For busy executives who want a concise overview. Understand the impact of adopting agile and traits of successful adoption. 2 hours

For adoption leaders who want to better understand what agility can mean for their organization and how to approach rolling out agile across the enterprise. 4 hours

For managers and executives who want insight into how agile teams thrive and how to bring agility to their own work as leaders. 1 day

For anyone who wants to explore the underlying principles and fundamental practices of Agile delivery through hands-on practice. 4 hours - 1 day

For teams ready to get to work. This multi-day service includes everything you need to get started with Agile and Lean. Scrum? XP? Kanban? We’ll work it out together.

Part I - Kick-off

Day 1 introduction to Agile and Lean principles and practices through hands-on exercises.

Day 2, the team digs into their own product backlog, defining “done”, visualizing the work, sizing it appropriately/setting work in process limits, establishing cadence, and discussing team working agreements.

Part II - inspect & Adapt

Day 1, the team is coached through how to hold a demo of their accepted work and begin planning work for the next items on the backlog.

Day 2, a facilitated retrospective and review, plus general coaching.

For leaders who want to support business agility and who have questions such as:

What conditions maximize a team’s ability to deliver value?

How does self-organization work?

What about managing performance and motivating people?

How can “agile thinking” apply to the enterprise?

1 hour - 2 days

For Scrum Masters and coaches who will facilitate daily check-ins, sprint planning, sprint reviews, retrospectives, tracking progress and more. Participants will develop skills through simulations, exercises, and discussions. 2 days

For product owners who want to learn how to write effective user stories, prioritize and manage product backlogs, plan at the daily, iteration and mid-range level, while managing competing stakeholder demands. 2 days

For product managers who want to leverage principles and practices from Agile, Lean Startup and more to develop competing market strategies and product roadmaps. 1 day

For anyone seeking new tools to lead meetings that are engaging, interactive and produce results. Participants will learn practices required to successfully scale Agile via collaboration across the enterprise. 2 days

• Leading SAFe® (SA)

• SAFe® Scrum Master (SSM)

• SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM)

• SAFe® for Teams (SP)

• SAFe® for Architects (ARCH)

• SAFe® Release Train Engineer (RTE)

• SAFe® DevOps (SDP)

• Agile Product Management (APM)

• Lean Portfolio Management (LPM)

• Agile HR Explorer (AHRE)

For teams and stakeholders who need to collaborate and coordinate across organizational boundaries to decide what work should be done in the next few months ahead. A facilitator guides the process and sets the stage for transparency, alignment, inclusion and trust. 1-2 days

For any group that wants to improve. A neutral facilitator models techniques that help the group reflect objectively on the past while planning for future improvements through open communication and collaboration, ensuring that everyone has a voice. 2 hours - 1 day

For product owners and delivery teams who want help applying Agile and Lean principles to their real work. Workshops range from user journey mapping to user story writing, sizing and prioritization. 1-2 days

For any group that needs to focus on a purpose while leveraging the power of self-organization to tackle the details. A facilitator works with your organizer to create an environment for the process and people to thrive. Learn more about “unconferences” and Open Space Technology.

Don’t see your need listed above? Contact us to discuss how we can design a collaborative session that is tailored to your specific needs.

• Portfolio Events

• ART/Solution Events

• Team Events

• Planning interval (PI) Planning

• Inspect & Adapt

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