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“Scrum is simple to understand but difficult to master”. This paper describes our efforts in designing and testing a 16-h Scrum workshop that provides an overview of Scrum´s core concepts. The workshop is intended for participants with little or no background on Scrum. Designed by four certified scrum masters, this workshop combines different practices gathered from a series of training and day to day applications of Scrum. We have tested and improved the workshop described in this paper in 5 iterations over the past two years. Feedback from participants and improvements proposed by instructors were incorporated. The workshop combines theoretical knowledge and practical activities to help participants interiorize the theory. The design of this workshop is modular so that it can be adapted to different participant´s needs. Activities are designed to be developed in workshops with 15 participants.
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This work was partially supported by CITIC at the University of Costa Rica. Grant No. 834-B4-412. We would also like to thank the 75 people that have attend the workshop for their input and the four instructors that have implemented this workshop.
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Guzmán, J.C., López, G., Aymerich, B. (2019). Agile for Newbies: A Scrum Workshop Design and Implementation Process. In: Nazir, S., Teperi, AM., Polak-Sopińska, A. (eds) Advances in Human Factors in Training, Education, and Learning Sciences. AHFE 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 785. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93882-0_42
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