Software Project Management Mastery (Expert Level)

Topics covered

• define key terms associated with organizational business strategy
• define the sprint backlog and how to use it in day-to-day operations
• demonstrate how risk or anti-value is estimated and incorporated into the product backlog
• describe Agile leadership best practices with regards to people, product, and process
• describe how to manage the sprint backlog
• describe Scaled Agile Framework and its benefits
• describe tangible and intangible benefits and various measures of tangible value
• describe techniques and frameworks for scaling Agile projects
• describe techniques for estimating Agile story points and involving the Agile team in the decision making process
• describe techniques to become an effective Product Owner
• describe techniques to become an effective Scrum Master
• describe the growth, efficiency, and financial value types that drive value-based management
• describe the need to revise data analysis methods for business intelligence
• describe the steps involved in planning for business intelligence across the organization
• identify the roles and responsibilities of key team members within a software project team
• recall the tools and techniques used to create a shared product vision
• recall the V, Spiral, and Iterative traditional-agile hybrid models
• recognize how a hybrid may be utilized as a team is transitioning to Agile
• recognize practices to adopt for developing a data-driven mindset within an organization
• recognize situations where hybrid methodologies may be necessary
• recognize the basic concepts of value-based management
• recognize the best practices involved in establishing SMART business objectives
• recognize the best practices to be adopted for developing self-organizing teams
• recognize the commonly used approaches to establish the organizational strategic goals
• recognize the importance of value in business strategy
• recognize the key challenges faced when recruiting key talent for a software project