Agile for Leaders Workshop - Edinburgh - Early Bird

AGILE FOR LEADERS WORKSHOP

Agility is a mindset, not a methodology.

At Next Paradigm, we understand that not everyone wants, or needs, to be a Scrum Master - but the benefits of Agile and Lean are available to the whole organisation, not just software developers.

Agile for Leaders is a one-day workshop for anyone who wants to learn how to incorporate agile and lean thinking into their, and their team's, daily work practice.

COURSE OUTLINE

The Promise of Agile

• The Agile mindset, and why it's more important than methodologies
• The Agile Manifesto
• Optimising for Business Value
• Achieving Early Return on Investment (ROI)

Planning (Part 1), Estimation and Prioritisation

• Business Cases, Releases, Iterations and Sprints
• The (sometimes confusing!) taxonomy of Agile
• What's a Story?
• Relative Sizing and Estimation
• A typical sprint/iteration cycle
• The Travel Game

Realising Immediate Value through Lean

• Little's Law
• Introducing Kanban
• Limiting Work in Process
• Achieving Flow
• The Lean Startup

Planning (Part 2) and Measuring Progress

• Measuring Progress: Points, Velocity, Burn Up / Burn Down Charts
• Iteration / Sprint Planning
• MoSCoW
• Showcases
• Retrospectives

Incorporating Agile / Lean Thinking in your Organisation

• What can you do differently?
• The Social Contract
• Creating a roadmap for change