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Organize Projects and Measure Productivity with Scrum

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Learn the five essential Scrum events and how to measure team productivity effectively. You'll practice planning and executing Sprints, conducting Daily Scrums, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives that drive continuous improvement. This course teaches you to create detailed Sprint plans and backlogs, facilitate productive retrospectives, and use key Scrum tools including burndown charts, velocity tracking, and Kanban boards to visualize workflow and measure team performance for data-driven project decisions. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Organize and execute the five key Scrum events including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives - Create comprehensive Sprint plans and Sprint backlogs while facilitating effective retrospectives for continuous team improvement - Measure team productivity and visualize project progress using burndown charts, velocity tracking, and Kanban boards for data-driven insights

Syllabus

  • The Five Scrum Events in Action
    • You will summarize the five key Scrum events: Sprint, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective. You will define the key concepts related to these five Scrum events. You will also explore the process of creating a Sprint plan and backlog.
  • The Daily Scrum and Scrum Sprint
    • You will explore the last two Scrum events in the cycle: the Sprint Review and the Sprint Retrospective. You will learn more about how Sprint Retrospectives can benefit your team in the future.
  • Measure Productivity with Scrum Tools
    • You will explore how to use burndown charts, velocity, and Kanban boards in Scrum.
  • Wrap Up
    • Congratulations! You have reached the end of the Google Agile Essentials Specialization. You will wrap-up the course and claim your certificate badge.

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