Scrum Master Workshop - ($750) April 6-7 (8.30am-5pm) Daily

Starts Friday April 6 - Saturday April 7, 2018 ( 8.30 AM - 5 PM daily) 

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Venue - Mississauga Library,  Mississauga Ontario, Canada

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* See Schedule Attached

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GET A FREE SCRUM MASTER WORKBOOK WHEN YOU REGISTER!!!

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Beginning with the history of agile development and moving through the disciplines promoted by Scrum, this Scrum Master workshop will give you a comprehensive understanding of the Scrum methodology while specifically reviewing the behaviors expected of a Scrum Master.

This one week Scrum Master workshop is suitable for those practicing or looking to practice the art of the Scrum Master, those looking to have an hands on practical working experience but it is highly valuable for anyone involved in Scrum (Managers, Team Members, Product Managers, etc.).

Even projects that have solid, well–defined project plans encounter some degree of change and waste. Shifting market conditions, budget cuts, staff restructuring, or any number of influences will disrupt the best plan while contributing to customer dissatisfaction and staff discouragement. Moreover, projects that begin with changing or unclear requirements make it difficult to even establish project expectations.

Scrum is the agile development process that allows teams to deliver usable software periodically throughout the life of the project, evolving with new requirements as the project proceeds.

Agile Coaching Workshop - 1 week ($950) Monday - Friday (6pm-9pm) Saturday 9am-5pm

Start Dates - TBA

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A coach's primary goal is to enhance their client's awareness of practice and behavior — enabling and empowering the client to realise objectives which may be just outside of their reach. Through thoughtful and deliberate engagement, the coach strives to enhance, in a measurable and sustainable fashion, team practices in order to provide focus on the business goals and objectives of the team and organisation.

Whether the coach is internal or external to the organisation, coaching covers a broad spectrum of teaching, mentoring, problem-solving, planning, leadership, team-building and mastery of skills and knowledge.

Coaches must challenge organisations to change culture — establishing new paradigms — which permit agile-lean thinking and quickly deliver value. A coach must be competent, professional and ethical — having business and technical knowledge and an understanding of change and the impact it has on individuals and organizations. This course is designed to teach, practice and reinforce the core coaching competencies of the Agile coach, enabling the Agile coach to succeed at reaching agreed-upon team and organizational outcomes.

The definition of Agile coaching and the set of competencies and practices associated with being a coach.

How to develop ethical and professional coaching standards and agreements and how to apply them in your coaching engagements with teams and organizations.

The various roles, skillsets and disciplines of an Agile coach – coaching, facilitating, mentoring, teaching and how to develop "your style," moving in and out of those roles while remaining flexible, open and confident.

The philosophy behind servant leadership and practices and techniques to enable you to become a true servant leader; putting the needs of others first to facilitate the development of high performance teams.

Agile Coach thinking – the mindset shift necessary to help you, and others, focus on team improvement, value-driven delivery, and leveraging constraints while living in the present moment, staying curious, innovative and having fun.

Ways to establish mutual trust allowing you to create a safe, supportive environment in which your team can excel.

Active listening and powerful questioning techniques utilized to leverage your ability to focus on what is being said and maximizing communication and collaboration through seeking and receiving information.

Advanced techniques in planning and goal setting in order to help the team/organization achieve their goals and your agreed-upon coaching results.

Techniques in creating awareness and designing in actions and learning which will assist you in managing progress and accountability within the team.

The use of The Agile Advisor's Agile Coaching Competencies & Practices Framework — a framework for understanding and incorporating Purpose, Proficiency and Practices into your coaching engagements.

Product Owner Workshop - 1 week ($750) Monday - Friday (6pm-9pm) Saturday 9am-5pm

Start Date - TBA

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Learn from a leading expert how to effectively apply the product owner role and how to successfully manage and grow your product with Scrum. With more than ten years’ experience in teaching product owners, Abby knows exactly what tools and techniques product owners need to do your job well. She teaches this course as an interactive workshop using instructions and plenty of hands-on exercises.
 

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the responsibilities of product manager along with process and practices adapted from Agile and Lean Start-up methods

• Learn new techniques for creating and prioritizing the product backlog and envisioning the product, and gain experience working with those techniques

• Evolve your product management techniques by leveraging a product team and collaboration with the whole team, users, and stakeholders