Agile Team Facilitation (ICP-ATF)

Course Code: agileteamfacilitation

Duration: 21 hours

Overview:

In this course, master the Agile Team Facilitation concepts, principles, and techniques, crucial for leading teams to higher maturity levels. Effective team meetings and collaboration are essential for success in an Agile environment, and the Agile Team Facilitator plays a pivotal role in guiding teams towards self-organization. Gain the facilitation mindset needed to design and conduct collaborative meetings, driving teams towards better results and maturity. This course serves as a stepping-stone towards becoming an Agile Coach, focusing on both skills and mindset transformation. Learn group facilitation tools and techniques to engage the audience and achieve desired outcomes in meetings and workshops.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Anyone who strives to lead teams towards greater efficiency and achieve tangible results will benefit from the essential leadership skills of team facilitation. This includes:

Anyone wanting to improve their team facilitation skills
Anyone on their path to becoming an Agile Coach
Team Facilitators
Scrum Masters
Agile Project and Program Managers
Agile Coaches wanting to improve their skills
Business Analysts
Value Managers
Team Leaders
Product Owners
Iteration Managers
Anyone wanting certification in ICAgile Agile Team Facilitation (ICP-ATF)
Anyone wanting to become an ICAgile Certified Expert in Agile Coaching

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

The Agile Team Facilitator role
Facilitation concepts and techniques
Facilitator Mindset
Responsibilities and Skills of the ATF
Importance of Self-Awareness and Self-Management
Setting team boundaries and knowing when to intervene
Working with Teams: Diagnostics and dysfunctions
Coaching Contract and Coaching Alliance
Facilitating Meetings for collaboration and team decision making
Techniques for facilitating Agile practices (Retrospectives, Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, etc.)

Course Outline:

Section 1: Welcome and Introductions
- Topics covered:
  - Opening
  - Housekeeping
  - Course Objectives and Agenda
  - ICAgile Certification Overview
  - Introductions
Section 2: Begin with the End
- Topics covered:
  - What is an Agile Team Facilitator?
  - Why Agile Works
  - The Agile Paradigm Adjustment
  - What is Facilitation?
  - The Agile Team Facilitator
Section 3: Agile Team Facilitator Roles
- Topics covered:
  - Agile Team Facilitator Mindset
  - Development Path for Agile Coaching
  - The Agile Coaching Mindset
  - Responsibilities and Skills of the Coach
  - Setting Boundaries for Coaching
Section 4: The Agile Mindset
- Topics Covered:
  - Defining Agile Coaching
  - Coach as a Role Model
  - Servant Leadership
  - Key Mindset Shifts
Section 5: Responsibilities and Skills of the Facilitator
- Topics covered:
  - Roles and Responsibilities
  - Skills of the Coach
  - Achieving Self-Awareness/Self Management in the Coach
Section 6: Setting Boundaries for Coaching
- Topics Covered:
  - Internal vs. External Coaches
  - Defining the Coaching “Contract”
  - Designing a Coaching Alliance
Section 7: Coach as a Facilitator
- Topics Covered:
  - Facilitation & the Facilitator Stance
  - Facilitating Meetings
  - Facilitating Collaboration
  - Facilitating a Meeting
  - Designing Meetings for Collaboration
  - Using the Meeting Organizing Tools
  - Facilitating Full Participation
  - Facilitating Collaborative Conversations
  - Facilitating Team Decision-Making
Section 8: Skillfully Facilitating Agile Practices
- Topics covered:
  - Setting the Facilitation Context
  - Facilitating Collaborative Meetings
  - Designing Meetings for Team Interaction
  - Facilitating an Agile Practice
Section 9: Facilitating Chartering Activities
- Topics covered:
  - Chartering Sessions
  - Vision Sessions
  - Team Chartering
Section 10: Facilitating Collaborative Meetings
- Topics covered:
  - Facilitating Release Planning
  - Facilitating Iteration Planning
  - Facilitating Retrospectives
  - Facilitating Stand-Ups
  - Designing Meetings for Team Interaction
  - Practice designing and facilitating meetings
Section 11: Summary
- Topics Covered:
  - Review Key Takeaways
  - Review Facilitation Tools
  - Review ICAgile Learning Objectives and Video
  - References

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