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Agile and Scrum for Leaders

Leadership and Business Management October 25, 2025
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Introduction

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.

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
Leadership in Agile
  • 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
Scrum Events
  • 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
Technical Practices
  • 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
Implementation
  • 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
Sustaining Agility
  • Creating learning organizations
  • Continuous improvement culture
  • Adapting and evolving Agile practices
  • Leadership development for Agile organizations

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Upcoming Sessions

02 Mar

Rome

March 02, 2026 - March 13, 2026

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13 Apr

Abuja

April 13, 2026 - April 17, 2026

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20 Apr

Leeds

April 20, 2026 - April 24, 2026

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