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agile scrum applied training
Agile & Scrum Applied

This entry-level agile scrum training program introduces Agile principles and practices, as they apply to product development, in an interactive, highly experiential format. It will enable you to understand and realise the benefits of adopting the popular Scrum framework for developing digital products, including, but not limited to software applications.

Course Duration

  • 2 days (on-site) / 6x online sessions of 2 hours

Learning Outcomes

  • Understand Agile principles and the practices of popular Agile frameworks
  • Identify the benefits of adopting an Agile framework compared with a traditional (Waterfall) methodology
  • An awareness of the challenges of using Agile frameworks
  • Understand various methods of creating a product vision
  • Develop a product backlog and product roadmap
  • Identify, prioritise and elaborate user stories from the product backlog items
  • Apply relative and absolute estimating techniques
  • Create a release plan and a burn-down chart for the product
  • Understand the roles of Scrum: Product Owner, Scrum Master and Team members
  • Perform Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-Up, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective

Intended Audience

  • Agile team members
  • Team leaders (Scrum Masters)
  • Product Owners and Product Managers
  • Subject Matter Experts
  • Other Stakeholders

Training Format

  • Instructor-led, face to face, (or interactive online) with facilitation of content, discussions and case study exercises

Entry Requirements

  • None

Optimum Class Size

  • 12 to 24 participants
agile and kanban applied training
Agile & Kanban Applied

This entry-level program introduces Agile principles and practices that can easily be applied to “business-as-usual” operational work, in an interactive, highly experiential format. It will enable you to understand the differences between planning and doing work using iterative methods vs continuous methods. You will also be able to realise the benefits of adopting the popular Kanban framework over traditional methodologies, for visualising, managing and improving processes and identifying value streams within your organisation.

Course Duration

 
  • 2 days (on-site) / 6x online sessions of 2 hours

Learning Outcomes

 
  • Understand Agile principles and the practices of popular Agile frameworks
  • Identify the benefits of adopting an Agile framework compared with traditional methodologies
  • Apply selection criteria to choose the most suitable agile framework, based on the nature of your work
  • An awareness of the challenges of using Agile frameworks
  • Understand and apply the four principles of Kanban
  • Practice building Kanban boards to visualise processes
  • Identify and apply improvements to processes
  • Understand and apply lean thinking to your processes
  • Understand and practice Agile rituals such as Stand-ups, retrospectives and planning
  • (Optional) Prepare for, and obtain the Approved Kanban Professional (™)  Certification

Intended Audience

 
  • Team members
  • Team leaders
  • Managers
  • Other stakeholders/participants in the value stream

Training Format

 
  • Instructor-led, face to face, (or interactive online) with facilitation of content, discussions and case study exercises

Entry Requirements

 
  • None

Optimum Class Size

 
  • 12 to 24 participants
agile product ownership training
Product Ownership

This program is specifically designed for Product Owners and Product Managers, and covers the life cycle of an agile product, from the initial inception to implementing the inspect-adapt process, to ensure successful products, through evidence-based decision making.

Participants in this agile training course will be introduced to a number of tools that assist with the inception, elaboration, development, measurement and enhancement of digital products.

Course Duration

  • 1 days (on-site) / 3x online sessions of 2 hours (only if you have Agile & Scrum Applied)
  • 2 days (on-site) / 6x online sessions of 2 hours

Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the benefits of agile ways of working for a project-based organisation
  • How to transition from project-based work to a product-centric approach
  • Understanding the Agile requirements discovery process and the natural evolution of product requirements
  • Clarity on the role of Product Owner
  • Understand how to articulate and socialise a Product Vision
  • Create a Product Roadmap and User Personas
  • Identify the right measurements to evidence the success of a Product
  • Understand and practise the creation and elaboration of the Product Backlog
  • Apply different prioritisation methods, including User Story Mapping and MoSCoW
  • Practical knowledge of product ownership tools and templates

Intended Audience

  • Organisational Leadership
  • Product Owners / Product Managers
  • Program Managers / Project managers / Members of the PMO
  • Subject Matter Experts
  • Other Stakeholders

Training Format

  • Instructor-led, face to face, (or interactive online) with facilitation of content, discussions and case study exercises

Entry requirements

  • Agile & Scrum Applied (highly recommended)

Optimum class size

  • 12 to 24 participants (can be less based on client requirements)
agile leadership training
Agile Leadership

Organisational change requires leadership commitment and support for it to be successful. The change needs a clear vision, driven by a compelling story, guided via a roadmap, and driven towards tangible objectives by the sponsors and champions

This program is designed for organisational leadership to understand what enterprise agility is, and why it is gaining popularity as the enterprise architecture of the future. The program is intended as a first engagement for any organisation wishing to adopt agile ways of working and partner with us in their transformation journey.

