Agile & Scrum
Agile for Leadership Workshop
A half-day briefing for leaders whose teams are moving to Agile.
Half dayIntermediate7 modules
About this course
A half-day briefing for leaders whose teams are moving to Agile. You will compare agile and traditional approaches, understand Scrum roles, events and artifacts, and learn what leaders must change to support agile teams.
What you'll learn
- Describe the Agile Manifesto
- Describe Agile values and principles
- Explain Scrum roles and responsibilities
- Explain the importance of Scrum events and artifacts
- Articulate the organizational change model and why it is critical for Agile adoption
- Understand leadership needed to get people through change and overcome resistance
- Describe several methods used to adapt the organization to Agile
Curriculum
7 modules
- Agile values and principles
- Agile and waterfall
- Agile methods and frameworks
- Scrum roles
- Coaches, sponsors, and others
- Project Charter
- Story Map
- Product Roadmap
- Task/Kanban boards
- Work in progress (WIP) limits
- Cumulative flow diagram (CFD)
- Burn up and burn down charts
- Keys to successfully implementing Agile
- Organizational change model
- Leading through change
- Organizational readiness
- Force field analysis
- Considerations for various ways to implement Agile
- Practices to avoid
7Concluding Thoughts and Wrap Up
Who it's for
Executives, senior managers and department heads sponsoring or overseeing agile teams.
Before you start
No formal prerequisites. Bring curiosity and a willingness to practise.
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