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Lean Foundations

  • Core Lean Thinking
  • The Five Principles of Lean
  • Applying Lean in Research & Development
  • Systems Thinking (inspired by Deming)
  • Plan-driven versus Value-driven Approaches
  • Empowering Teams
  • Understanding the Innovation Curve

Agile Methodology

Why Adopt Agile?

  • Comparing Iterative Methodologies
  • Common Causes of Project Failure
  • The Agile Mindset
  • Introduction to Scrum
  • Roles: Pigs and Chickens

The Product Owner

  • Acting as the Customer Representative
  • Prioritizing Product Requirements
  • Crafting Effective User Stories
  • Defining Acceptance Criteria
  • Negotiating Sprint Content
  • Workshop: Deriving Customer Requirements and Writing Stories

Managing the Sprint

  • Sprint Backlog Management
  • Sprint Planning: Determining Scope
  • Sprint Planning: Execution Strategies
  • Activities During a Sprint
  • Utilizing Burndown Charts
  • Workshop: Planning a Sprint

The Scrum Master

  • Conducting Grooming Meetings
  • Implementing Scrum Framework
  • Ensuring Adherence to Best Practices
  • Maintaining Documentation
  • Facilitating Standup Meetings
  • When to Employ Pair Programming
  • Workshop: Implementing Scrum

Concluding a Sprint

  • Conducting the Scrum Review Meeting
  • Facilitating the Scrum Retrospective
  • Releasing the Iteration
  • Workshop: Reviewing a Sprint

Kanban Framework

Command & Control versus Agile

  • The Factory Model
  • Operation of Canon
  • Operation of Missile
  • Core Pillars of Kanban
  • Big Picture Overview

Process Optimization

  • Kanban Concepts
  • Kanban Rules
  • Key Metrics
  • Flow Diagrams
  • Technical Practices

Team Collaboration

  • Shared Responsibility
  • Self-Organization
  • Interdisciplinary Skills
  • Benefits of Effective Teamwork

Kanban Board

  • Visualizing the Process
  • Creating a Kanban Board
  • Understanding and Introducing WIP Limits
  • Understanding and Introducing Classes of Service

Customer Engagement

  • Identifying Common Waste
  • Value Stream Analysis

Eliminating Waste

  • Value Stream Mapping
  • Waste Analysis
  • Core Concepts of Kaizen (MUDA, MURI, MURA)
  • Bottleneck Analysis
  • The Five Focusing Steps

Product Discovery Methods and Tools

  • The Golden Circle
  • Impact Mapping
  • Design Thinking
  • User Story Mapping
 21 Hours

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