INTRODUCTION TO AGILE
- Definable Work vs. High-Uncertainty Work.
- The Agile Manifesto and Mindset.
- Lean and the Kanban Method.
- Uncertainty, Risk, and Life Cycle Selection.
LIFE CYCLE SELECTION
- Characteristics of Project Life Cycles (Predictive, Iterative, Incremental, Agile, Hybrid).
- Agile Suitability Filters.
- Combined Agile and Predictive Approaches.
- Predominantly Predictive Approach with Some Agile Components.
- Largely Agile Approach with a Predictive Component.
- Hybrid Life Cycles as Fit-For-Purpose.
- Hybrid Life Cycles as Transition Strategy.
- Mixing Agile Approaches.
- Project Factors That Influence Tailoring.
CREATING AN AGILE ENVIRONMENT
- Start with an Agile Mindset.
- Servant Leadership Empowers the Team.
- Servant Leader Responsibilities
- Role of the Project Manager in an Agile Environment
- Project Managers Use Servant Leadership
- Team Composition
- Agile Teams
- Agile Roles
- Generalizing Specialists
- Team Structures
- Dedicated Team Members
- Team Workspaces
- Overcoming Organizational Silos
- Plan And Manage Budgetary Resources.
- Plan And Manage Schedule.
- Plan And Manage Scope.
DELIVERING IN AN AGILE ENVIRONMENT
- Charter the Project and the Team.
- Common Agile Practices.
- Backlog Preparation.
- Backlog Refinement.
- Daily Standups.
- Demonstrations/Reviews.
- Planning for Iteration-Based Agile.
- Execution Practices that Help Teams Deliver Value.
- How Iterations and Increments Help Deliver Working Product.
- Troubleshooting Agile Project Challenges.
- Measurements in Agile Projects.
ORGANIZATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR PROJECT AGILITY
- Organizational Change Management.
- Drivers for Change Management
- Readiness for Change
- Organizational Culture.
- Creating an Environment of Safety.
- Assessing Culture.
- Procurement and Contracts
- Business Practices.
- Multiteam Coordination and Dependencies (Scaling): Frameworks and Considerations.
- Agile and the Project Management Office (PMO): Value Driven and Multidisciplinary.
- Organizational Structure.
- Evolving the Organization.
- Agile Hybrid Project Pro Conclusion
- Acceptance Criteria
FRAMEWORKS OVERVIEW
- Selection Criteria.
- SCRUM.
- EXTREME PROGRAMMING.
- KANBAN METHOD.
- CRYSTAL METHODS.
- DISCIPLINED AGILE
- LARGE SCALE SCRUM (LeSS).
