Duration: 1 to 2 Days

Description

This intensive workshop is designed to help an executive or leadership team understand what Agile is and how to develop an organization’s Agile transformation roadmap through several days of training, visioning, collaboration and planning. Our Agile experts will work with the leadership team to identify their organization’s current strengths, gaps and opportunities to develop a strong business and technology transformation strategy with clear objectives and measures for success. The end result of this workshop will be an executable roadmap that combines people (culture), process and technology to start the organization on its Agile journey. Participants will evaluate real world case studies and learn methods used for transforming organizations both from an Agile and cultural perspective. The workshop will also include valuable insights into hard won lessons learned and proven successful techniques used to ensure a healthy transformation that sticks. There will also be discussions about how to best lead this type of change, and the common challenges real companies have addressed through their Agile adoption. Note: This workshop is custom made for your organization. After participants complete a short 20-minute pre-workshop survey, your expert agile transformation coach will discuss different approaches with the change sponsor and other key players to create a workshop specifically designed for your executive team.

Audience

This workshop is designed specifically for corporate and business unit executive teams, change management specialists and portfolio and program managers.

Objectives

  • Review the high‐level concepts and principles of Agile, Lean and Scrum
  • Understand the role of executives and managers in leading Agile transformations
  • Learn the keys to success, common challenges and potential pitfalls encountered in Agile transformations
  • Create a draft Agile transformation roadmap for the organization
  • The Agile Potential
  • Agile Overview
  • The Agile Manifesto
  • Roles and Responsibilities
  • How Scrum Works
  • Lean Thinking Introduction
  • Seven Principles of Lean Software Development
  • Seven Wastes
  • Key Techniques from Lean
  • Kanban
  • Kaizen
  • Scaling Frameworks
  • Picking a Flavor
  • Transforming Culture – It Is Not a Light Switch
  • Learning from Past Successes and Failures
  • Beginning with the End in Mind
  • The Journey, Not the Destination
  • How Will We Travel
  • Baby Steps
  • The First Steps

Prerequisites

While no prior Agile certification is required, participants should have a basic understanding of organizational structure and business strategy. Familiarity with current challenges in software delivery, product development, or team management will provide useful context.

Course Outline

Module 1: Workshop Overview

  • The Power of Self-Organizing Teams
  • Ground Rules

Module 2: Agile Overview

Module 3: Scrum Overview

Module 4: Lean Overview

Module 5: Introduction to Agile at Scale

Module 6: Keys to Success

Module 7: The Agile Vision – The Destination

Module 8: The Agile Transformation Roadmap