Prerequisite: None

Course Outline

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.

You Will Learn

• 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
• How to write good BI/DW user requirements/stories
• How to slice epics into smaller stories

Geared To

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