Duration
2 days
Synopsis
Staying competitive in today’s economy means companies must deliver the right products to market faster than ever before. Agile approaches are leading the way by helping software teams deliver product releases more frequently and with significantly higher quality. Making the switch to Agile practices requires a shift in project management techniques and introduces new ways of managing time, cost, and scope.
Agile challenges the Project Manager’s assumptions about certainty and encourages embracing change into the development process and managing risk through a more balanced approach. Agile project managers have to cultivate new skills that affect their ability to influence and motivate teams. Collaboration, facilitation, servant-style leadership, and coaching are just some of the Agile skills that project managers are expected to enhance.
Learning Objectives
Understand project management from a traditional perspective
- Set up an Agile project
- Assign roles and responsibilities
- Create prioritized list of requirements
- Define increments and timeboxes
- Manage a Solution Development Team or Teams
- Use Agile techniques such as Feature Driven Development
- Present the benefits of Agile approaches to Senior Management
Target Audience
- Aspiring Project Managers
- Aspiring Product Managers
Course Outline
What is Project Management?
- Global Standards (PRINCE2/PMI)
- The Product/Project Lifecycle
- Initiating the Project
Project Deliverables
- Developing a project charter
- Developing a project plan
- Performing a stakeholder analysis
- Define a SOW (Statement of Work)
- Creating a WBS (Work Breakdown Structure)
- Developing a Network Logic Diagram
Project Executing, Monitoring, and Controlling
- Developing a Risk Register
- Developing the Cost Baseline
- Developing a Schedule Baseline
- Project Change Control (Change Request Management)
What is Agile Project Management?
- Understanding the business need for Agile project management
- Traditional vs. Agile project management techniques
- Basic techniques and overview of Agile project management
Roles and Responsibilities
- Traditional Project Management roles transformed
- New set of responsibilities
Agile Project Management Process and Products
- Scheduling
- Prioritizing
- Managing Risk
- Reporting to Senior Management
- Leading self-organizing teams
- Servant leadership
- Measuring progress
Individuals and Interactions
- Agile communication techniques
- Agile communication tools
Prioritization and Timeboxing
- Effective techniques for balancing business and technical priorities
- Timeboxing meetings
- Product backlog approaches
Agile Control
- Managing/Controlling Agile projects
Agile Requirements and Estimation
- User stories, personas, user journeys
- Estimation techniques
Agile Planning
- Release planning
- Sprint planning
Scaling Agile
- LeSS
- SAFe
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.