In this module, you will examine the principles of holistic and systemic change, focusing on how agile principles can be applied to understand and transform interconnected systems.

Upon completion of this module you will be able to:

• Identify how a holistic agile approach supports the complexity and uncertainty of work.

• Identify different stakeholder groups impacted by agile adoption and their potential concerns.

• Describe how organizational change necessitates examining the structure, mindsets, practices, and culture of the organization.

• Explain how practices and behaviors need to shift from predict and plan to inspect and adapt, from command and control to alignment and autonomy, and from imposing change to co-creating change.

In this module, you will discover how organizational culture shapes and supports agile transformation.

Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:

• Describe how culture is primarily a reflection of our mindsets, structure, practices, and historical events, and how these elements interact to shape the overall organizational environment.

• Describe how agile principles change an organization’s approach to delivering value.

• Identify ways to build an innovation culture that encourages diversity of people and opinions, debate over no debate, and the discomfort of trying something new.

• Identify guidelines to map an organization's culture.

In this module, you will explore how organizational structures and policies can be designed to support agile methodologies. 

Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:

• Analyze the pros and cons of a matrix structure versus a product/service-based structure within an organization.

• Outline the evolution of organizational structure from matrix and siloed departments to an end-to-end value stream delivery network.

• Identify how finance needs to shift its funding approach from traditional cost accounting to throughput accounting and funding value streams.

• Identify how HR needs to transition from rigid, company-biased policies to more flexible, employee-focused ones.

• Recognize the impact of different team boundaries (structures, policies, metrics) on desired behaviors.

In this module, you will learn how to apply agile practices to navigate and manage complex systems.

Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:

• Identify how practices need to shift from predicting and planning to inspecting and adapting.

• Identify ways to develop your own solutions by grasping the underlying principles instead of imitating others or their approaches without understanding.

• Show how leadership behaviors need to shift from imposing decisions to co-creating solutions with their teams for greater engagement and collaboration.

• Illustrate ways communities of practice anchor and grow the change.

In this module, you will develop coaching strategies that empower teams and leaders to sustain agile practices.

Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:

• Describe the importance of fostering competence in others and identify different methods to accomplish this.

• Identify strategies to facilitate client ownership of their learning and development journey.

• List guidelines to empower the client organization to build internal capacity to manage and sustain CoPs.

In this module, you will analyze a comprehensive case study using principles from change management, agile methodologies, organizational culture, and systemic transformation, applying these insights to navigate and resolve complex challenges in real-world scenarios.