Course description
(APS-SD) Applying Professional Scrum for Software Development
Applying Professional Scrum for Software Development (APS-SD) is a 3-day hands-on course where students experience how to deliver quality software using Scrum with Agile and DevOps practices. Students work in Scrum Teams over a series of Sprints, creating code on a realistic software system to learn Scrum while using Scrum. The course, formerly known as Professional Scrum Developer, includes a free attempt at the globally recognized Professional Scrum Developer I certification exam (PSD I).
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Who Should Attend
This course is intended for all members of a Scrum Team involved in developing and delivering software based systems including: architects, analysts, programmers,database developers, testers, managers, IT-Operations and others, including Scrum Masters and Product Owners. Both individuals and complete teams can gain great value from attending this course. Students will experience working on a Scrum Team during the class and will be able to transfer their learnings to their teammates to help them understand the advantages of using Scrum, Agile and DevOps practices together.
You will make the most of this course if you have:
- Have passed the Scrum Developer Open Assessment
- Have passed the Scrum Open Assessment
- Have experience with the technologies taught in the class such as Java or .Net
Outcome / Qualification etc.
The Applying Professional Scrum for Software Development course has the Professional Scrum Developer level I (PSD I) as its associated credential. All participants completing the Professional Scrum Developer course receive a password to take the PSD I assessment.
Objectives
Students are challenged to implement and apply modern engineering standards and technical excellence within Scrum. They take home an increased understanding of how to collaborate better as a team.
- Experience real collaboration between the
- Developers, Product Owner and Scrum Master in the quest of building and delivering a high quality and valuable product.
- Build and deliver working software by applying modern Agile engineering practices and supportive DevOps tools.
- Understand the synergy between the various elements of Scrum and complementary practices.
- Leave the class with ways to identify common pitfalls and how to avoid them
Training Course Content
- The Scrum Framework
- Working within a Scrum Team
- Definition of Done
- Backlog management practices and slicing features
- Code quality and Technical Debt
- Agile architecture practices
- Test Driven Development
- Pair Programming
- Agile Testing and other practices to ensure quality
- Using DevOps with Scrum