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Managing Projects Using GitHub

This one-day class is designed to help teams and individuals effectively use the tools and capabilities in GitHub Projects to plan, track, and manage their work. Whether you’re new to GitHub Projects or looking to enhance your skills, this course will provide practical strategies and proven practices to boost your team’s productivity. To maximize learning, students work in teams, in a common GitHub organization, on a common case study.

Who Should Attend:
This course is appropriate for all members of a software development team, especially those who are actively involved with creating and refining a product backlog as well as planning and executing work within a sprint. This course will also provide value for individuals outside the development team (managers, Scrum Masters, coaches, and other stakeholders) who want hands-on exposure to the capabilities of GitHub Projects.

Having some project management and software development experience, either as a team member or as a manager, is recommended. Experience with Agile software development, Scrum, and GitHub are also helpful, but not required. Attendees should read and be familiar with the Scrum Guide prior to class.

Course Outline

Introduction to GitHub Projects

  • GitHub Projects overview
  • Organizations
  • Teams
  • Creating and configuring a project
  • Project templates
  • Sharing project updates

The Product Backlog

  • Product Backlog overview
  • Creating an item
  • Converting an item to an issue
  • Project views (table, board, roadmap)
  • Changing view layout
  • Filtering, grouping, and ordering
  • Creating and using custom fields
  • Crating charts using Insight

Planning and Managing a Sprint

  • Sprint Planning overview
  • Setting up the Sprint
  • Configuring iterations
  • Planning a Sprint
  • The Sprint Backlog
  • Visualizing work using the board view
  • Work in Progress (WIP) and limiting WIP
  • Collaborating as a team
  • Pairing, swarming, and mobbing
  • Definition of Done
  • Tracking Sprint progress
  • Duplicating a view
  • Completing a sprint
  • Copying a project
  • Creating a template from a project

Training Course Fee Includes
  • Easy course access: Attend training right from your computer and easily connect your audio via computer or phone. Easy and quick access fits today’s working style and eliminates expensive travel and long days in the classroom.
  • Live, expert instruction: Instructors are sought-after practitioners, highly-experienced in the industry who deliver a professional learning experience in real-time. 
  • Valuable course materials: Courses cover the same professional content as our classroom training, and students have direct access to valuable materials. 
  • Rich virtual learning environment: A variety of tools are built in to the learning platform to engage learners through dynamic delivery and to facilitate a multi-directional flow of information.
  • Hands-on exercises: An essential component to any learning experience is applying what you have learned. Using the latest technology, your instructor can provide hands-on exercises, group activities, and breakout sessions. 
  • Real-time communication: Communicate real-time directly with the instructor. Ask questions, provide comments, and participate in the class discussions.
  • Peer interaction: Networking with peers has always been a valuable part of any classroom training. Live Virtual training gives you the opportunity to interact with and learn from the other attendees during breakout sessions, course lecture, and Q&A.
  • Small class size: Live Virtual courses are limited in small class size to ensure an opportunity for personal interaction.