Agile at Scale

Harmonizing Agile Teams for Success

This 14-hour, instructor-led course delves into the complexities of expanding Agile methodologies across multiple teams within an organization. Designed for professionals with Agile experience, it begins with the foundational principles of scaling Agile and its impact on organizations. You will gain practical insights into navigating the intricacies of Agile at scale including how to tackle challenges and uncover strategies for driving transformation within your organization. Understand the roles and responsibilities within multiple Agile teams as well as techniques for aligning initiatives. Evaluate popular scaling frameworks by dissecting their structures and ceremonies to help choose the ways of working that meet your organization’s needs. Additionally, you learn how to establish feedback loops and drive continuous improvement to ensure the success of your Agile initiatives at scale. Collaboration and communication are key in a scaled Agile environment, and this course will introduce you to the tools and techniques that foster cross-team collaboration, manage dependencies and resolve conflicts effectively.

Instructor

Sam Coomar, MBA, PMP, DASSM, CSM, Six Sigma Black Belt

Sam Coomar is a business leader with varied experiences in business development, management, information technology and project management. Sam is currently a program manager in life sciences and information technology. He has worked for AON and CVS-Caremark in program management ... read more

Benefits and Learning Outcomes

• Understand the principles and challenges of scaling Agile methodologies within organizations.
• Implement strategies for driving Agile transformation at the organizational level.
• Clarify roles and responsibilities within scaled Agile teams and frameworks.
• Apply Agile portfolio management techniques to prioritize and align initiatives across multiple teams.
• Evaluate and select appropriate scaling ways of working for your organization’s context.
• Adapt Agile practices for scalability, including backlog management and planning.
• Foster collaboration and communication across multiple Agile teams to manage dependencies and promote alignment.
• Drive continuous improvement through retrospectives and experimentation in a scaled Agile environment.

Prerequisites

Agile Project Management, Agile-Scrum or related experience