This class is taught by a Certified Scrum Trainer but is not a certification course.
When software development project teams move to agile methodologies, their project managers are often left feeling as if they’ve been left behind. Traditionally trained project managers wonder what their new roles and responsibilities will be in an environment that no longer expects them to make stand-alone decisions. Self-organizing agile teams still need guidance and assistance in achieving goals however, and the agile project manager now concentrates on these more strategic activities.
This course begins by focusing on the principles and values outlined in the Agile Manifesto and how these values change our project management techniques when we shift from a plan-driven approach to a value-driven approach to software development.
Special attention is given to the process areas in the PMBOK® Guide, and how those translate to activities common in agile project management. Participants will plan a project using an agile approach and make changes to their projects based on a series of simulations.
Finally, and most importantly, this course will help the project manager understand what it means to lead – not command or control – a team.
This course is designed to help the traditional project manager understand agile by using familiar terminology and concepts. After attending this workshop, project managers will have a better understanding of what changes they need to make professionally and personally, and how to make these changes in order to successfully cross the bridge to an agile environment.
Learn the answers to the following questions:
> What is “agile” and how is it different from other methods?
> What are some of the agile practices that guide teams and organizations?
> Are there agile equivalents to the work I’m currently doing? What should I keep doing? What should I stop doing? What should I change?
> What are the typical roles and responsibilities in an agile enterprise?
> How will my role as a project manager change?
> How might agile impact the role of the PMO?
> Can agile succeed in a waterfall enterprise?
> How do I sell agile in my company?
> How do I get an agile team started?
> What are the next steps my team needs to take in their adoption of agile practices?
> What are the next steps I personally need to take?
This course is taught by a PMP certified instructor. PMPs who complete the course may file for up to 14 PDUS under Continuing Certification Requirements’ “Category 4: Other Providers.”
| Dates: | 9-10 Dec 2008 |
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| Location: | New York City, New York |
| Venue: |
TBD |
| Price: |
$1200 |
| Notes: |
Students receive a free copy of The Software Project Manager’s Bridge to Agility as part of their course material. |
Through a combination of lecture, exercises, and group discussion, we will cover the following:
- Introduction to Agile
- Popular Agile Methods
- Roles and Responsibilities on an Agile Team
- Planning Agile Projects
o The Project Kickoff
o Planning for the Quarter/Release
o Iteration Planning
o Daily Planning and Tracking Progress
o Demos, Reviews, and Retrospectives
- Roles and Responsibilities in an Agile Organization
o The Champion(s)
o The Agile Enablement Team
o The Agile PMO
o Metrics and Measuring Progress
- Your Role as a Servant Leader
o Fostering Collaboration and a Safe Environment
o Tuckman Model of Team Formation
o Mediation and Negotiation
o One-on-Ones
o Practical Facilitation Techniques
- Getting Started with Agile
- Selling Agile to the Teams, the Business, and to Management
- Working with Non-Agile Groups…
o At the Beginning and End of the Project
o During the Project
o Dual/Competing Methodologies
o High-Centering
- Contracting
o When You’re the Agile Provider and They’re the “Business”
o When You’re the Agile “Business” and They’re the Non-Agile Provider
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