Agile, Scrum, and Kanban: Making Your Processes Work for You, May 19

Who: General Assembly
Where: General Assembly Seattle
When: May 19, 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
What: You’ve probably heard of Agile, Scrum, and/or Kanban. Agile is just a concept, whereas Scrum and Kanban are two different methodologies for tracking and achieving progress on a project.
This class will cover the basics of how to organize and lead projects (software and non-software alike) in an Agile manner. We’ll discuss the principles behind the Agile concept, and then get down to looking practically at:
How to break down complex problems into smaller, achievable tasks
Estimating relative level of effort for those tasks
Force-ranking tasks into a backlog of items that deliver the most business value possible with the allotted resources
How to build and maintain a task board that informs everyone involved the actual status of the project in real-time
How to satisfy stakeholders by delivering estimated timelines and planning releases
The differences between Scrum and Kanban
Why you might choose Scrum or Kanban, or even hybridize the two together into Scrumban
The day-to-day activities of leading an Agile project, including prescribed meetings and communications
Adaptations for running an Agile team inside a Waterfall project or organization
How to lead Agile teams when you have no direct authority over individuals

Takeaways:
Understand how to design a process for your team that will give you the best chance of success.
Learn how to work better with both individual team members, and stakeholders who just care about the end product.

Prereqs & Preparation:
It’s helpful, but not required, for you to have worked on a team that collaborated on a project to completion.