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Some important project management trends have emerged in recent years. Not only is there a growing need to track anticipated project benefits with increased precision, but expectations are also becoming more demanding, with stricter budget requirements and more aggressive times-to-market to factor into the equation. Accordingly, a number of Agile project management principles and techniques have come to the forefront. Whether the team under your supervision is tasked with project delivery or routine operations, Agile techniques have a lot to offer.

This seminar will introduce you to the most common Agile methods used in the business world and help you implement them effectively to harness their full potential.

Presentation

GOALS

Understand the values and principles associated with the Agile approach.
Gain a detailed understanding of the three most popular Agile techniques, namely Scrum, Kanban and Scrumban.
Select the Agile methodology that best suits the context your work team operates in.
Plan the implementation to sidestep some of the most common pitfalls.
Deftly handle surprises and respond to situations that challenge the Agile rules.

IS THIS FOR YOU?

This seminar is tailored for project team members, managers and team leaders who:

Work as part of an Agile team.
Wish to gain a deeper understanding of Agile methods.
Want to be better equipped to handle the day-to-day challenges and pressures that arise from the various Agile methodologies.

SPECIAL FEATURES

Focus on the latest management methods being embraced by businesses of all sizes.
An objective look at the advantages of each method and its current implementation challenges.
Tips and tricks to better resolve problems that arise when using Agile methods with a team.

Program

Introduction to the Agile approach

Origins and foundations
Favourable and unfavourable conditions for an Agile approach
Underlying values and principles
What the Agile system can do for business

Scrum method

Roles and responsibilities in Scrum
Project launch

- Product vision

- Minimum viable product (MVP)

- Product roadmap

- Product backlog

- User stories

- Effort estimation

- Backlog prioritization

- Definition of done (DOD)
Sprint planning

- Defining the work to accomplish

- Work breakdown techniques

- Task estimation
Work tracking

- Daily stand-up meetings

- Managing roadblocks

- Tracking progress with charts
Sprint wrap-up

- Sprint review

- Sprint retrospective
Pitfalls to avoid

Kanban method

Components of a Kanban board
Different Kanban boards for different contexts
Roles and responsibilities in Kanban
Tracking metrics in Kanban
Setting up Kanban in a team
Digital Kanban tools

Scrumban method

Team make-up
Workflow planning
Organizing and tracking tasks
Demos and retrospectives

Recap and comparison of the three approaches

Discussion and conversations with participants

TRAINING APPROACH

Dynamic, interactive content
Presentations
Situational exercises
Business cases based on real-life occurrences
Sharing of participant experiences

Instructors

Marc Messier

PMP, MBA

Lecturer HEC Montreal