DSDM Atern Practitioner

DSDM ATERN PRACTITIONER
Atern is the latest version of DSDM, the proven Agile Project Delivery Framework. Atern works for projects of all types and helps to deliver results quickly and effectively.

It concentrates on strategic goals and incremental delivery of real business benefits while keeping control of cost, risk and quality. Business Agility is enabled through self-directed, empowered teams working together in a supportive and collaborative manner. Atern can be applied to a wide range of projects from small developments all the way up to full scale business process change.

Overview
This course provides practical understanding of DSDM Atern to enable delegates to make an immediate positive contribution to projects.

Duration
This is a 3 day course.

Prerequisites, evening study and examinations
This course is examined by a 1 hour multiple choice exam

Course Objectives
This course will enable delegates to:
- Understand the concepts and benefits of Agile development
- Understand the philosophy, approach and principles of DSDM Atern
- Understand the DSDM Atern lifecycle and products
- Set up appropriate project teams
- Run a facilitated workshop
- Model and prototype aspects of the solution
- Elicit, express, prioritise and manage requirements
- Create a timeboxed plan for a project
- Understand the importance of negotiation and collaboration
- Use their skills on a DSDM Atern project

Who Should Attend
Those who are likely to become involved in Agile projects, including:
- Project Managers
- Team Leaders
- Business Analysts
- Solution Analysts and Designers
- Solution Developers and Implementers
- User Representatives and subject matter experts
- Quality Assurance and Quality Control Managers

Course Content
Philosophy, Approach and Principles
- What is DSDM Atern?
- Background and evolution of DSDM Atern
- Philosophy, approach and principles
- Flexibility of requirements, 80/20 approach
- Prioritisation and MoSCoW
- Benefits of DSDM Atern

Framework and Products
- Framework and lifecycle overview
- Optional products
- Elements and plug-ins
- Implementing agility with the products

Roles and Responsibilities
- Governance issues
- Roles and skills
- Agility and team structures

Facilitated Workshops
- What is facilitation?
- Workshops and the lifecycle
- Roles and responsibilities
- Benefits and success factors

Modelling Techniques and Prototyping
- Modelling and prototyping in DSDM
- Benefits of EDUF
- Aspects to model
- Levels of prototyping
- Prototyping and testing

Requirements Validation, Prioritisation and Management
- The requirements lifecycle
- Managing requirements evolution and prioritisation

Timeboxing and Estimating
- Different levels of timeboxing
- Responsibilities within a timebox
- Recommended approaches to estimating
- Creating a timeboxed plan

Skills for Presentation and Negotiation
- Negotiating changes in functionality and requirements
- Presenting plans