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A servant leadership mindset and approach is critical to empowering Agile teams to produce great results. That is why this ICAgile-accredited course looks in-depth at the fundamental Agile concepts of adaptive planning, customer collaboration and value-driven delivery — some core distinctions between an Agile project leadership role and a traditional project manager. You will practice these concepts as they apply to Agile project management processes, including metrics, reporting and contract management. The primary audience is traditional project managers transitioning to Agile environments or Agile team members interested in servant leadership.
Learning Topics - 24hrs
Session 1
DELIVERY AGILITY
» Learning objectives and intro to ICAgile
» Delivery in complex environments
» Identification and articulation of different delivery modes
» Applying different delivery modes
» Manager role change/ management process adaptation
Session 2
MANAGE THE SYSTEM
» Manage delivery and the system, not people
» Metrics that matter for system optimization
» Identifying dependencies and blockers at the team/initiative Level
» Working with governance, audit and compliance in Agile environments
» Agile contracting, procurement and outsourcing
Session 3
EMPOWER THE TEAM
» Create a safe team environment
» Moving from individual accountability to team accountability
» Leading by example
» Models of team formation
» Effective communication within, across and outside the team
» Enabling and supporting rapid feedback and learning
Session 4
IDENTIFYING AND COMMUNICATING VALUE
» Contingency for spillover from prior sessions
» Relating value and scope
» Creating a workable value definition
» Validating value delivered
Session 5
DEFINING SUCCESSFUL DELIVERY
» Outcomes over outputs
» Incremental value delivery
» Optimizing the whole
» Crucial conversations
Session 6
LEVERAGING CONSTRAINTS
» Embracing risk — both positive and negative
» The role of constraints in an Agile context
» Using risks and constraints creatively
Session 7
ADAPTIVE PLANNING
» Defining adaptive planning
» Chartering as a way of aligning
» Doing adaptive planning (part 1)
» Doing adaptive planning (part 2)
» Updating plans based on feedback
Session 8
MONITORING AND COMMUNICATING PROGRESS
» Engaging with stakeholders
» Transparency about progress
» Crucial conversations
» Visualization and feedback loops
» Course conclusion
What People Are Saying About Foundations of Delivery Leadership
It was a great class. I learned things that I can apply to my current role.
I really enjoyed the learning-from-the back-of-the-room style.
Fantastic knowledgeable instructors made the course fun and impactful.