Traditional system development methodologies are rapidly being replaced by more iterative or agile approaches. More and more organizations are realizing the benefits of faster product deployment at a lower cost, with less rework due to missed requirements. Effective business analysis is key to developing those requirements and keeping projects on track.
This indispensable course explores the contributions of good requirements development in an agile environment and equips business analysts with the critical thinking, analytical skills, and necessary people skills they need to add value to every agile project.
Who Should Attend
Business customer, user or partner, Project Sponsor or Project Owner, Business Analyst, Business Systems Analyst, Systems Analyst, Project Manager, Systems Architect or Designer, Systems or Application Developer, QA Professional, Systems Tester, Leader of Systems projects or teams or anyone wanting to enhance their agile business analysis skills.
What You Will Cover
Getting Started
- Impact of other domains on agile beginnings
- The agile conversation and working agreements
Agile Overview
- Lean beginnings. Why agile?
- Agile manifesto and principles & practices
Building an Agile Team
- The team as a system
- The business analyst
Project Initiation
- Five levels of planning
- Vision
- Themes and roadmap
- User roles and personas
Backlog Planning
- The product backlog
- Writing user stories
- Guidelines for good stories
- Acceptance criteria
Managing the Backlog
- Prioritization
- Estimating
Release Planning
Backlog Refinement
- Agile documentation
- Requirements elaboration
The Iteration
- Iteration planning and execution
Inspect and Adapt
- The iteration review
- The demo
- The retrospective
Agile Adoption
