Overview
Designed for professionals outside of the software delivery space, Business Agility Foundations is an entry-level agile course. This course focuses on tools, techniques, and methodologies for implementing agility in non-IT roles and departments.
Participants will complete the course with a deeper understanding of how to cultivate an agile mindset, adapt to change, and create products and services that deliver value
Prerequisites
This course is suitable for anyone with no prior knowledge of agile who is considering, evaluating or involved in a move towards working in (or with) an agile team.
Target audience
This course is appropriate for students who are currently working as:
- Marketing Professionals
- HR Professionals
- Finance Professionals
- Salespersons
- Executives
- Team Leads
- Directors
- Managers
Delegates will learn how to
In this course, learners will be:
- Developing an agile mindset
- Defining and delivering value
- Adapting to change and emerging opportunities
- Agile methodologies, tools, and techniques that support business agility
Outline
1. SETTING THE SCENE FOR BUSINESS AGILITY
1.1. Awareness: The Need for Business Agility
1.2. Compelling Vision, Focus and Clarity of Purpose
2. ENABLING BUSINESS AGILITY
2.1. New Ways of Thinking
2.2. New and Differentiating Behaviours
3. IMPLEMENTING AND SUSTAINING BUSINESS AGILITY
3.1. Frameworks, Tools and Techniques
3.2. Business Agility as the New Normal
Exams
Certification is gained through attendance and full participation throughout the event. The trainer will ask for an email address to be passed to ICAgile so that an electronic questionnaire about the event can be provided. Filling in this questionnaire is a prerequisite to receiving your accreditation.
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