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Course Overview Many project managers used to working in waterfall type environments find the transition to managing Agile projects difficult not least because an Agile project manager is expected to be a project servant rather than its master. As well as being able to handle the need for 'just-in-time' planning, an Agile project manager must possess a range of 'soft-skills' for ensuring and managing the increased communication requirements. The concept of Agile Project Leadership has been introduced to cover the Agile project management techniques and the soft-skills requirement and is a term that can be used to replace project manager just as Scrum Master replaces it in the SCRUM framework. This 2 day Agile Project Leadership course covers the principles, processes, people and products that Agile projects generally subscribe to with an emphasis on leadership and the impact of using elements from different Agile frameworks. Delegates may wish to sit the Agile Project Leadership Foundation Exam at the end of the course. It should be noted that this is not an Agile Project Management course although it does include some elements of it. Audience Programme Managers, Project Managers and Team Leaders Course style Exercises will be used throughout the course to illustrate the concepts and approach, including a case study based around a typical multi-faceted project. Skills Gained Delegates will learn how to - Understand the Agile Framework tailoring requirements
- Prioritise, Plan and Deliver in an Agile environment
- Manage feedback and adapt the process
- Understand leadership styles
- Recognise leadership skills
- Handle Team Dynamics
- Handle Customer and Stakeholder Involvement
Examinations - Agile Project Leadership Foundation Exam
Certification - Agile Project Leadership Foundation
Prerequisites Any experience of project management or team leading. Experience of one or more Agile frameworks would be an advantage Course Outline Introduction to Agile Development - History
- Agile Manifesto
- Agile Principles
- Agile Frameworks
Tailoring - Is your project suitable for Agile? - Factors to consider: Size; Criticality; Personnel and environment
Building the Team - Roles and Responsibilities
- Multiple roles and effective communication
- Quality Goals
Leadership - Styles & Skills
- Team Dynamics
- Project internal and external communications
- Customer and Stakeholder Involvement
Planning & Prioritisation - Vision, Objectives, High & Low-Level Requirements
- Team Vision
- Importance of stakeholders
- User stories/Use Cases
- Estimating
- Prioritisation (MoSCoW Rules)
- Planning Techniques
- Managing Change
- Deliverables
Delivery - Objectives and deliverables of construction
- Iteration & Increment Management
- Daily Meetings - Feedback and adaptation
- Creating and managing the Backlog / Story List
- Estimating work and calculating velocity
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