1. JAMES BURK

2. About our organizer James Burk, CSM, PMP
20+ years as a Software Project Manager
Computer Science degree
Former Microsoft (Office, MSN, Visual Studio)
Manager of PM at Exsilio Solutions
Loves Space Exploration! 2

3. Meetup Stats 146 Members on Meetup.com 13 Total Likes on Facebook
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146 Members on Meetup.com
13 Total Likes on Facebook
15 Follows on Facebook
3 Website pages
6 Wiki Pages
3 Meetups Completed
Meetup.com/Seattle-
Scrum-Meetup 3
SeattleScrumMeetup.com
Facebook.com/seattlescrum

4. Today’s Game Plan Introductions for Everybody
MEETUP #2 – MAY 2018
Introductions for Everybody
Who are you?
What do you do?
What brings you here?
Update on the Wiki project
Presentation on Estimations
Open discussion of whatever 4

5. Scrum Wiki Project Introduction to Scrum & Agile
Seattle Scrum Meetup Wiki on Github
github.com/SeattleScrumMeetup/wiki/wiki
A Resource FOR ALL SKILL LEVELS
Introduction to Scrum & Agile
Links to Web-based Resources
Books to read
Tools you can use to practice Scrum
Training Videos 5

6. Estimations The DIFFERENT APPROACHES TOP-DOWN BOTTOM-UP
“HOW LONG IS THAT GOING TO TAKE?”
TOP-DOWN
BOTTOM-UP
What is the goal or deliverable we want to have?
Break down into work packages.
Refine work packages and assign them out.
Pros: Get started quickly. Identify major items quickly.
Cons: Details might be missed. (Including key details.)
What are the tasks needed to accomplish everything?
Organize the tasks into specific groups/work packages.
Estimate the tasks individually, then rollup into a summary.
Pros: Detailed schedule, more details, builds teamwork.
Cons: Takes longer, requires everybody.
At Exsilio, we’ve standardized on a bottom-up approach to ensure accuracy, as well as team ownership of the estimates & deliverables. 6

7. Agile Estimation Techniques
Planning Poker
T-Shirt Sizes
Dot Voting
The Bucket System
Large/Uncertain/Small
Affinity Mapping
Ordering method 7

8. OPEN DISCUSSION

9. APPENDIX

10. Topics for Future Meetups
What do you want to learn MORE ABOUT?
How to Estimate Accurately
Definition of Done / Acceptance Criteria
Kanban Philosophy vs. Scrum Methodology and hybrid approaches
Team Dynamics & Communication within Scrum teams
Lightweight Methods & Tools
Requirements Management
Stakeholder Buy-In for Using Scrum
Onshore & Offshore working together (Distributed Scrum)
Transitioning to Agile from Waterfall/PMI.
A Sample Project 10

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Leverage agile frameworks to provide a robust synopsis for high level overviews.
Iterative approaches to corporate strategy foster collaborative thinking to further the overall value proposition. Organically grow the holistic world view of disruptive innovation via workplace diversity and empowerment. 11

12. Template Layout SUBHEADER TITLE
MOVE THIS LAYOUT & CONTENT AROUND AS NEEDED within the slide
Leverage agile frameworks to provide a robust synopsis for high level overviews.
Iterative approaches to corporate strategy foster collaborative thinking to further the overall value proposition. Organically grow the holistic world view of disruptive innovation via workplace diversity and empowerment. 12