Free University Short Course: SCRUM Vs LEAN - Agile Methodologies Analysed and Compared

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Free University Short Course: SCRUM Vs LEAN - Agile Methodologies Analysed and Compared

Store RepVeronica Hales on 14/10/2013 - 12:23 itmasters.edu.au (384 clicks)
Last edited 17/10/2013 - 09:22

This short course will introduce students to two of the most common methodologies of Agile by comparing their most prominent strengths and weaknesses. The core principles of both SCRUM and LEAN are examined and the student will gain an understanding of how each one can bring value to an organisation.

The short course will be run over 5 weeks with lectures being delivered via weekly after hours webinars (recordings of the Webinar will be available if you are unable to make the live event). In between the webinars, you will be asked to do 10-12 hours of study.

The course is free to undertake and there are no required textbooks – all reference materials will be free material that can be accessed electronically.

Course Schedule (recordings of Webinars will be available if you are unable to make it to the live event)

Week 1: 8:00 – 9:30pm, Thursday 31st October AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time UTC +11)

Introduction - An introduction to the higher principles of Agile and examining how both SCRUM and LEAN fit into this management paradigm. The strategic benefits of Agile philosophy is explored in a business context.

Introduction to Agile principles
Introduction to SCRUM and LEAN methodologies
Benefits of an Agile philosophy

Week 2: 8:00 – 9:30pm, Thursday 7th November AEDT

SCRUM focus - A detailed focus on SCRUM, this topic covers the core aspects of this methodology which make it stand out as the most popular of the Agile methods in use today.

Explanation of SCRUM methodology
Roles and functions within SCRUM
Sprints and Teams

Week 3: 8:00 – 9:30pm, Thursday 14th November AEDT

LEAN focus - A detailed focus on the LEAN methodology, this topic explores the origins of LEAN as well as its broader application in business today. The key elements of LEAN are examined.

Explanation of LEAN methodology
Managing the avoidance of waste
Value streams

Week 4: 8:00 – 9:30pm, Thursday 21st November AEDT

Comparison - A comparative view of both SCRUM and LEAN head to head. This topic explores the key strengths and weaknesses of both and examines when each one might be more suitable.

Advantages and disadvantages of SCRUM vs LEAN
When to favour SCRUM
When to favour LEAN

Week 5: 28th November

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[Deactivated] on 14/10/2013 - 12:26

+1

I read the entire listing and still have no idea what the course is about.
- Yanoflies on 14/10/2013 - 12:37
  
  Agile is a certain software development process/methodology — at least I think it is.
  - homersyd on 14/10/2013 - 13:13
    
    yes it is - it's supposed to be a more "efficient/responsive" way of developing software. Agile is the concept and Scrum is an actual implementation/manifestation of the Agile principles.
- homersyd on 14/10/2013 - 13:11
  
  That's ok if you dont know what it is, this is mainly for IT folks :)
stingy-oz on 14/10/2013 - 12:39

Signed up. Thanks!
[Deactivated] on 14/10/2013 - 13:04

What does Lean have to do with Agile?

I thought it was always Agile & Waterfall, with scrum on the side.

Looks interesting nevertheless.

I always put Lean and Six Sigma together, but hey. If they have found a way to use it in Agile. I'll take a look.
DivZero on 14/10/2013 - 14:28

Caveat Emptor:
I signed up for their last short course .. gave up after the first lecture was aimed at people who'd never heard of Agile before, and they stopped every 10 minutes to answer questions about whether participants would get a certificate on paper or via email or whether there was a final exam and if it was free and .. well .. nothing about the subject matter.
- peteru on 14/10/2013 - 14:54
  
  Yeah, just like most MOOCs the first lecture tends to be administrative cruft that's best downloaded and played back at 1.75-2.0x speed. When using YouTube, HTML5 playback is good for fast replay, but Flash player sucks. Second lectures tend to slowly ease into the subject. It's not usually until you get to the third lecture that you get a good feel for the course. Of course in a 6 or 7 week course, that's about half way through.

This was posted 10 years 6 months 12 days ago, and might be an out-dated deal.