This is a hands-on course that provides the foundational knowledge needed to work with scrum in a highly practical way. The course is a combination of instruction, assignments, and team-based exercises. During the exercises, students work in teams over a series of sprints to learn scrum and use it to deliver a product. They experience first-hand how the scrum framework improves their ability to deliver value compared to traditional methods. During the course, students experience new, agile ways of working that enable teams to deliver more value, satisfy stakeholders, and work in teams more effectively. Students work in teams in a series of short sprints to build a product, facing the same problems they face outside of class and learning how to use scrum to address them. Through a combination of instruction and exercises, students learn the underlying theory and principles of the scrum framework, focusing on how scrum can help manage changing priorities, increase productivity, measure value, and accelerate product delivery. In addition, students are provided with techniques and tools to facilitate behavioral change and cultivate servant leadership. The course also provides the foundational scrum knowledge needed for those wishing to continue their education with role-focused (scrum master, product owner, developer, leader) training opportunities.
