Agile leader mindset

The training requires no additional preparation.

The training provides a 360° perspective on issues of Agile implementation and being a Leader of Change - from aspects related to implementing organizational culture through aspects related to transforming the environment, teams and attitudes. It allows you to learn the tools and techniques working with the environment, teams and allows you to "supervise" the work of the Agile Leader and "Agile thinking".

The training is dedicated to people interested in implementing Agile approaches in the organization, people participating in projects, project managers implementing or planning to implement Agile approaches in projects.

The training consists of a content part, workshops, practical examples.

1. Introduction to Agile

• raditional and agile approaches - an introduction
• Agile Manifesto
• Agile approaches in a "nutshell"
• Pros and cons of Agile - "+" and " -" summary

2. Leadership model - Agile Leader: "active doing nothing" and "servant leadership" - characteristics of an Agile Leader

• Approaches to managing teams - from management 1.0 to management 3.0

3. Me - Agile Leader - Agile culture ambassador - Agile culture. Agile organizational culture in practice:

• Defining values and attitudes in Agile.
• Transforming attitudes - initiating and implementing Agile.

4. me - Agile Leader and Agile Coach - coaching, facilitation, training,
mentoring or management - what is effective in Agile leader practice?

5. Be an ambassador of Agile - working with the Agile project environment :

• Who are the customer and project stakeholders?
• Added value for the Agile customer?

6. Me - Agile Leader in Change:

• Key competencies of an Agile Leader in a changing business environment.
• Effective management - situational leadership as an adequate response to phases of team change.
• How to lead teams through transformation organizations.

7. Teams in the process of change:

• The team as an organism and its natural needs.
• The group process as a determinant of change.
• Effective tools for using the group process.
• Team dysfunctions and counteracting

8. Tools and techniques in the work of the Agile Leader:

• Management approaches and the role of the leader - from the model of optimization - "man-machine" to the model of shared management responsibility - "organization-city"
• Facilitation - approaches, techniques and tools, good practices.
• Developing a partnership approach - demonstrating values and actions based on collaboration and co-facilitation.

- Planning the work of teams - methods and work structures, work environment.
- Creating and sustaining a participatory environment: interpersonal communication and co-participation building 
- Recognizing and valuing diversity, ensuring inclusion of participants - activating creativity.
- Leading the team to achieve results and improvement.
- Knowledge, change, learning

•  Leadership work - the organization's approach to self-organizing teams - the limits of self-organization.

- Establishing agile teams - who should / should not be a member of an agile team?
- What about the boss?

• Agile Interventions

9. Building understanding within the team and the organization.
10. Developmental feedback, i.e. towards Empowerment.
11. Managing an Agile team -summary.