Agile Management of Digital Projects

How to break down project costs for a phased implementation.

Agility

Leadership

Course Description

Faced with rapid innovation, global competition, and increasing complexity, organizations sometimes struggle to adapt quickly to the changing environment in which they operate.

The implementation of software packages or Industry 4.0 technologies has led to countless horror stories. You’ve heard all kinds of them, and the fear of going through that nightmare is paralyzing you?

Learn how to break down the deliverables (the value) of these projects so you can roll them out gradually and learn from each iteration.

See how you can apply the MVP (minimum viable product) concept to each of your initiatives to make the transition smoother—both for your organization and its employees.

In a constantly changing world, agility will enable you to face the unknown with confidence while reaping the benefits as early as possible in your implementation.

This training course will show you how agile approaches enable organizations to continuously reinvent themselves with limited investment, achieving ongoing improvements while minimizing the impact on their day-to-day operations.

Prerequisites: Relevant workplace experience and a basic understanding of Lean tools and continuous improvement

Overall objective

You will learn how to leverage agile approaches to consistently deliver on your organization’s strategic initiatives and manage operations based on priorities.

Who is this training intended for?

This training is designed for executives, managers, team leaders, supervisors, project managers, change agents, Lean practitioners, and leaders or specialists in quality and continuous improvement.

Benefits

By the end of this training, you will:

understand the mechanics of an agile organization;
plan projects based on business value and manage their incremental delivery;
you will be able to combine project management with operations management;
You will adapt portfolio management and the strategic plan to the agile organization.

Course Details

Understanding the Agile Organization

The objective of this module is to enable participants to make the right choice regarding agility and to prepare for organizational transformation through three key areas:

Identify the best approaches: recognize the contexts in which agile, traditional, and Lean approaches are most appropriate and effective.
Understanding the rationale behind agility: avoid confusion and scattered efforts by understanding the reasons for choosing agility.
The Agile Wheel Model: Use this diagnostic tool to identify pain points within the organization and then propose agile practices to implement in order to achieve improvement goals.

Understanding the Most Commonly Used Agile Frameworks

Objective: To provide an overview of the frameworks, practices, and tactics used to support project teams, administrative and operations teams, as well as hybrid teams:

Scrum: A framework designed to deliver a product or service with maximum value, in an environment of uncertainty.
Kanban/Lean: A framework inspired by continuous improvement techniques developed in the manufacturing sector, designed to improve the delivery flow of processes.
Best practices for aligning recurring operations—such as maintenance, support, or administrative tasks—with project delivery activities

Schedule work based on business value

Objective: To understand how to prepare a project based on business value, step by step:

Identify business value using the Business Model Canvas
Mitigate delivery risks by adopting the minimum viable product (MVP) approach
Maximizing Value Through Story Mapping
Managing Quality Through the Definition of "Done," Technical Debt, and Non-Functional Requirements