Team Velocity and User Stories

SCRUM    |    Intermediate
  • 15 videos | 1h 15m 44s
  • Includes Assessment
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Users stories in Scrum are short descriptions in non-technical language of how a system is expected to behave. Examine user stories in depth, and cover key concepts such as velocity and technical debt.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Describe user stories
    Split epics into a hierarchy of user stories that can be completed in a single sprint
    Describe the scrum story board
    Describe the lifecycle of a user story
    Break down an epic into component user stories
    Split user stories into small slices using heuristics
    Split large user stories into small slices using business data patterns
    Split user stories by identifying the simple and complex patterns
  • Use tasks to measure a team's progress and keep the entire team on track
    Use the smart tasks to break down tasks into manageable portions of the user story
    Use invest guidelines to develop high-quality user stories
    Describe the advantages associated with deferring detailed specifications in scrum
    Use the team's velocity to estimate their capacity in the next sprint
    Describe how to manage the sprint
    Describe how to limit the work in progress

IN THIS COURSE

  • 5m 8s
    After completing this video, you will be able to describe User Stories. FREE ACCESS
  • 6m 5s
    In this video, learn how to split EPICs into a hierarchy of User Stories that can be completed within a single Sprint. FREE ACCESS
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    3.  The Story Board
    4m 35s
    After completing this video, you will be able to describe the SCRUM story board. FREE ACCESS
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    4.  The User Story Lifecycle
    6m 1s
    Upon completion of this video, you will be able to describe the lifecycle of a user story. FREE ACCESS
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    5.  User Story Breakdown
    4m 28s
    In this video, find out how to break down an EPIC into component User Stories. FREE ACCESS
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    6.  Heuristics for Splitting User Stories
    5m 45s
    In this video, you will learn how to split User Stories into small slices using a set of guidelines. FREE ACCESS
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    7.  Business and Data Patterns for Splitting User Stories
    4m 14s
    During this video, you will learn how to split large User Stories into small slices using business data patterns. FREE ACCESS
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    8.  Patterns for Splitting User Stories
    4m 20s
    In this video, learn how to split User Stories by identifying simple and complex patterns. FREE ACCESS
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    9.  User Story Tasks
    5m 14s
    During this video, you will learn how to use tasks to measure a team's progress and keep the entire team on track. FREE ACCESS
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    10.  SMART Tasks
    4m 19s
    During this video, you will learn how to use the SMART tasks to break down tasks into manageable portions of the user story. FREE ACCESS
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    11.  INVEST User Story Guidelines
    4m 20s
    Find out how to use the INVEST guidelines to develop high-quality User Stories. FREE ACCESS
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    12.  Scrum and Deferring Detailed Specifications
    4m 36s
    After completing this video, you will be able to describe the advantages associated with deferring detailed specifications. FREE ACCESS
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    13.  Team Velocity
    5m 3s
    During this video, you will learn how to use the team's velocity to estimate their capacity in the next sprint. FREE ACCESS
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    14.  Managing the Sprint
    5m 1s
    After completing this video, you will be able to describe how to manage Sprints. FREE ACCESS
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    15.  Limiting Work in Progress
    6m 35s
    After completing this video, you will be able to describe how to limit work in progress. FREE ACCESS

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