Agile and Scrum for Leaders
This 1/2-day class is for Management Leaders and Directors who are looking to develop their own foundation with Agile approaches as they look for ways to take their programs and teams to the next level.
We offer this course privately. Please contact us for more information.
This 1/2-day class is for Management Leaders and Directors who are looking to develop their own foundation with Agile approaches as they look for ways to take their programs and teams to the next level. With a mix of exercises, facilitated discussions and new concepts, management leaders are enabled to look at their organizations differently and understand which areas are needed to focus their time and energy in. Ultimately, for Leaders to guiding and facilitate their organizations journey towards Agility, they need to understand and model the values, principles and practices of Agile themselves.
Train your team!
For any Alluvial course, we can provide private group training to support and accelerate learning in your organization.
To discuss pricing and avallability, send us an email
Course description
With a mix of exercises, facilitated discussions and new concepts, management leaders are enabled to look at their organizations differently and understand which areas are needed to focus their time and energy in. Ultimately, for Leaders to guiding and facilitate their organizations journey towards Agility, they need to understand and model the values, principles and practices of Agile themselves.
Benefits
Each participant receives:
- Course materials including annotated class slides, class working board and references
- SEUs
Agenda
- Overview of Agile
- Why Agile & Context
- Traditional vs Agile approaches
- Overview of Scrum
- Processes, & Artifacts
- Roles & Teams
- Scrum Leadership
- Agile Planning
- Sizing & Forecasting
Our teaching approach
- Lively and engaging discussions
- Real world examples
- Exercises to learn and practice skills
Who’s it for?
- Directors & Senior directors
- Agile Change Agents
- Management Leaders
- Program Managers
Meet your trainer
Petra Skapa
As a Certified Scrum Trainer, Petra has taught thousands of students through in person and virtual classes in North America and Europe. As Gap Inc’s Chief Agilist, and as a Scrum Master, Iteration Manager, Agile Project Manager, and Senior Consultant for a variety of global organizations, Petra brings an invaluable breadth of real-world experience to her work. She learned Scrum from Scrum co-founder Ken Schwaber in 2002.
Petra understands that all change—especially at the organizational level—comes directly from individuals; people’s choices are directly influenced by their motivations, be they external or internal. Petra build trust with teams by seeking to understand each individual’s perspective and leading them in a direction where they see value for themselves, their product and their organization. Petra’s values are integrity and respect for people.