Course Outline
1. Introduction to Agile
- Traditional vs. Agile approaches: An introduction
- The Agile Manifesto
- Agile approaches in a nutshell
- Pros and cons of Agile: A summary of strengths and weaknesses
2. The Agile Leader Model: "Active doing nothing" and "Servant Leadership" - Key characteristics of an Agile Leader
- Evolution of team management approaches - from Management 1.0 to Management 3.0
3. I as an Agile Leader and Agile Culture Ambassador: Understanding Agile culture in practice
- Defining values and attitudes in Agile
- Transforming attitudes to initiate and implement Agile
4. I as an Agile Leader and Agile Coach: Coaching, facilitation, training, mentoring, or management - What is effective in Agile leadership?
5. Being an Agile Ambassador: Working with the Agile project environment
- Who are the customer and project stakeholders?
- What added value do we provide to the Agile customer?
6. I as an Agile Leader in Change:
- Key competencies for an Agile Leader in a dynamic business environment
- Effective management: Situational leadership as a response to various phases of team change
- Strategies for leading teams through organizational transformation
7. Teams undergoing change:
- Viewing the team as an organism with natural needs
- The group process as a determinant of change
- Effective tools for leveraging the group process
- Addressing team dysfunctions
8. Tools and techniques for the Agile Leader:
- Management approaches and the leader's role - shifting from the "man-machine" optimization model to the "organization-city" shared responsibility model
- Facilitation: Approaches, techniques, tools, and best practices
- Fostering a partnership approach by demonstrating values and actions based on collaboration and co-facilitation
- Planning team work: Methods, structures, and environment.
- Creating and sustaining a participatory environment: Interpersonal communication and building co-participation.
- Recognizing and valuing diversity, ensuring inclusion, and activating creativity.
- Guiding the team toward results and continuous improvement.
- Knowledge, change, and learning.
- Leadership work: The organization's approach to self-organizing teams and the limits of self-organization.
- Establishing Agile teams: Who should or should not be a member?
- The role of the boss.
- Agile Interventions
9. Building understanding within the team and the organization.
10. Developmental feedback: Moving towards Empowerment.
11. Managing an Agile team - Summary.
Requirements
No prior preparation is required for this training.
Testimonials (4)
The training was practical and straight forward
Mutu Bengui - EMIS - Empresa Interbancaria de Servicos, S.A
Course - Agile Product Management - Growth Marketing
workshops, practical cases
Joanna Nowak - LKQ Polska Sp. z o. o.
Course - Introduction to Agile Testing
Friendly, plenty of breaks to think about what we have learnt and lovely guy.
Leanne - Welsh Revenue Authority
Course - Agile Business Analysis
Trainer is very knowledgeable on the subject and able to provide real world examples through his experience.
