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.
Our virtual courses endeavour to bring in the rich mix of communication, collaboration and learning games that were hallmarks of our in-person classes. With proven approaches and an engaging technology platform, participants are able to share ideas, work in breakouts, practice new ways of working, all from the comfort of their own set-up.
The learning platform we use is as follows:
- ZOOM – an industry standard video and collaboration platform that allows for excellent face-to-face communication and facilitates chats, breakout rooms and an overall visual style of teaching.
- MURAL – this real time collaboration board provides the background for many of the learning games and exercises
- Notability – in lieu of whiteboards and projectors, the slides are shared through Zoom and annotated using Notability. Blank sheets are created so that the facilitators can draw out concepts in real time or highlight areas as needed.
- Graphic Facilitation – a key way of learning in a virtual classroom is being able to see clearly what is being discussed and shaping those artifacts. Both of our facilitators are trained graphic facilitators that brings a unique visual tone and ashetic to all the classes providing students with a very rich experience.
Train your team!
For any Alluvial course, we can provide private group training to support and accelerate learning in your organization.
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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
Kristi Meredith
Kristi Meredith has worked as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach & Trainer in both the Public and Private Sectors on a range of software, construction, policy and hardware projects. Through her experience, she offers a wide range of services to clients, specializing in Agile & Scrum coaching, team culture & team building, visual management and graphic facilitation, and workshop facilitation. Her objective and passion is to help teams and organizations find alignment and process that enables them to deliver value to customers while also building and sustaining a people-first, positive workplace culture.
She is a Certified Scrum Professional (CSP-SM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Large Scale Scrum (LeSS) practitioner, Certified Disciplined Agilist, and an expert in the incorporation of visuals in both facilitation and information radiators.