Course Outline
Understanding Agile: A Change in Mindset
- The Agile Manifesto: its four values and twelve principles.
- Shifting from plan-driven to value-driven working methods.
- The relevance of Agile for teams beyond software development.
- Exercise: Aligning current work challenges with agile principles.
Scrum Overview: The Big Picture
- A comprehensive view of the Scrum framework: roles, events, and artifacts.
- The three pillars: transparency, inspection, and adaptation.
- How an empirical approach minimizes risk and waste.
- Activity: Spotting opportunities for transparency in your work.
Scrum Roles: Defining Responsibilities
- Product Owner: Holding the vision and prioritizing value.
- Scrum Master: Facilitating the process and eliminating impediments.
- Developers: Self-managing to deliver completed increments.
- Exercise: Role-playing to clarify accountability boundaries.
The Sprint Cycle: Scrum Events in Practice
- The Sprint as the container for all other events.
- Sprint Planning: Defining the goal and selecting work.
- Daily Scrum: Reviewing progress toward the Sprint Goal.
- Sprint Review: Examining the increment with stakeholders.
- Sprint Retrospective: Planning improvements for the upcoming Sprint.
Scrum Artifacts: Ensuring Work Transparency
- Product Backlog: The primary source of upcoming work.
- Sprint Backlog: The plan for the current Sprint.
- Increment: A step forward toward the Product Goal.
- Workshop: Constructing a sample Product Backlog from a real scenario.
Kanban Basics: Visualizing Your Work
- The origins of Kanban and the flow-based mindset.
- Designing a Kanban board: columns, cards, and workflow stages.
- Revealing hidden work across the team.
- Hands-on: Mapping your actual workflow to a Kanban board.
WIP Limits and Flow: Finishing Before Starting
- Understanding WIP and the importance of limiting it.
- Comparing pull systems and push systems.
- Detecting and addressing bottlenecks.
- Exercise: Establishing and testing WIP limits on a team board.
Kanban Metrics: Tracking Key Indicators
- An overview of cycle time, throughput, and work item age.
- Interpreting a Cumulative Flow Diagram.
- Using metrics to foster better discussions rather than judging individuals.
- Activity: Reviewing sample flow data and suggesting improvements.
Feedback Loops and Ongoing Improvement
- Kanban cadences: replenishment, delivery planning, and service reviews.
- Defining explicit policies and refining them over time.
- The evolutionary change approach: starting from the current state.
- Practice: Establishing explicit policies for a sample workflow.
Combining Scrum and Kanban: The Scrumban Method
- How the two frameworks complement and strengthen each other.
- Visualizing the Sprint Backlog using a Kanban board.
- Applying WIP limits within Sprints for smoother delivery.
- Discussion: Selecting the appropriate practices for your context.
Practical Simulation: Executing a Sprint with a Kanban Board
- Multi-round simulation: planning a Sprint, creating a board, and setting WIP limits.
- Processing work items through the board and monitoring flow metrics.
- Conducting a Sprint Review and Retrospective using actual data.
- Debrief: Insights from the simulation regarding real-world teamwork.
Integrating Agile into Daily Operations
- Identifying low-risk entry points in your own environment.
- Practical techniques to implement starting next week.
- Avoiding common mistakes when introducing agile practices.
- Action planning: One specific change to attempt after the course.
Requirements
- No previous experience with agile methodologies is necessary.
- Basic knowledge of collaborating in a team setting is beneficial.
Target Audience
- Professionals from any department eager to learn agile basics
- Team members seeking to enhance project management and workflow visibility
- Individuals looking for practical tools to organize their daily work
Testimonials (4)
workshops, practical cases
Joanna Nowak - LKQ Polska Sp. z o. o.
Course - Introduction to Agile Testing
team exercises
Dan
Course - SAFe® for Teams
Friendly, plenty of breaks to think about what we have learnt and lovely guy.
Leanne - Welsh Revenue Authority
Course - Agile Business Analysis
I really enjoyed the mix of practical with theory. The trainer was also exteremly knowledgable and answered all our questions perfectly
