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Scaled Professional Scrum

London, February 7-8, 2019

Class Overview

In the Scaled Professional Scrum (SPS) Workshop, you will simulate a large software development project using the Nexus Framework. Through this hands-on case study, you will learn over 40 practices to reduce complexity and dependencies at scale. You will leave with the knowledge and tools necessary to scale Scrum to deliver an Integrated Increment every Sprint.

This experience will help you understand the techniques, philosophies, and challenges that Ken Schwaber and Scrum.org have learned through years of formulating and coaching Scrum projects in enterprises.

Class Details

Language

English

Delivery Method

In Person Class
Location: London, United Kingdom (venue details)

Date

Start: February 7, 2019
End: February 8, 2019

Class Format

Traditional

Registration & Price

Price: GBP 1295

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More Information

Scaled Professional Scrum Training Course

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The Scaled Professional Scrum (SPS) Workshop will show you how to launch, structure, staff, and manage a large agile or Scrum project. In this 2-day workshop you will organize and simulate a scaled software development project to learn the infrastructure, tools and practices needed for success. You will leave knowing how to scale Scrum in order to maximize the value of your software development initiative. You will be introduced to the Scaled Professional Scrum (SPS) framework and walk through forming and managing a Nexus, the exoskeleton of Scrum.

Comment by Ken Schwaber – co-creator of Scrum

“I’ve spent the last two years developing a two-day workshop about scaling Scrum from one to many teams on large projects. I worked with people who have actually constructed the frameworks and practices that made large projects and product initiatives work. Our smallest project experience was 3 teams, average 25 teams, and largest was 80 teams.

We have developed a workshop in which participants learn how to scale a project based on Scrum teams. This is not a philosophical methodology, like SAFe, but a nuts and bolts set of detailed tools and practices for your use. These practices are appended to the basic Scrum framework to create a process you can use to scale your next or current project.

We abstracted a framework for this scaling which we named Nexus. A Nexus is 3-9 Scrum teams that are working on a single Product Backlog to build an integrated increment that meets a goal. A Nexus+ is more than one Nexus interoperating to build a large product, usually integrated through a product family framework, api, or similar integrating technology.

We developed or reformulated 30+ practices, which cause the Nexus to operate predictably. During the workshop, you work in teams to apply the practices on a case study. Come to this workshop if you have a project or initiative that you need to successfully scale, or one that is in trouble. We will help you through teaching, exercises, and coaching.

The audience is systems engineers, development managers, lead developers … the people who will make this happen and have strong familiarity with modern development and Scrum. And for those that will manage the project and need to know when to step on the throttle, and when to brake.

Those of you who have invested and attempted commercial scaling methodologies such as SAFe will find this aimed at the organizing and doing of scaled development. It may well fill a gap that you have noticed when you get to setting up and running your projects, programs and releases."

Topics

  1. The Nexus – An Introduction
  2. Nexus in Action – Dealing with Common Challenges
  3. Managing the Nexus – Healthy Scaling
  4. Nexus+

Objectives

Be ready to explore:

  • The new roles, artifacts and events you need to scale successfully
  • How to organize several teams working on the same product so efforts and productivity are optimized
  • Practices that will help your teams build an integrated software product efficiently
  • Techniques to detect irregularities and how to address them appropriately
  • Challenges you may encounter in large-scale development initiatives and how to get back on track

Target Audience

SPS is targeted at development leads and managers and anyone else involved in formulating, participating or managing scaled Scrum product development. Organizations are encouraged to send a team of people that will be (or already are) running large Scrum initiatives.

It is especially oriented to those who:

- Already are effectively running small Scrum projects
- Want to apply multiple Scrum teams to develop a large system or product
- Managing scaled projects
- Struggling with scaled projects

Format

Students work in teams. They learn through team exercises and discussions built around a case study.

Pre-requisites

Attendees make the most of the class if they:

- Have studied the Nexus Guide (required).
- Have a solid understanding of Scrum either through working with a Scrum Team or through taking a Professional Scrum Master class or similar course.
- Have an understanding of development techniques, tools, and practices needed to sustain large scale development.
- Attempted the Nexus Open assessment.

Assessments & Certification

All participants who complete the Scaled Professional Scrum workshop receive a password to attempt the Scaled Professional Scrum assessment (SPS).

The industry-recognized SPS certification requires a minimum passing score on this rigorous assessment. Scrum.org maintains a public list all SPS certificate holders.

Meet the trainer

Simon Reindl


Simon Reindl

An experienced coach, trainer, speaker and technologist, Simon has 20+ years’ experience in helping organisations in the private and public sectors adopt new technology and add value to their products and services. Simon has worked with clients including Rockwell Collins, ASOS, Surrey County Council, Department for Transport, BP, Tesco.com, Nationwide Building Society and ITV.

 

He is qualified to lead the full range of Professional Scrum Training courses (PSF, PSD .NET, PSM, PSPO) and coach people at all levels – whether in technical or managerial roles.

Interested in working with Simon?

Get in touch for more information.

Website : advancedproductdelivery.com

Email : simon.reindl@advancedproductdelivery.com

Phone : +44 (0)77 3751 6521


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Venue

etc. venues
Garfield House
86 Edgware Rd
London
W2 2EA