The accelerated rate of change brought about by the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous nature of today’s world requires a value driven, iterative, and adaptive approach to requirements and planning. It requires a deep, creative collaborative and a short feedback loop between the team doing the work, and the stakeholders who are impacted, to discovering and delivering valuable outcomes.
This workshop offers participants the first hand knowledge, experience, and confidence to tackle the requirements and planning of products, solutions, and services using an Agile, value driven and adaptive approach.
Beginning with a clear understanding of value, what is valuable, who we are creating value for and the role of Product Ownership, including the critical role of Product Owner and the evolving role of the Business Analyst in the discovery and communication of value.
From an understand of how Agile requirements and planning differ from a more traditional approach, participants take a deep dive into User Stories – learning how to collaboratively elicit and capture requirements from the perspective of the user and how to structure those requirements into vertical slivers of functionality that enable early and frequent delivery of value.
The hands-on experiential nature of the workshop has participants working in teams to simulate real-world equirements elicitation and planning through a team project – using popular and effective Agile tools and techniques including Personas, Product Visioning, User Story Mapping, User Story Writing, High Speed Estimating, Planning Poker, Story Splitting, Acceptance Criteria and more.
The Agile planning process is incomplete without the elements of inspection and adaptation. Throughout the workshop, participants learn how to use feedback loops that are part of Scrum and other Agile methodologies to more accurately forecast outcomes and adapt to ensure the product, solution, or service delivered consistently delights customers and generates value.
Includes:
Lunch and refreshments on both days
A comprehensive workshop
Certificate of Completion
Duration:
2 – Days
Target Audience:
Product Owners, Business / Functional / Systems Analysts, Product Managers, Project Managers, Functional Managers, Directors, Agile Execs, and Agile Team Members or anyone else interested in learning how to take a value driven and adaptive approach to planning and requirements.
Learning Objectives:
Send an email to aleon@ppl-coach.com for detailed learning objectives
Learning Credits:
14 PDUs for PMI
14 SEUs for Scrum Alliance
Facilitator:
Anjali Leon is a veteran Agile Coach and Trainer who has introduced Agile principles and practices in a variety of industries including high-tech, energy, education, healthcare, retail, and government. Her experience as an Agile Practicioner and her prior fifteen years of technical and leadership experience in a variety of roles – including Lead Software Engineer and Director of Product Development, give her the unique perspective of the delicate balance between rigor and flexibility necessary for organizations to be agile and remain competitive.
Anjali brings her vast experience, an interactive, participatory and engaging teaching style, and Training from the Back of the Room techniques to create an experience that not only leave her learners feeling inspired, knowledgeable, competent, and energized to put their learning into practice, but looking forward to the next time they can attend one of her classes!
Her credentials include a degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Drexel University. She also holds certifications as a PMP (Project Management Professional), PMI-ACP (Agile Certified Professional), CSM (Certified Scrum Master), CSPO (Certified Scrum Product Owner), CSP (Certified Scrum Professional), SPC4 (Scaled Agile Professional) and is a recognized Agile Team Facilitator (ICP-ATF) and Agile Coach (ICP-ACC) through IC Agile. She is also certified as an AgilityHealth Facilitator (AHF). Anjali is an active member of South Florida’s Agile community and regularly speaks and volunteers at Agile events and conferences. She founded the South Florida Women In Agile group and mentors budding agilists.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anjali-leon-a97b636
Cancellation Policy:
Organizer reserves the right to cancel the class with a full refund.
Cancellation before Sept 14, 2017 – Full refund
Cancellations within 2 weeks – 50% refund or full credit towards a future class
Building Community and Giving Back:
Be a part of building community! PPL is committed to giving back to the South Florida community.
For a public training offered by PPL, we reserve some free seats for those who may not be able to afford the class.
Your company can unlock one of these free seats! Any company that purchases 2 tickets unlocks a free slot for someone who is in transition (between jobs) or a full-time student.
If you are a person in transition or a full-time student interested in this class, contact Anjali at aleon@ppl-coach.com to get on the waitlist for a free seat.