AGILE TRANSFORMATION SERIES

 

OPERATIONAL Agility

Practical application of Agile principles and practices

AGILE IN PRACTICE

AGILE IN PRACTICE

A Practical Approach of managing Projects in an Agile Environment

 

Course Overview

Agile in Practice is a dynamic, hands-on course designed to introduce participants to the practical application of Agile values, principles, and methods across various domains - not limited to project management. Whether you work in operations, HR, marketing, product development, education, or IT, this course provides actionable insights and tools to implement Agile thinking and practices in real-world environments.  Participants will explore how Agile enables continuous improvement, collaboration, adaptability, and value delivery - empowering individuals and teams to thrive in a fast-changing, complex world.

 

Target Audience:

This course is for anyone seeking to make Agile actionable in their day-to-day work, regardless of role or industry, including:

  • - Cross-functional team members

  • - Team leaders and department heads

  • - HR, Marketing, Legal, or Ops professionals

  • - Product Owners and Scrum Masters

  • - Innovation leads and business analysts

  • - Educators and learning designers

  • - Anyone new to Agile or looking to deepen their practice

 

Course Pre-requisite:

  1. Any project experience

 

Learning Outcomes

1 Discuss the mindset behind Agile and why it works.
2 Apply Agile principles across non-technical and technical functions.
3 Use frameworks like Scrum, Kanban, and Lean to support iterative work cycles.
4 Create and prioritise backlogs based on customer and stakeholder value.
5

Facilitate Agile events such as stand-ups, retrospectives, and planning sessions.

6

Embrace experimentation, feedback loops, and continuous learning.

7 Promote a culture of collaboration, transparency, and accountability.
8 Use Agile techniques to drive innovation, resilience, and team performance.
 Topics for this Course

  • Achieves Learning Outcomes 1
  • Rethinking how we work in uncertain environments |  The values behind successful Agile teams

  • Achieves Learning Outcome 3
  • Understanding Scrum, Kanban, and hybrid approaches | When and how to use each framework

  • Achieves Learning Outcome 3
  • Creating Kanban boards and managing WIP (Work In Progress)

  • Achieves Learning Outcome 4
  • Writing meaningful user stories | Prioritising tasks for maximum impact

  • Achieves Learning Outcome 5
  • Running stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives that matter | Fostering alignment and adaptability 

  • Achieves Learning Outcome 6, 7
  • Navigating resistance to change | Encouraging psychological safety and continuous feedback

     

  • Achieves Learning Outcome 2
  • Applying Agile to real problems from your context | Translating theory into action 
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INDUSTRIES IMPACTED BY THIS COURSE

  1. Software Development
  2. Information Technology 
  3. Product Development 
  4. Manufacturing 
  5. Financial Services 
  6. Healthcare 
  7. Consulting 
  8. Retail 
  9. Government 
  10. Non-Profit Organisations
  11. Marketing, Sales and Advertising 
  12. Education 
  13. Telecommunications 
  14. Construction
 
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