This practical course provides leaders with comprehensive understanding of Agile principles and Scrum frameworks for driving organizational agility and innovation. Participants will learn how to support and enable Agile teams while maintaining strategic alignment and business value delivery. The course covers the leadership mindset shifts required for Agile environments, including servant leadership, empowerment, and adaptive planning approaches. Through hands-on exercises and real-world examples, attendees will develop the capability to create environments where Agile practices thrive and deliver superior results. This training is essential for leaders in organizations undergoing digital transformation or seeking greater responsiveness to market changes.
Agile and Scrum for Leaders
Leadership and Business Management
October 25, 2025
Introduction
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand Agile principles and values
- Apply Scrum framework in organizational context
- Support and enable Agile teams effectively
- Foster Agile mindset and culture
- Manage Agile projects and portfolios
- Measure Agile team performance and value
- Remove impediments and support continuous improvement
- Align Agile initiatives with business strategy
- Lead organizational Agile transformation
Target Audience
- Senior executives and directors
- Product owners and business stakeholders
- Project and program managers
- IT and technology leaders
- Functional managers in Agile organizations
- Change management leaders
- Business transformation professionals
- Team leaders and Scrum Masters
Methodology
- Agile simulation games and exercises
- Scrum role-playing activities
- Case studies of Agile transformations
- Backlog refinement workshops
- Retrospective facilitation practice
- Transformation planning exercises
- Peer coaching and feedback
Personal Impact
- Enhanced understanding of Agile principles
- Improved leadership in adaptive environments
- Stronger facilitation and coaching skills
- Increased confidence in supporting Agile teams
- Better change management capabilities
- Enhanced strategic thinking in dynamic contexts
Organizational Impact
- Faster time to market and value delivery
- Improved product quality and customer satisfaction
- Enhanced team productivity and engagement
- Better adaptability to market changes
- Stronger innovation and continuous improvement
- Increased organizational resilience
Course Outline
Unit 1: Agile Foundations
Agile Principles- Agile manifesto and principles
- Agile vs traditional project management
- Benefits and challenges of Agile approaches
- Agile mindset and cultural shift
- Servant leadership principles
- Empowering teams and decentralized decision-making
- Creating safe-to-fail environments
- Leadership behaviors that support Agile
Unit 2: Scrum Framework
Scrum Roles- Product Owner responsibilities and skills
- Scrum Master role and facilitation
- Development team characteristics
- Stakeholder engagement in Scrum
- Sprint planning and execution
- Daily stand-ups and progress tracking
- Sprint reviews and demonstrations
- Sprint retrospectives and continuous improvement
Unit 3: Agile Practices and Techniques
Product Management- Product backlog creation and refinement
- User story writing and acceptance criteria
- Prioritization techniques and value assessment
- Release planning and roadmap development
- Test-driven development and continuous integration
- Pair programming and collective ownership
- Technical debt management
- DevOps and automation practices
Unit 4: Scaling Agile
Framework Overview- Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) concepts
- Large Scale Scrum (LeSS) principles
- Nexus and Scrum of Scrums approaches
- Choosing appropriate scaling framework
- Agile portfolio management
- Program increment planning
- Cross-team coordination and dependency management
- Agile governance and metrics
Unit 5: Leading Agile Transformation
Transformation Strategy- Developing Agile transformation roadmap
- Change management for Agile adoption
- Building internal Agile capability
- Measuring transformation progress
- Creating learning organizations
- Continuous improvement culture
- Adapting and evolving Agile practices
- Leadership development for Agile organizations
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