Course Duration

 
  • 1 day (on-site) / 3x online sessions of 2 hours

Learning Outcomes

 
  • Understand what is Enterprise Agility and Agile Ways of Working
  • Gain insights into why agile methods are the most effective for knowledge work
  • Understand the benefits and challenges of implementing agile frameworks and practices
  • Understand ways to measure the effectiveness of agile adoption
  • Knowledge of the main agile frameworks and types of work they can be applied to

Intended Audience

 
  • Organisational Leadership
  • Functional Leaders
  • Portfolio Managers / PMO Leaders
  • Members of the Transformation Team
  • Other Stakeholders

Training Format

 
  • Instructor-led, face to face, (or interactive online) with facilitation of content, discussions and case study exercises

Entry Requirements

 
  • None

Optimum Class Size

 
  • 8 to 16 participants
agile fundamentals ICP training
Agile Fundamentals – ICAgile Certified Professional (ICP)

This course is for those individuals and teams starting out on their Agile journey. Agile Fundamentals emphasises starting with an Agile mindset, not a single methodology or framework.

In order to succeed with agile approaches, teams and organisations should focus first on “being agile” as a foundation for success in “doing agile.” Agile fundamentals learning outcomes delve into key concepts such as adaptive planning, value-driven development, team collaboration and frequent feedback for continuous improvement. The course also covers the history of the agile movement, the Agile Manifesto, the Agile Principles, and some widely applied frameworks and practices. Course participants come away with a solid understanding of core concepts as they prepare to embark on their agile journey.

Course Duration

  • 2 days (f2f) / 4 half days live online sessions

Learning Outcomes

  • To embed a deep appreciation of the Agile values and principles
  • Understand the Agile mindset and foundational concepts
  • Understand why Agile is different and how it drives value into the organisation
  • Spot the difference being ‘doing Agile’ and ‘being Agile’
  • Building and contributing to a culture of collaboration
  • The nature and rhythm of the self-organising team
  • Recalibrate thinking towards value-driven development
  • Understand the Agile roles
  • How to ensure customer/ user involvement
  • How work flows in Agile
  • The benefits of the empirical method (inspect and adapt)
  • How to plan, estimate and report in Agile
  • Obtain the ICAgile Certified Professional – Agile Fundamentals

Intended Audience

  • Leaders and managers transitioning to an Agile environment
  • Team members starting out in Agile projects (including product managers and product owners, project managers, programme managers)
  • Managers of teams involved in Agile development
  • Those leading and contributing to digital transformation using an Agile approach

Training Format

  • Instructor-led, face to face, (or interactive online) with facilitation of content, discussions and case study exercises

Entry Requirements

  • None

Optimum Class Size

  • 12 to 24 participants
ICAgile Certified Professional – ICP is co-marketed with Tribus Agile.
agile for hr AHR training
Agile For HR - ICAgile Certified Professional (ICP-AHR)

This course is for HR professionals, people managers, Agile coaches, those tasked with organisational transformation and those interested in the important people operations aspect of creating Agile organisations.

Agile transformation is so much more than the adoption of new processes, tools or practices. At its core, Agile is a people transformation. Unleashing the power of people and teams to drive creativity, innovation, customer centricity and adaptability.The way we view the workplace, employees, motivation, compensation and developing talent is changing fast. This agile training course explores the importance of HR in creating the culture of the Agile organisations of the future.

