Agile Estimating and Planning - La Jolla

Register Jul 31, 2008 La Jolla
8:30 AM Mike Cohn
16:30 PM $600
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Certified ScrumMaster, Jul 29-30

Planning is important, even for agile projects. Unfortunately, we've all seen so many worthless plans that we'd like to throw planning out altogether. The good news is that it is possible to create a project plan that looks forward six to nine months that can be accurate and useful. Too many teams view planning as something to be avoided and too many organizations view plans as something to hold against their development teams.

In this session you will learn how to break that cycle by learning and practicing skills that will help create useful plans that lead to reliable decision-making. You will leave with a solid understanding of and experience at agile release planning and iteration planning. We will look at various approaches to estimating including unit-less points and ideal time. The course will describe four techniques for deriving estimates, including how to use the popular Planning Poker technique. We will look at techniques to create a plan that dramatically improves the project's chances of on-time completion.

Onsite Availability

Don’t see a date and location you like? Want to train a team or department without the hassle of travel? This course is available for onsite delivery. Contact Mike Cohn at (720) 890-6110 or by e-mail at mike@mountaingoatsoftware.com.

PMPs: This course counts for 8 Professional Development Units (PDUs).

Participants Will Learn

  • The importance of estimating size and deriving duration
  • The differences between story points and ideal time
  • The advantages of an abstract measure of size
  • Techniques for estimating
  • When and how to re-estimate
  • How and when to perform release and iteration planning
  • Tips for communicating about estimates and plans

Who Should Attend

This course is equally suited for managers, programmers, testers, or anyone involved in estimating or planning a project. Participants will be able to return to their jobs with specific recommendations and actions they can perform to improve their current plans and projects.

La Jolla

Scrippspier Classes in La Jolla will be held at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine. This distinguished Hyatt Regency La Jolla Hotel is situated on 11 acres, nestled in a luxurious seaside suburb known as the "Jewel of the Pacific."  Enjoy elegant surroundings and spectacular food when you dine at a one of the restaurants at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla.  Voted one of the best La Jolla restaurants, Cafe Japengo offers unforgettable sushi and Pacific Rim cuisine.  Flemings Steakhouse and Wine Bar serves the finest quality hand-cut prime steaks, or enjoy the Melting Pot for a unique fondue dining experience in our adjacent restaurant village. A few minutes away downtown La Jolla offers European boutiques, quaint restaurants, unique art galleries and clubs, all overlooking the La Jolla Cove.

 

 

This course is also available onsite. For information Contact Mike Cohn


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