Duration 3 Days – 21 hrs.
Overview
The Agile Project & Program Management Training Course equips project managers, program managers, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, team leaders, and business professionals with the knowledge and practical skills to successfully plan, manage, and deliver projects and programs using Agile principles and frameworks.
The course provides a comprehensive understanding of Agile values, principles, Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and scaled Agile approaches while emphasizing practical techniques for managing multiple projects, coordinating cross-functional teams, prioritizing work, mitigating risks, and delivering continuous business value. Participants will learn how to adapt Agile practices to different organizational environments and manage projects and programs with greater flexibility, transparency, and collaboration.
Through interactive workshops, simulations, and case studies, participants will gain hands-on experience in Agile planning, estimation, stakeholder engagement, sprint execution, release management, and Agile governance.
Objectives
- Understand Agile values, principles, and mindset.
- Differentiate Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery approaches.
- Apply Scrum, Kanban, and Lean practices to project delivery.
- Plan, execute, monitor, and close Agile projects effectively.
- Manage multiple Agile teams within a program environment.
- Prioritize work using value-driven techniques.
- Develop and manage product backlogs.
- Estimate Agile work using industry-standard techniques.
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies effectively.
- Improve stakeholder communication and collaboration.
- Identify and manage project risks in Agile environments.
- Measure Agile team performance using appropriate metrics.
- Lead organizational change through Agile practices.
- Support Agile transformation initiatives within their organizations.
Target Audience
- Project Managers
- Program Managers
- PMO Professionals
- Scrum Masters
- Product Owners
- Agile Coaches
- Business Analysts
- Team Leaders
- Software Development Managers
- IT Managers
- Product Managers
- Delivery Managers
- Solution Architects
- Operations Managers
- Digital Transformation Teams
- Professionals transitioning to Agile project management
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of project management concepts
- Experience participating in projects is recommended
- Familiarity with software development or business process improvement is beneficial but not required
- No prior Agile certification is necessary
Course Outline
Day 1 – Agile Foundations and Project Management
Module 1: Introduction to Agile
- Evolution of project management
- Why organizations adopt Agile
- Agile Manifesto
- Agile values
- Agile principles
- Agile mindset
- Benefits and limitations of Agile
Workshop: Agile mindset assessment
Module 2: Agile Frameworks Overview
- Scrum
- Kanban
- Lean
- Extreme Programming (XP)
- Feature-Driven Development (FDD)
- Crystal
- Dynamic Systems Development Method (DSDM)
Selecting the appropriate framework
Module 3: Agile Roles and Responsibilities
- Product Owner
- Scrum Master
- Development Team
- Stakeholders
- Agile Leadership
- PMO in Agile organizations
- Project Manager versus Scrum Master
Workshop
Role simulation
Module 4: Agile Project Planning
- Vision statement
- Product roadmap
- Release planning
- Sprint planning
- User stories
- Epics
- Themes
- Acceptance criteria
- Definition of Ready
- Definition of Done
Hands-on Exercise: Creating a project backlog
Module 5: Agile Estimation Techniques
- Story points
- Planning Poker
- T-shirt sizing
- Affinity estimation
- Relative estimation
- Velocity forecasting
- Capacity planning
Workshop
Sprint estimation exercise
Day 2 – Agile Execution and Program Management
Module 6: Agile Delivery Lifecycle
- Sprint execution
- Daily Scrum
- Sprint Review
- Sprint Retrospective
- Increment delivery
- Continuous improvement
Simulation
Running a Sprint
Module 7: Agile Program Management
- Managing multiple Agile teams
- Program Increment Planning
- Dependency management
- Cross-team coordination
- Portfolio alignment
- Governance in Agile programs
- Value stream thinking
Case Study
Managing enterprise Agile initiatives
Module 8: Agile Risk and Change Management
- Agile risk management
- Continuous risk identification
- Risk-based prioritization
- Managing changing requirements
- Technical debt
- Impediment management
Workshop
Risk prioritization
Module 9: Agile Stakeholder Engagement
- Stakeholder analysis
- Communication strategies
- Managing expectations
- Customer collaboration
- Executive reporting
- Agile governance meetings
Role Play
Managing stakeholder expectations
Day 3 – Agile Leadership, Scaling, and Continuous Improvement
Module 10: Agile Metrics and Performance
- Velocity
- Burndown charts
- Burnup charts
- Lead time
- Cycle time
- Cumulative Flow Diagram
- Value delivery metrics
- Team health indicators
Hands-on Lab
Interpreting Agile metrics
Module 11: Scaling Agile
Introduction to:
- Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
- Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS)
- Scrum@Scale
- Nexus
- Disciplined Agile (DA)
Choosing the appropriate scaling model
Module 12: Agile Leadership
- Servant leadership
- Coaching teams
- Building high-performing teams
- Psychological safety
- Empowerment
- Conflict management
- Decision-making in Agile environments
Workshop
Leadership scenarios
Module 13: Agile Transformation
- Organizational readiness
- Change management
- Agile adoption roadmap
- Common transformation challenges
- Measuring Agile maturity
- Continuous improvement culture
Case Study
Enterprise Agile transformation
Module 14: Capstone Agile Project Simulation
Participants work in teams to:
- Develop an Agile project charter
- Build a product backlog
- Prioritize user stories
- Estimate work
- Conduct sprint planning
- Execute a sprint simulation
- Perform sprint review and retrospective
- Present project outcomes and lessons learned
Hands-on Activities
Participants will complete practical exercises throughout the course, including:
- Agile mindset assessment
- Product backlog creation
- User story writing
- Story mapping workshop
- Sprint planning simulation
- Planning Poker estimation
- Scrum ceremony role-play
- Kanban board exercise
- Agile metrics interpretation
- Risk management workshop
- Program dependency mapping
- Stakeholder communication planning
- Agile leadership scenarios
- Enterprise case studies
- Final Agile project simulation