Course Duration

  • 2 days (f2f) / 4 half days live online sessions

Learning Outcomes

  • Understand differences between traditional organisations and adaptive organisations
  • The traditional role of HR vs the re-defined role of People Operations in an Agile organisation
  • Designing for new ways of working
  • Roles and career paths in a new light
  • Learning culture and the Agile growth mindset
  • Developing future Agile leaders
  • Recruiting and on-boarding for the right fit
  • Enabling effective performance for knowledge enterprises
  • Engaging intrinsic motivators
  • Applying Agile practices to HR operations and initiatives
  • The People Operations function as an enabler of the Agile mindset in the enterprise

Intended Audience

  • Leaders transitioning their people operations to Agile practices
  • HR professionals developing their Agile knowledge and skills
  • Those looking for guidance to align talent management to enable Agile organisations
  • Those looking to gain a recognised certification in Agile HR practices

Training Format

  • Instructor-led, face to face, (or interactive online) with facilitation of content, discussions and case study exercises

Entry Requirements

  • Agile Fundamentals (recommended)

Optimum class size

  • 12 to 24 participants
ICAgile Certified Professional – Agile HR is co-marketed with Tribus Agile.
experiencing agile mindset in malaysia by ekipa malaysia
Experiencing The Agile Mindset​

Experiencing the Agile Mindset provides a highly interactive, experiential approach to understanding organisational, team, and personal agility. In this program, attendees will gain an understanding of agile values and principles, and how they can apply the concepts in their own work environment, to support their agile team and their organisation’s agile transformation.

Through engaging activities and simulations, the benefits of collaboration, iterative workflow and self-organized teams are experienced. The program concludes with a learning retrospective and identifies action items that the attendees can immediately put into practice in the workplace.

Course Duration

  • 1 day (on-site) / 2 half days live online sessions

Learning Outcomes

  • Define personal and organisational agility
  • Understand historical influences
  • Understand and apply agile values and principles
  • Understand the benefits of individual and organisational agility
  • High-level understanding of agile frameworks, including Scrum and Kanban

Intended Audience

  • Team members adopting agile practices in the future
  • Managers of agile teams
  • Anyone else in the organisation who will interact with, or support agile teams

Training Format

  • Instructor-led, face to face, (or interactive online) with facilitation of content, discussions and case study exercises

Entry Requirements

  • None

Optimum class size

  • 12 to 24 participants
Business Agility Foundations ICP BAF
Business Agility Foundations

Our Business Agility Foundations (ICP-BAF) ICAgile accredited course explores the mindset, approach and skills required in today’s environment where change is constant, disruption is expected and teams are required to respond quickly and deliver fast and effectively.

This interactive course focuses on how to delight customers, igniting innovation and continuous improvement with a focus on delivering value every day.

Right up front, we get to see what needs to change in our approach and assumptions and why. The course is broken down into separate sections focusing on how to thrive in a VUCA work environment (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous) with new behaviours, thinking, and ways of working fit for the 21st century.

The course provides a highly experiential set of learning outcomes to equip participants with new knowledge, mindsets, frameworks, tools, and techniques to implement immediately.

Course Duration

  • 14 hours – split over 2-3 days face to face or over 5 days in live online sessions

Learning Outcomes

  • Articulate the drivers for business agility in the economy and their own business environment.
  • Learn new techniques for team collaboration and for putting the customer at the heart of our work.
  • Learn to develop a compelling vision for success.
  • Understand how we react to change and how to prepare and support others through change.
  • Recognise and use new ways of thinking that enable a focus on creating value in the organisation.
  • Identify new behaviours required to enable innovative solutions.
  • Appraise which Business Agility frameworks can best help with optimising execution in a VUCA work environment.

Intended Audience

  • Professionals from diverse domains interested in enabling organisational agility.
  • Product managers, Marketers, HR professionals.
  • Product owners working with IT.
  • Team members and leaders – guiding teams through change.
  • Consultants seeking a solid grounding in business agility.

Training Format

  • Instructor-led, face to face, (or interactive online) with facilitation of content, discussions and case study exercises

Entry Requirements

  • None

Optimum class size

  • 12 to 24 participants
ekipa agile hrdf registered
Ekipa Consultancy Malaysia are a registered Human Resources Development Corp (HRDCorp) training provider. If your organisation contributes to the HRDCorp fund, they maybe able to recoup expenses incurred for some or all of the training related costs, subject to HRDCorp guidelines, and terms and conditions.