Effective Agile Leadership: Lessons From The Corporate Scrum

Lessons & insights about how Agile really works from a business leader's perspective & how to drive more value

Ratings: 4.38 / 5.00




Description

"This was a well produced training course for Project Managers. I really enjoyed the section covering the Cumbersome information and viewed it twice." - Kevin T.

"This course was easy to follow, especially for someone with no agile experience. I particularly liked how the explanations were given without complicated jargons." - Denneve H.

"this is a real good course, all information mentioned relates to my past experience and more to my current role, so I am now more informed and prepared to face my projects tasks." - Mfanafuthi K.

"Excellent guidance on the leadership required in an Agile framework. Many valuable notes taken on the commentary, including actionable leadership goals." - Freddie F.

"The best best part is it explains how to overcome political setbacks and deliver the project" - Kavin

"Excellent guidance on the leadership required in an Agile framework." - Freddie

"I enjoy the instructors use of actual work experience" - Vernicia

This course will teach you how to be a transformational leader using the principles of Agile. Learn why Agile has transformed projects, teams and organisations around the world. This course is for business leaders needing to drive Agile transformation or project managers that need better insights about Agile. You will learn;

  • Why Agile is like a box of chocolates, but not a one-size-fits-all or all-or-nothing

  • How you deal with your users and the importance of regular demos

  • How to lead and influence teams so that they are willing to take that first step

  • Establish collaborative teams that sprint through iterations of work and rapidly apply learnings from quick and early failures

  • Avoid cumbersome thinking and get rid of anti-Agile behaviours

  • Learn why Agile is the right approach for custom build projects

  • Why its important to make space and trust motivated individuals to get the job done

  • How to keep the aspirational and the practical voices on the team in balance

  • Why you must regularly bring the customers and the build team together

  • How to think about software development as essentially a creative process

  • Why you must adapt to the pace of the organisation to ensure your ultimate success

  • Agile sprints, how they work and why you don’t need a map, or a compass

  • Why Agile teams can flourish in environments where management is transactional in nature

This course will give you the lessons and insights that improve your confidence in dealing with Agile projects and team environments.

What You Will Learn!

  • Introduction to Agile principles and how they help drive collaborative team environments
  • How to get your Agile adoption journey going and how to adapt your leadership style
  • The people-centric approach to leading software development teams
  • Agile sprints and why they are the best way for teams to make progress in complex environments
  • The importance of regular reviews that bring customers and the build teams together
  • The value of working software over comprehensive documentation and people over process

Who Should Attend!

  • Business people in organisations that are dealing with Agile teams
  • Anyone learning about Agile that wants to get more insights