Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS) is a framework for scaling agile development to multiple teams. LeSS builds on top of the Scrum principles such as empiricism, cross-functional self-managing teams and provides a framework for applying that at scale. It provides simple structural rules and guidelines on how to adopt Scrum in large product development.
The Certified LeSS Practitioner course is an in-depth course covering the LeSS principles, framework and rules, and guides. It provides essential information for adopting and improving LeSS to your product development group. The course contains an overview of LeSS, stories on LeSS adoptions, exercises and extensive LeSS Q&A to ensure we discuss the topics most of interest to the participants.
The Certified LeSS Practitioner course is for anyone who is involved in a LeSS effort. Basic Scrum knowledge is expected and can be achieved by attending a Certified ScrumMaster or a Professional ScrumMaster course, or thoroughly reading Scrum introduction material such as the Scrum Primer and practicing Scrum.
Target audience
The course is targeted to experienced Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Agile Coaches and managers in Product Development departments.
Agenda
The course is three days. The first day has the focus on the LeSS Overview, the LeSS Principles and organizational aspects. The second day focuses on managing the product development with Definition of Done, role of the Product Owner and how (line) managements role changes in LeSS. The last day focuses on how the different teams coordinate their work, how LeSS is adopted in organizations and the role of the ScrumMaster.
Day 1
- Introduction to product development
- The issues with scaling
- LeSS and LeSS Huge Overview
- LeSS Principles
- Systems Thinking
- Lean thinking
Day 2
- Queuing Theory
- What is your product?
- Definition of Done and its impacts
- Product Owner and Product Backlog
- Role of Management and the Scrum Master
- LeSS Product Backlog Refinement, Sprint Planning, Review and Retrospective
Day 3
- Integration & Coordination
- Consideration on technical practices when scaling
- Adopting LeSS in your organization
- Organizational impacts and typical LeSS organizational structure
- Role of Management and the Scrum Master
- Case Study: Bank of America and JP Morgan Chase
- Adoption Q&A
After course completion
All participants will be a Certified LeSS Practitioner and will get an account on less.works. Here they can find additional information about LeSS, share course information and stay in contact with the other course participants.
All participants get access to the draft of the new upcoming book: Large-Scale Scrum: More with LeSS
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