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Agile Estimating and Planning Training

This course is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of Agile Estimating and Planning. The material in this course is based on Mike Cohn's Book entitled Agile Estimating and Planning, and many of slides used in the presentation are licensed from Mountain Goat Software.

Note: This training course can be customized to your specific needs.

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About the Course  

 

This is a one-day course that covers the fundamental principles of Agile Estimating and Planning. A perfect complement to this course is a one-day facilititated session foused on estimating your product backlog items.

What You Will Learn  

 

This course will include the following topics :

  • 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.