THE AGILE MANIFESTO - CORE PRINCIPLES AND VALUES

TRAINING OVERVIEW

Are you feeling the pressure to keep pace with the rapid changes in today's world? Are conflicting team priorities and overlapping tasks hindering productivity? In the current competitive landscape where companies demand more with fewer resources, mastering efficient work practices is crucial. The Agile Manifesto, with its core principles and values, offers a solution to navigate these challenges by promoting agility in project management. This popular DixonTech training course, based on the Agile Manifesto, equips participants with practical techniques to proactively manage tasks, meet deadlines, and deliver results aligned with team objectives. Additionally, it enhances collaboration skills, enabling participants to work effectively with cross-functional teams and ensuring long-term career success.

TRAINING TOPICS

• Understanding agility
• The agile manifesto
• The agile manifesto values & principles
• Applying agile frameworks
• Leading for agile

By the end of this training course, delegates will be able to

• Apply an agility mindset to set up your organisation for long-term success
• Understand the difference between traditional workflows and agile practices
• Effectively utilize the frameworks to plan and schedule work to finish projects on time
• Identify key stakeholders to structure agile teams
• Develop abilities and skills to lead agile change and transformation

TRAINING IS TAILORED TO

• Professionals who are eager to learn techniques to collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Team leaders, supervisors, section heads and managers
• Professionals who have an interest in a management role
• Experts who aim to become a leader in their field
• Technical professionals and specialists working on complex projects
• Decision makers who manage multiple tasks in a deadline-driven environment

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

Training methodology encompasses the systematic approach used to deliver effective learning experiences to participants. It involves the selection of instructional methods, techniques, and tools tailored to meet specific learning objectives and the needs of the target audience. A successful training methodology integrates various strategies such as interactive lectures, hands-on activities, group discussions, case studies, simulations, and multimedia presentations. These methods are carefully chosen to engage participants, facilitate knowledge retention, and promote active participation. Additionally, the training methodology should incorporate assessment mechanisms to measure learning outcomes and provide feedback for continuous improvement. By employing a diverse range of instructional techniques and evaluation methods, training programs can effectively enhance skills, knowledge, and performance, ultimately contributing to individual and organizational success.

DAY ONE: 

UNDERSTANDING AGILITY

• The definition of agility
• The difference between agility and being agile
• An agile mindset
• Different ways to be agile
• Organizational agility: Agile behaviours
• The path to agility

 DAY TWO: 

THE AGILE MANIFESTO

• Definition of the Agile Manifesto
• History of the Agile Manifesto
• Reasons why the Agile Manifesto was developed
• The most common applications of the Agile Manifesto
• Agile Fundamentals
• Agile vs Traditional ways of working 

DAY THREE: 

THE AGILE MANIFESTO VALUES & PRINCIPLES

• The key concepts behind the Agile Manifesto
• The Agile Lifecycle
• The 4 Agile Values
• Practical examples of Agile Principles
• The 12 Agile Principles

DAY FOUR:

APPLYING AGILE FRAMEWORKS

• Structuring an agile team
• Identifying participants and stakeholders
• Setting up an Agile SCRUM
• Design thinking in agile innovation
• Solving problems in Agile SCRUMs
• Transparency and predictable delivery 

DAY FIVE: 

LEADING FOR AGILE

• Achieve agile collaboration
• Stakeholder engagement
• Effective change management
• Predictable costs and budget allocation
• Scaling Agile in the organisation
• Achieving customer satisfaction