What
is this course about?
In today’s fast-changing world,
organizations must respond rapidly to market shifts, customer needs, and
technological disruptions. Agile has emerged as the leading approach to deliver
value faster, reduce waste, and enhance team collaboration.
This masterclass
equips participants with practical knowledge to manage projects using Agile
methodologies—primarily Scrum and Kanban.
Through interactive workshops and real-world simulations, participants will
learn how to prioritize effectively, plan sprints, manage backlogs, write user
stories, and monitor project progress with agile metrics.
Who
should
attend this course?
This masterclass
is particularly valuable for anyone involved in software delivery who finds
traditional project management approaches ineffective in today’s fast-paced,
change-driven environments.
Ideal for:
•Project Managers struggling with
scope creep and shifting requirements
•Software Developers and Engineers
seeking to improve collaboration and delivery speed
•Technology Team Leads and Managers
transitioning from waterfall to Agile methods
•Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches
aiming to strengthen Agile execution
•Product Owners and Business
Analysts looking to prioritize based on customer value
How
participants will benefit after this course:
At the end of the training, you
will have the confidence and understanding to implement Scrum in their
organization and support teams in improving their project management processes.
✅ Hands-on Learning with Workshops
and group activities
✅Templates for future use
✅15-Hours of Live, Instructor-Led
Training
✅Complementary access to kaizen
training
✅Trainer made course materials
✅Customization based on client's
requirements during course by experienced instructor
How this training conducted?
Pre-course evaluation
Module 1: Origins and Foundations
of Agile
•Understand
the history behind Agile: from the 1990s to the Agile Manifesto (2001)
•Deep
dive into the 4 values and 12 principles of the Agile Manifesto
•Understand
why traditional project management models fell short
•Introduction
to Agile mindset and cultural shift in organizations
Module 6: Agile Estimation with
Story Points
•Writing
Effective User Stories
•Relative
vs
absolute estimation
•Planning
Poker and T-shirt sizing
•Velocity
and team capacity planning
•Estimation
anti-patterns to avoid
Module 2: Scrum Framework
Essentials
•Scrum
roles: Product Owner, Scrum Master, Development Team
•Scrum
events: Sprint, Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review & Sprint
Retrospective
•Scrum
artifacts: Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increment
•Time-boxing
and transparency in Scrum
Module 7: Sprint Planning and
Commitment
•Goal
setting for a sprint
•Capacity-based
planning
•Selecting
and committing to stories
•Definition
of Ready (DoR) and technical considerations
Module 3: Product Thinking &
Roadmap Prioritization
•Crafting
and refining a Product Vision and Product Roadmap
•Understanding
Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and product-market fit
•Prioritization
techniques: MoSCoW,
WSJF, Kano, Value vs Effort matrix
•Introduction
to Product Backlog and its alignment with strategic goals
🛠 Workshop: Build your
own Product Roadmap using MoSCoW
or Value/Effort Matrix
Module 8: Agile Execution &
Monitoring Metrics
•Daily
Standups and impediment tracking
•Agile
metrics: Velocity, Burndown,
Burnup,
Cumulative Flow Diagram
•Agile
dashboards and tools (e.g., Jira,
Trello)
•Inspect
and adapt during execution
Module 4: Product Backlog
Management
•Characteristics
of a good backlog (DEEP: Detailed, Estimated, Emergent, Prioritized)
•Role
of Product Owner in backlog grooming
•Splitting
and refining backlog items
•Continuous
backlog evolution
Module 9: Servant Leadership in
Agile Teams
•Understand
the philosophy and principles of Servant Leadership
•Shift
from command-and-control to support-and-empower mindset
•Role
of Scrum Master as a servant leader and team facilitator
•Techniques
for building trust, psychological safety, and team ownership
•Handling
conflict, enabling autonomy, and unlocking team potential
Module 5: Introduction to Kanban
for Flow Optimization (Suggested)
•Principles
of Kanban:
Visualize Work, Limit WIP, Manage Flow
•Kanban
board setup: columns, cards, swimlanes
•WIP
limits and lead time vs cycle time
•When
and how to use Kanbanvs
Scrum
Module 10: Sprint Closure and
Continuous Improvement
•Sprint
Review: demonstration and feedback loop
•Sprint
Retrospective: root cause analysis and action points
•Retrospective
formats: Start/Stop/Continue, 4Ls, Mad/Sad/Glad
•Importance
of team reflection and continuous learning
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