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Course Outline

Agile/Scrum Principles

  • Objectives and the suitability of Agile/Scrum methodologies
  • Overview of other Agile frameworks
  • The Scrum process flow
  • Key Scrum roles and responsibilities
  • The Business Analyst’s function within Scrum
  • Role definitions and ideal personality traits

Initiating a Scrum Project

  • Conducting the initial project meeting
  • Estimating milestones
  • Core BA activities throughout a Scrum project
  • Exercise: Simulating the initial meeting
  • Managing the Product Backlog
  • Understanding who has the authority to modify the product backlog
  • Working with User Stories, Themes, Epics, and Story Groups
  • Exercise: Crafting user stories
  • Selection of user stories for the current iteration
  • Strategy for delivering usable functionality within a single iteration
  • Practical exercises

Scrum Process

  • BA involvement in key meetings
  • Scrum estimation and planning practices
  • The Daily Scrum meeting
  • Presentation and review meetings
  • Retrospective meetings
  • BA participation in user acceptance testing
  • The role of automated testing, Domain Driven Design, and other practices
  • Handling non-functional requirements
  • Practical exercises

Role Interactions

  • Business Analyst vs. Product Owner
  • Business Analyst vs. Scrum Master
  • Collaboration between the BA and team members
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