Agile For Managers The Agile Daily Stand Up & Retrospective

Support Agile ceremonies in your team environment with improved behaviour & Agile leadership practices that build trust
What you'll learn
Learn Agile practices and behaviour for managers in the daily stand up and sprint retrospective ceremonies
The importance of respecting the safe environment required by Agile teams to be successful
How the daily stand up and retrospective meetings work and why they are critical to Agile team success
Your personal transformation from traditional manager to agile leader as part of an Agile journey in your organisation
How you should avoid performance managing team members through what they share in a daily stand up
How you should avoid "taking notes" in a daily stand up so that you can use it against people later on
How you should actively solicit feedback about your own behaviour and contribution in a retrospective
Key principles and concepts of Agile like scrum, ceremony, continuous learning, Agile principles and values
The short cycles of Agile and how product development is iterative and continuous rather than phased
Requirements
Your organisation could be on an Agile journey which you might be involved with
You do not need to understand Agile principles in order to get practical value from this course
Description
Is your organisation on an Agile journey or are you involved with teams that are using Agile ways of working? If you want to improve your leadership and contribution to the workplace then this course will help you achieve your goals. Learn two of the most important Agile "ceremonies" and the role you must play in each of them to ensure your team is successful.Agile ceremonies bring team members together for specific reasons and your supportive involvement is vital. Many managers make the mistake of thinking that the daily stand up meeting and sprint retrospective are opportunities to performance manage team members and get information to help find blame when things go wrong. This mindset is catastrophic for your team environment and will destroy trust and hamper your team's productivity.If you've been grappling with your own personal transformation as part of your organisation's Agile journey then this course is for you. Learn how to demonstrate servant leadership behaviours that align with Agile and position you as a vital leader on the Agile journey in your environment. You will learn basic Agile concepts as well as how the daily stand up and retrospective ceremonies work in order to keep teams progressing and delivering successfully.You will learn all this and more in this course which is engaging, practical and takes you on a powerful journey that supports your individual transformation as a manager.. Get the following when you enrol:Engaging lessons that teach you key concepts and build up your confidence so you can apply what you've learntA wipeboard lesson that teaches you an overview of the course and your journey of personal transformation to achieve your goalActivities for each major lesson so you can take action and apply what you have learnt and make sufficient progressDownloadable worksheets that you can refer to and get the tips and tricks you need for your activities and actionsAn overview lesson that demonstrates how the course is laid out and how you journey through the content successfullyAn assignment at the end of the course that ensures you continue to take action and achieve your goalsAccess to myself at any time through the messaging feature of the platformEncouragement from other students who are focused on the same goal, just like youArticles, resources and additional material to maximise your learning experience and ensure you achieve your goalCase studies in other organisations that help you see what has worked for other teams and their managersEnrol today and I look forward to joining your journey as a manager looking to make a positive contribution in your agile team environment.
Overview
Section 1: Introduction
Lecture 1 Introduction
Lecture 2 Let's Celebrate Your Progress In This Course: 25% > 50% > 75% > 100%!!
Lecture 3 Introduce Yourself To Your Fellow Students And Tell Everyone What Are Your Goals
Lecture 4 Course Tour: See Where Everything Is in The Course So You Can Find Your Way
Lecture 5 Whiteboard Lesson: Setting The Scene; Your Role As A Manager In Agile Ceremonies
Lecture 6 You've Achieved 25% >> Let's Celebrate Your Progress And Keep Going To 50% >>
Section 2: Learn Key Agile Concepts & My Experience Of Agile Ceremonies & Managers
Lecture 7 Whiteboard Lesson: Learn Key Agile Concepts To Gain Confidence With Teams
Lecture 8 My Experience: The Importance Of Management Behaviour In Agile Ceremonies
Section 3: Learn The Role Of Manager In Daily Stand Up Meetings; Don't Criticise Or Blame
Lecture 9 Main Lesson: The Daily Stand Up Meeting & Your Role As A Manager
Lecture 10 Activity Lesson: Take Action To Do Things Differently In Your Next Stand Up Meet
Lecture 11 You've Achieved 50% >> Let's Celebrate Your Progress And Keep Going To 75% >>
Section 4: Learn The Role Of Manager In Retrospectives; Solicit Feedback On Your Behaviour
Lecture 12 Main Lesson: The Retrospective Ceremony And Your Role To Help Make It Work
Lecture 13 Activity Lesson: Take Action To Do Things Differently In Retrospective Meetings
Section 5: Case Studies Of Agile Transformation Journeys And The Evolving Role Of Managers
Lecture 14 Suncorp: A Journey Of "Daunting Dysfunctions" & Loss Of Management Control
Lecture 15 Standard Bank: Becoming A Digital Bank Using Agile Collaboration, Co-Location
Lecture 16 You've Achieved 75% >> Let's Celebrate Your Progress And Keep Going To 100% >>
Section 6: My Agile Research Of Agile Team Environments And The Role Of Management
Lecture 17 Studying Agile Teams In 25 Organisations Around The World
Lecture 18 How Agile Ceremonies Neutralise Sentiment In Team Environments
Section 7: Assignment: Become A Better Manager Through Improved Agile Ceremonies
Lecture 19 Explaining Your Assignment: Do Things Differently In Daily Stand Ups & Retros
Section 8: Conclusion
Lecture 20 Bonus Lecture
Lecture 21 You've Achieved 100% >> Let's Celebrate! Remember To Share Your Certificate!!
Managers and people with influence in team environments who want to understand how they can contribute better to Agile ceremonies,Leaders of an Agile journey in an organisation who are looking for tips and techniques to help managers succeed and achieve their own transformation


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