Applying Agile at Work
Many organisations, including fast-growing startups live and breathe agility – but what does it take to be agile? And why does it matter? Agile companies can resist competition and embrace changing technologies, as well as unexpected shifts in the market.
During this course, you will be equipped with essential tools to boost your confidence in working with agile productivity and understanding the process to drive productivity in your organisation. Additionally, you’ll become very acquainted with prioritizing and know how to plan for uncertainty.
Hyper Island Sessions help participants learn transferable skills that can be directly applied to their own workplace and career. We will draw on current and emerging international, local & Asian perspectives and case studies; and help participants consider the legal, social and ethical issues involved.
Learning Outcomes:
- Describe the benefits of Agile Ways of Working
- Apply Agile tools, technique, or frameworks to their team or organisation
- Outline steps and possible barriers to implementing Agile in their own organisation
🎯 Course Schedule
DAY 1
Onboarding |
Introductions, set expectations create culture of success |
The Agile Mindset |
Introducing core ideas of Agile Why projects fail Setting the stage |
Exploring Agile |
Agile values & principles Applying agile mindset Simulation : Experiencing and exploring agile principles |
Overview of the Agile Process |
Tackling a Challenge (part 1) - Experience the Agile Process Sprints, Process, Teams & responsibilities, Visualising work and Time boxing |
Experience Agile |
Challenge : Experiencing a Sprint Group presentation Discussions Product review & retrospective |
Summary & Check-out |
Wrapping up and closing the day |
DAY 2
Check-in & Group Reflection |
Checking into the day and short reflection on yesterday in groups Facilitation for impediments in Agile |
Agile in Organization |
How organizations apply Agile Selected cases Extracting principles |
High Performing Teams |
Agile teams = high performance teams Describing high performing teams How to build high performing teams : Building a culture of trust |
Group Exercise |
Tackling a Challenge (part 2) - Implementing Agile in a challenge Group presentations Review action plan |
Bringing Agile Back at Work |
Summary of learnings Making plans to apply Agile ways of working |
Close & Group Reflection |
What am I going to do differently ? Wrapping up and closing the day |
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At Hyper Island, we believe in "Telling less & Doing more" Hyper Island Learning Experiences are highly interactive and engaging. We let you try things by yourself, work in small group breakout sessions. There will be lots of opportunities to ask questions and engage with the 3 facilitators in the 2 days.
Our Learning experiences help participants learn transferable skills that can be directly applied to their own workplace and career. We will draw on current and emerging international, local & Asian perspectives and case studies; and help participants consider the legal, social and ethical issues involved.