Agile & Kanban
Boot Camp

Powered by Disciplined Agile

WORKSHOP ATTENDEES
Who Is This Workshop For?
Product Owners
Team Members
(Analysts)
Team Members
(Developers)
Team Members
(Testers / QA)
Team Agile Coaches
(Scrum Masters)
Project Managers
Stakeholders
Managers
Agile and Kanban Boot Camp
Workshop Description

This workshop is a practical 2-day immersive and interactive boot camp style learning experience covering Agile and Lean principles, practices, and techniques. Its focus is on anyone seeking to expand their knowledge about agile ways of working and how to put high-impact practices into action.

This boot camp utilizes the Disciplined Agile knowledge base, a carefully curated and comprehensive collection of agile, lean, hybrid, and traditional practices. The workshop’s design balances courseware content (theory) and collaborative exercises, spending significant time applying what is learned in a working simulation filled with activities.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Workshop Overview

Why Attend the Boot Camp?

This boot camp answers these common questions and many more.

  • I want to adopt an agile approach, but I am not sure where to start
  • I have been using Scrum, but I want to know how to fill in some of the gaps
  • I am using a hybrid approach and want to get better with agile
  • I have heard about Disciplined Agile and want to know more
  • I have been through a DA certification course, but I still don’t know how to use DA
Workshop Learning Objectives
  • Understand basic agile terminology
  • Recognize the agile mindset
  • Define an agile way of working
  • Identify inhibitors that impact agile teams
  • Compare differences between Iterative vs. Lean
  • Execute simulation using an Iterative way of working
  • Recognize differences in simulation if applying Lean/Kanban
What You Should Know Before

There are no prerequisites to enroll in the course.

Time Investment

The course is 14 hours of instructor-led content with optional on-demand video courses.

  • Two-days
  • 8 hours per day
  • Mini-breaks after each hour
  • Long break at the half-way point
How to Get Recognized by Success Mentors University and Process Mentors

After taking this workshop, you will receive a Success Mentors University / Process Mentors certificate of completion and a digital badge to post and share in your network.

WORKSHOP OUTLINE
Put Agile into Action
  • Introduction
  • Lesson 1: Understand basic agile terminology
  • Lesson 2: Recognize the agile mindset
  • Lesson 3: Define an agile way of working
  • Lesson 4: Identify inhibitors that impact agile teams
  • Lesson 5: Compare differences between Iterative vs. Lean
  • Lesson 6: Execute simulation using an Iterative way of working
  • Lesson 7: Recognize differences in simulation if applying Lean/Kanban