Advanced Scrum Practices and Scaling

This unit builds on foundational Scrum concepts to develop practical skills for planning, estimating, executing, and improving sprints in multiple domains. Learners explore product backlog practices, ‘done’ criteria, sprint ceremonies, antipatterns, scaling frameworks, and real-world applications to prepare for enterprise adoption and continuous improvement.

Learning Objectives

• Analyze project scenarios to identify risk-reduction opportunities and recommend Scrum-aligned mitigations using concepts such as ‘done means releasable’ and improved performance visibility
• Apply common product backlog practices and estimation techniques to produce a prioritized, releasable Product Backlog and a vetted Sprint Backlog for a planned sprint
• Demonstrate facilitation of sprint events (planning, daily scrum, review, and retrospective) in a simulated team setting that produces an increment meeting agreed ‘done’ criteria
• Evaluate scaling options and cross-domain adaptations (e.g., Scrum of Scrums, LeSS, hardware, manufacturing, marketing, and service management) and recommend an adoption approach that addresses external forces and antipatterns