| This is our intensive executive/management overview course that introduces the main concepts behind Agile, Lean and Scrum to a leadership team and provides a strategic view of how to successfully transform an organization to high performance. The goal of this course is to look at organizational impact Agile may have on various aspects such as roles, leadership style, team dynamics, existing processes and organization culture. We will explore the tactical and strategic aspects of applying Agile and Lean to your organization. We discuss Building Cross-Functional Service/Feature Teams, Agile/Lean Portfolio Planning, Agile Performance Reviews and Rewards, Agile Contracts and Vendor Management, the role of the Agile PMO and outline steps you can take to develop a long term strategic Agile Rollout plan. We high recommend that all managers also attend a 1 Day version of the Real World Agile class so you can experience the Agile techniques in action.
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What You’ll Learn
- An overview of Agile, Lean and Scrum
- Why is Agile being adopted?
- A tour of the Agile Roles, Processes and Lifecycle
- The Servant Leader and Empowerment Transformation
- Impact to Current Organizational Roles
- Resource Management in an Agile World
- Business and IT Collaboration as one Team
- Creating Cross-Functional Service/Feature Teams
- Agile/Lean Portfolio Management
- Agile Performance Reviews
- Agile Contracts and Vendor Management
- How Agile Can Fail
- Case Studies and Best Practices for Success
- Developing Your Multi-Year High Performance Transformation Plan
Day 2
Duration:1 or 2 Days
Cost: $900 for 2 days, $600 for 1 Day Group discounts available. Ask about alternate day scheduling.
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Why This Course?
- This course is designed to address specific executive topics relating to Agile adoption and uses many real world case studies to enhance learning.
- One of the main reasons for Agile adoption failure is no executive buy-in or understanding of Agile. This course helps mitigate this risk and ensures your company will have a thought out transition plan.
- This course is highly interactive with 60% thought provoking workshops and team discussion exercises.
- You will leave the course with valuable Action Ideas and input from your team as a result of our brainstorming exercises.
- You walk away with valuable course material, handouts and cheat sheets that will support you through your transition.
Who should attend? Executives, Directors, Managers, Business Sponsors, Architects who are interested in understanding Agile and how it will impact their organization and how they can prepare for managing change. |
