Agile Constraints Assessment Workshop

You know something is keeping your agile organization from successfully reaching its maximum potential, but you don’t know how to figure out what that thing is. Treating the symptoms seems to be adding a lot of band-aids to your process and they don’t seem to work anyway. When you try to change many things at once it wastes energy and distracts your people.

Imagine what a difference it would make if you could find the one constraint which is holding your organization back. What if you could focus your energy in the one place which would make the most difference? You can! Our Constraints Assessment Workshop does just that. The workshop is based on The Thinking Process promoted by renowned Theory of Constraints expert Eli Goldratt.

Agile Project Manager Boot Camp

A 3-day immersion into the world of the Agile Project Manager or Scrum Master. Attendees not only get an in depth understanding of the role, they get practice performing their duties during the course. The course contains many practical exercises that build on the knowledge learned each day. The course is designed for beginning and intermediate level Agile Project Managers. At the conclusion of the course each attendee will understand how agile works and the principles that drive it. In addition, each attendee will know the specific responsibilities of the Agile Project Manager and how to perform them. Specific problem solving skills as well as the most frequently encountered problems are also covered.

Agile Product Management Boot Camp

A 2-day immersion into the world of the Agile Product Manager (sometimes called Product Champion or Product Owner). This course is designed to give participants an in-depth understanding of their role and its responsibilities. The course is designed for the beginning to intermediate level Agile Product Manager. Attendees learn about the importance of prioritization and various methods for prioritizing product backlogs. They also learn the basics of how agile works and the responsibilities of their role through a series of exercises immersing them in a simulated agile project utilizing various skills and techniques they have been taught during the course.

Agile for Testers

A 2-day course specifically for testers and other QA personnel. The course teaches agile from the viewpoint of a tester. Specific course emphasis is placed on how organizations typically handle testing during agile projects. Specific types of testing that work well in agile environments are not only described but used in several exercises.

Agile for Developers

A 1 or 2 day course depending on whether introductory agile training is included. The 1-day version and the 2nd day of the 2-day version are on the topic of agile estimation and planning. Various techniques for sizing work are explored. The course concentrates on an easy to implement work breakdown structure that helps eliminate waste in the process. Attendees use the work breakdown structure as a model while doing various sizing and estimation exercises. At the end of the course participants will understand how to do estimating and planning in an agile environment without generating waste.

Agile Business Analysis

A 2-day course designed for business analysts and others that deal with requirements. The course is based on the IIBA™ Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK®). Using the generally accepted practices from the BABOK the course shows how each can be used in agile ways. At the conclusion of the course participants know how to do agile business analysis as well as how use of those techniques can also help in non-agile environments.