Agile Awareness for Executives Accelerate the management embrace of an Agile mindset with this introduction to the why and how of Agile. The tone of the session will be common-sense and real-world oriented, and the focus will be on using Agile to achieve the technology and business goals of the organization. This workshop helps the top management envision the key goals of their Agile journey and identify the initial move to make to start their transformation.

Course Overview This one-day workshop introduces participants to Agile. The first part

of the session provides the attendees with basic understanding about

Agile and helping top management assess the business benefits of

Agile for their organization. It introduces best practices of Agile

organization transformation. Challenges and traps are also

addressed. During the second part of the workshop we discuss

possible strategies for deploying Agile in the company specific

context and identify possible first steps for moving forward with Agile

adoption.

Course Objectives This workshop introduces participants to Agile main concepts, values

and principles; it engages attendees in understanding the main Agile

frameworks so to help evaluating its possible benefits in their own

context. It also helps attendees understand the challenges of agile

adoption, the main strategies for transforming their organization and

their role, as leaders, in making their Agile journey successful.

At the end of the workshop, attendees will have a clear

understanding about:

- What is agile? Why is Agile primarily a mindset?

- The business benefits of Agile for their organization

- Major Agile delivery frameworks: Scrum, Kanban, DevOps, Design

Thinking and Lean Startup

- The role of the management in Agile organizations

- How top management can accelerate the Agile transformation

journey for business and technology

- Possible next steps towards introducing Agile in their organization

(training, pilot selection, etc.)

Targeted Audience This workshop is primarily intended for the top management of an

organization starting its Agile journey. It delivers its best outcome

when run with the whole executive committee.

Trainers Training will be conducted by an experienced trainer and Agile coach

from why innovation!

Content Context & Overview

• Digital acceleration, managing complexity in a VUCA world, key

challenges faced by organization

• The case for Agile: business benefits

Agile is primarily a mindset

• The Agile Manifesto

• Agile v/s Waterfall

• 12 Key principles of Agile

Agile frameworks overview

• Product development and delivery with Scrum, Kanban and

DevOps

• Product management and digital innovation with Design

Thinking and Lean Startup

• New culture of management: Servant Leadership

Agile organization

• Scaling Agile

• Product v/s project-based organization

• Agile Organization Design

• Agile operating models, governance

Transforming to Agile

• Principles and best practices

• Supporting the transformation as a leader

• Agile adoption phases, tips and traps

Workshop activities

• Prioritizing agile benefits in the company specific context

• Identifying leverages and possible impediments to agile

adoption

• Aligning on next steps and selecting a pilot, using a real case

study.

Course Information Each session will be limited to a maximum of 12 participants.

Duration: 1 day

Locations: Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai

*A discount will apply if taken in combination with our other

training courses.

Related Courses • Agile for Leaders

• Agile & Scrum Essentials

• Scrum Product Owner with PSPO I Certification

• Scrum Master with PSM I Certification

• Agile Project Management

• Lean Essentials

• Kanban

• Agile Requirements Engineering Practitioner

We offer trainings in IT Trends, Innovation

Management, Agile and Software Engineering, as well as Information

Security. Courses are delivered through open enrollment or company

in-house sessions. In this later case, we may customize training to

your company’s specific context and needs.

We are proud of our passion for knowledge and we promise our

students a fun learning experience mixing a variety of teaching

techniques.

For more details, contact:

why innovation!

Singapore Office: 380 Jalan Besar, #08-06/07 ARC 380, Singapore

209000, Tel.: +65 6635 6056

Hong Kong Office: 94-108 Larch Street, Unit D, 11/F, Splendid Centre,

Tai Kok Tsui. Tel: +852 6654 3276

Shanghai Office: 41 Heng Shan Road, Room 19D West, Shanghai

200031. Tel: +86 13764981262

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