Agile BI: Value-Driven Data Warehousing and BI, South Africa

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This introduction to agile for DW/BI teams aligns agile values and principles with BI/DW delivery; reviews both iterative (Scrum) and flow-based (Kanban) methods; and clarifies roles, responsibilities, and relationships in the agile BI/DW project community. The class also provides guidelines, examples, and practice on how to write and slice effective agile BI/DW requirements into effective user stories.

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Data warehouse and BI project managers
Directors and leaders
Architects, designers, developers, and administrators
Testers
Business intelligence practitioners
Business analysts and product owners

Story point estimation
Story prioritization techniques
Product backlog grooming
Capacity-based planning
Story conferencing
Sprint backlog creation and commitment
Team roles and responsibilities
Team self-organization and self-management
Kanban and scrum
Feature showcase practices
Retrospectives for continuous learning and improvement
Writing good BI/DW user requirements/stories
Slicing epics into smaller stories

1. Introduction

Agile Overview
Agile Manifesto Exercise

2. How Scrum Works

Scrum Overview
Product Backlog Prioritization
Product Backlog Management
Story Conferencing
Sprint Tracking
Capacity-based Planning
Daily Scrum
Project Monitoring
Sprint Showcase
Executive Showcase
Sprint Retrospective
Adapt and Close

3. Scrum and Kanban

Lean & Agile Principles
Scrum Basics vs. Kanban Basics
Kanban Example
Kanban Metrics
Value Stream Mapping
Limiting WIP
Scrum and Kanban Cadence
Continuous Improvement
Scrum & Kanban Summary
Kanban Exercise

4. User Stories

Capabilities to Stories
User Story Template
Well-Written Stories
Stories are Not Requirements
Architecturally Complete Stories
User Story Exercise

5. Story Slicing

Epics
Slicing Epics
Anti-Stories
Ridiculously Thin-Slicing
This-Slicing Points in the DW/BI Architecture
Story Slicing Exercise

6. Relative Estimating

Agile Estimating & Conventional Estimating
Absolute vs. Relative Estimating
T-Shirt Sizing
Story Point Estimating
Estimating Poker

7. Building Project Community

The Agile Project Community
Self-Managing and Self-Organizing Teams
Shared Values: Team Working Agreements
Honoring Commitments
Visual Controls
Agile Roles

Upcoming Trainings

Join our public courses in our South Africa facilities. Private class trainings will be organized at the location of your preference, according to your schedule.

Classroom / Virtual Classroom

06 October 2024