Confluence
Create 4th child page -> give page title as Sprint4 Retro
Open Miro -> Use LIKED LACKED LEARNED format -> Get example from ChatGPT->Publish the page in Confluence
Please feel free to use any white board collaboration tools for above
Create Happiness wall page in Confluence and publish

Section HAC W4.3 (Retro):

Open your Confluence instance and ensure that you are in your space
Create a page with title Agile Rangers Retros -> Publish
Under this parent page -> Create child page -> search for Retrospective template from right hand panel
Double click on Retrospective -> give page title as Sprint1 Retro
Use Start Stop Continue retro format -> Get example from ChatGPT -> Publish
Create 2nd child page -> give page title as Sprint2 Retro
Use What went well, What didn’t go well format -> Get example from ChatGPT->Publish
Create 3rd child page -> give page title as Sprint3 Retro
Open Ideaboardz -> Use MAD SAD GLAD format -> Get example from ChatGPT->Publish the page in Confluence
Create 4th child page -> give page title as Sprint4 Retro
Open Miro -> Use LIKED LACKED LEARNED format -> Get example from ChatGPT->Publish the page in Confluence
Please feel free to use any white board collaboration tools for above
Create Happiness wall page in Confluence and publish

Section HAC W4.4 (Agile Maturity):

Open your Confluence instance and ensure that you are in your space
Create a page with title Agile Maturity Assessments -> Publish
Under this parent page -> Create child page -> Q1- AM Assessment
Open Agile Maturity Assessment tool (excel sheet) from the attachment in this email -> Enable editing->Give scoring (1,2 or3) under the first assessment
Go to Radar Scrum Score card tab -> Copy the Maturity picture -> paste in the Confluence page (Step3)
Repeat Step 3,4,5 for Q2-AM Assessment

Section HAC W5.1 :

Open Jira instance and ensure that you are in your Jira project
Click Search -> Switch to Basic -> Search all stories that are done in your project
Switch to JQL -> write below JQL’s

project = “your project name" AND status = Done
project = " your project name " AND status = Done AND issuetype = Story

Click on Export -> Export Excel CSV (current fields) -> Open the data in Excel
Write JQL -> project in (“project1"," project2") -> Search
Click Save as -> give Filter Name -> My Projects -> Submit
Click on Dashboards -> Create Dashboard -> Name -> My Dashboard -> Save
Open My Dashboard -> Click add a new gadget -> Sprint Health Gadget -> Add -> Select your board -> save
Click add a new gadget -> Pie Chart -> Add -> Filter -> My Projects -> Statistic Type -> Issue Type -> Save
Click add a new gadget -> Pie Chart -> Add -> Filter -> My Projects -> Statistic Type -> Status -> Save
Click add a new gadget -> Two Dimensional Filter Statistics -> Add -> Filter -> My Projects -> XAxis (Status) -> YAxis (Assignee)-> Save
Go to your Project -> Board settings -> Columns -> Change Column Names (In Dev) -> Add Column (In Test) ->Back to Board

Section HAC W5.2 :

Open your newly created Jira Project -> Projects-> select your Kanban project in Jira instance
Create some banking project maintenance stories and bugs on the Kanban board
Prioritize the Kanban backlog
Move 3 issues from Development to Done status
Release
Change WIP limits
Release few more stories again
Go to releases and observe the released content

FAQ

A:The key takeaways from the HAC Scrum Master and Product Owner Training course include a comprehensive understanding of Agile principles and the Scrum framework, mastery of Scrum Master and Product Owner roles, effective facilitation of Scrum events, product backlog management techniques, enhanced stakeholder communication, and practical application of Scrum practices using tools like Jira and Confluence. Additionally, participants receive guidance on certification preparation, CV and LinkedIn optimization, and interview readiness.

A:Beginners can get started with Scrum Master and Product Owner training by enrolling in a comprehensive course that covers Agile principles and the Scrum framework. Engage in interactive live sessions, participate in hands-on exercises, and utilize resources like quizzes and real-world simulations. Additionally, leveraging tools such as Jira and Confluence can enhance practical learning. Seek out certification preparation materials, and take advantage of career guidance for optimizing your CV, LinkedIn profile, and interview skills.

A: Our instructors are experienced industry professionals having over 20 years of experience with extensive knowledge and expertise in software testing and quality assurance. They bring real-world experience and practical insights into the classroom, ensuring that you receive high-quality training from industry experts.

A: Yes, our course is available online, allowing you to learn at your own pace and convenience. You can access course materials, lectures, and assignments from anywhere, at any time, making it convenient for those with busy schedules.

A: We provide 24/7 expert support to our students. You can reach out to our instructors for guidance, clarification, or doubt clearing at any time during the course. We are committed to ensuring that you have the necessary support to succeed in your learning journey.

A: The duration of the course may vary, but typically it is designed to be completed in three weeks. However, as a benefit, once you have enrolled in the course, you can rejoin any other batch free of cost to reinforce your learning.

A: Yes, we provide a certification upon successful completion of the course. The certification validates your skills and knowledge in manual testing and quality assurance, which can be a valuable asset in your career advancement.

A: No, prior experience in software testing or IT is not necessary. Our course is designed for beginners as well as professionals who want to enhance their skills. Our instructors will provide the necessary guidance and support to help you understand the concepts and excel in the course.

A: We strive to provide high-quality training, but if you are not satisfied with the course, we offer a refund policy. Please refer to our refund policy for details.

A: Yes, you will have lifetime access to the course materials, lectures, and assignments even after the course completion. This allows you to revisit the content and reinforce your learning whenever needed.