Agile Project Management for Software Development Professionals Training Course

Module 1: Fundamentals of Agile Project Management

• Principles of Agile Project Management
• Agile values and principles
• Agile methodology and iterative delivery
• Agile project lifecycle
• Agile versus traditional project management
• Agile roles, responsibilities, and governance

Module 2: Agile Methodology in Software Development

• Agile approaches in software development
• Iterative and incremental delivery
• Requirements management
• User stories and acceptance criteria
• Product vision and release planning
• Managing changing requirements

Module 3: Scrum Framework

• Scrum principles and framework
• Scrum roles and responsibilities
• Product Owner and Scrum Master responsibilities
• Development team collaboration
• Scrum events and artefacts
• Product backlog and sprint backlog
• Definition of Done

Module 4: Sprint Planning and Execution

• Sprint planning principles
• Sprint goals and scope
• Estimation techniques
• Story points and velocity
• Task allocation and daily coordination
• Sprint execution and monitoring
• Sprint review and retrospective

Module 5: Kanban for Software Project Management

• Kanban principles
• Kanban boards and workflow visualisation
• Work-in-progress limits
• Workflow optimisation
• Cycle time and throughput
• Identifying bottlenecks
• Continuous workflow improvement

Module 6: Agile Leadership and Team Management

• Agile leadership principles
• Leading self-organising teams
• Servant leadership
• Team motivation and collaboration
• Conflict management
• Decision-making in agile teams
• Building an agile organisational culture

Module 7: Agile Planning, Estimation and Risk Management

• Agile project planning techniques
• Release and roadmap planning
• Backlog prioritisation
• Agile estimation methods
• Risk identification and mitigation
• Dependency management
• Managing uncertainty in software projects

Module 8: Agile Metrics and Performance Management

• Agile performance measurement
• Velocity and burndown charts
• Burnup charts
• Lead time and cycle time
• Quality and delivery metrics
• Team performance indicators
• Using data for continuous improvement

Module 9: Agile DevOps Integration

• DevOps principles and practices
• Connecting Agile and DevOps workflows
• Continuous integration and continuous delivery
• Automated testing and deployment
• Release management
• Collaboration between development and operations teams
• Supporting faster and more reliable software delivery

Module 10: Stakeholder Management and Continuous Improvement

• Stakeholder engagement in agile projects
• Communication and transparency
• Managing stakeholder expectations
• Sprint reviews and feedback
• Agile retrospectives
• Lessons learned
• Continuous improvement strategies