What you'll 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
"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.
