Essential Agile Practices for Program Managers
Course Summary
The Essential Agile Practices for Program Managers training course is a 14-hour course specifically designed for those in program management and portfolio management roles. Program managers frequently need to understand and coordinate efforts across teams using a hybrid approach including a mix of traditional project approaches and agile ways of working. Participants will also understand lightweight portfolio management techniques that are faster and less expensive and ensure that the most valuable work is prepared and ready for delivery teams to pull.
Course Outline
- The Agile Manifesto and Mindset
- Key Differences between Traditional and Agile Ways of Working
- Value Stream Analysis
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Lean Portfolio Management
- Scrum, Kanban and Scrumban
- Forecasting with Flow Metrics and Throughput Accounting
- Agile-friendly metrics and reports
Key Learning Outcomes
- Summarize what Agile means and how it differs from traditional approaches
- Describe the benefits of Agile approaches
- Coordinate programs that include both traditional and agile ways of working
- Use Value Stream Mapping to identify the activities and flow of value through an organization
- Leverage Lean Portfolio Management techniques to ensure the highest value work gets completed
- Understand the roles, events and artifacts associated with Scrum and Kanban Teams
- Forecast completion dates using Flow Metrics
Who Should Attend
This course is best suited to program managers, portfolio managers as well as project managers who are responsible for multiple projects or workstreams.
Additional Details
- Course may be delivered in-person over 2 days or remotely delivered over 3 days (5 hours each)
- This course does not include certification
- Participants earn 14 PDUs or SEUs
Course Logistics
- Course may be delivered in-person over 2 days or remotely delivered over 3 days (5 hours each)
- This course does not include certification
- Participants earn 14 PDUs or SEUs
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