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Overview
This course is for executives and leaders; it speaks to your functions and responsibilities, specifically related to Agile implementation. This course will give you an overview of the main concepts associated with Agile, Lean and Scrum in the leadership capacity and delivers a strategic view of how to convert your organization to high performance. The main purpose of this course is to understand the organizational impact Agile could have on different aspects of your current business process, including:
Roles
Leadership styles
Team dynamics
Existing processes
Organizational culture
Course duration
2 days
Course outline
Agile and Lean Overview for Executives
- Organizing Tools
- About Me
- About You
- Purpose of this Session
- Agenda
Common Sources of BIG Waste
- Common Sources of BIG Waste
- From Silos to Collaboration
- The Pieces to the Puzzle
- Overview of Agile
The Traditional Way
- The Traditional Way
- The Agile Way
- Agile is Value Driven
Agile Principles
- Agile Principles
- Lean Software Development
- The Umbrella of Methods
- From Portfolio Ideas to Team Backlog
- The Iterative Process
Why Agile?
- Why Use Agile?
- Why Agile?
- Top Agile Value Drivers
- Does it work?
- Benefits of Agile- Survey Results
- Adopting Agile Methods
The Agile Team
- The Leadership Triangle
- Agile Roles- Product Owner
- Agile Roles- ScrumMaster
- Agile Roles- Solution Lead
- Agile Roles- The Team
- Generalizing Specialist
- Agile Roles- Sponsor and Stakeholders
- Agile Roles- Management
Retrospectives
- Retrospectives
- Sample Retrospective Output
- Overview of Lean Portfolio Management
- The Multi-Tasking Name Game
- Multi-Tasking
- Allocating Projects Beyond Capacity
- Single team
- Multi-Team Program
- Portfolio Team
- Lean Portfolio Management
Waterfall vs. Agile Comparison
- Waterfall vs. Agile Overview
- Pros of Waterfall vs. Agile
- Cons of Waterfall vs. Agile
Project and Product Planning
- Product Requirements
- Scope Definition
- Product Quality
- Managing People, Personalities and Process
- Product Delivery
- Adopting Agile Practices
- Where do we start?
When to use Agile?
- When to use Agile?
- Process Tailoring Considerations
Top Agile Myths
- Top Agile Myths
- Failure Modes & Alternatives
- Agile Project Failure?
Overcoming Resistance
- How to get started?
- Top 5 Success Factors for an Agile Transformation
- Implementation Strategies
- Agile Approach- Barriers to Agile Adoption
- How to Avoid Agile Failure
- Overcoming Resistance
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