Introduction to Workshop

• Discussion of workshop background & approach
• Agenda
• Resumes

Workshop Introduction (Stand-up Exercise #1)

• Agile Story Concept

Workshop Background

• Workshop Focus

Introduction to Agile Development

• Agile Adoption
• Agile Manifesto
• Agile Development Principles
• Agile Methodologies

Scrum Team Execution

• Scrum Roles
• Scrum Events
• Scrum Artifacts
• Scaled Agile Frameworks

Agile for Software and Hardware

• Structure of SW and HW Teams
• Division of Work
• Agile HW Challenges and Techniques

Agile Flow (Stand-up Exercise #2)

• Single Piece Flow

Agile Product Vision (Agile Case Study #12)

• Develop a Product Vision for Assigned Product

Agile Product Planning

• Possible Product Hierarchy
• Agile Product Planning
• Product Roadmaps

Product Roadmap Process

• Develop a Product Roadmap for Assigned Product

Software Program Management Process in Agile Environments

• System Engineering Technical Reviews (SETR)
• Adjustment to SETR for Agile (RBR)

Release Planning

• Features and Capabilities Mapping
• Developing Story Maps

Product Features

• Identify Epics and Capabilities
• Break down Epics into Features
• Narrate Epics and Features

Story Map Exercise

• Create a Story Map

Agile Story Development

• The Elements of a Story
• The Role of the Product Owner
• Use Case Analysis

Agile Story Development (Agile Case Study #13)

Estimating the Backlog

• Sprint Stories/Story Points
• Normalizing Estimates
• Fibonacci Sequence and Planning Poker
• Large Scale Estimation Techniques

Traditional Large Scale Estimation (Stand-up Exercise #3)

• Estimate the Entire Project From One Feature Estimate

Duration and Cost Estimates

• Run Rate / Conversion Factors
• Calculating Duration

Estimating Story Points (Stand-up Exercise #4)

• Sizing Exercise using Scrum Events

Refining & Prioritizing the Backlog

• Refinement
• Priority
• Coordination/ Resolving Dependencies

Prioritizing the Backlog (Agile Case Study #14)

• Develop Product Backlog Item (PBI) Priority for Assigned Project
• MoSCoW Prioritization Exercise

Scaling Agile

• Multiple Frameworks for Scaling
• Scrum of Scrums (SoS)
• Metascrums
• Executive Action Team
• Executive MetaScrum (EMS)

EVMS & Agile Side-by-Side

• Agile Flow
• EVMS Flow
• Comparisons

Organization and Work Definition in EVM & Agile

• WBS/OBS/RAM and Agile Organization
• Guidance in the Identification of Control Account Levels and Agile Hierarchy
• EV / Agile Synchronization

Scheduling with EVM and Agile

• IMS is a Task Database
• Essential EV / Agile Integrations
• Agile Approaches for IMS

High-level EVMS Budgeting

• Contract Budgets and Control Account Plans
• Rolling Wave Planning and Agile Release Planning
• Work Authorization and Scrum Team Commitment
• Time Phased Budgets and Agile Staffing Plans

Agile Capacity Planning

• Managing Core Skill Sets

Sprint Planning & Control Account Plans (Agile Case Study #15)

• Using the Product Roadmap, Release Plans, and Story Maps for Sprint Planning
• Developing a Control Account Plan in Agile Project

Measuring Accomplishment in Agile

• Methods for Measuring Accomplishment
• Where is the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB)?
• Handling Scope Increases/Decreases in Agile

Reporting

• Sprint Accomplishment Metrics
• Burn Up, Burn Down, and Sprint Velocity, and Sprint Stability Metrics
• Agile Metrics and EVM Calculations
• Portfolio Metrics

Analyzing Project Performance & Sprint Results

• Perform Analysis of Sample Data

Variance Analysis

• Interpreting Cost and Schedule Variances
• Data Capture from Agile / Scrum
• Corrective Action Planning

Estimates, Indices and Forecasts

• Developing EACs with Agile & Scrum
• Using Performance Indices
• Forecasting in Agile Projects

Baseline Change Control

• The Importance of Baseline Management
• Achieving a Firm baseline and still be Agile
• How the Baseline is Affected by Various Changes

Implementing Agile in the EVMS Environment

• Challenges & Successes
• Tips and Guidance

Appendix

Course Evaluation Sheet and Discussion

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