Agile & Hybrid Project Management
Overview
Many organisations now mix predictive and agile ways of working. This course explains agile values and frameworks, shows how Scrum and Kanban work in practice, and helps participants design a hybrid approach that fits their projects, governance and teams.
Who should attend
Project managers, team leaders, product owners, PMO staff and managers moving teams towards agile or hybrid delivery.
Training methodology
Interactive presentations, practical exercises, case studies, group discussions, role-plays where relevant, and a personal action plan that participants apply in their own work.
Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain agile values, principles and when agile fits
- Run the core Scrum events and maintain a backlog
- Use Kanban to visualise and improve flow
- Estimate and plan releases using agile techniques
- Design a hybrid approach within existing governance
Course outline
Day 1Agile Mindset
- Predictive, iterative and agile life cycles
- Agile values and principles
- Choosing the right approach
- Servant leadership
- Common myths about agile
- Discussion: where agile fits in your work
Day 2Scrum in Practice
- Scrum roles and accountabilities
- Product backlog and user stories
- Sprint planning
- Daily scrum
- Sprint review and retrospective
- Simulation: run a sprint
Day 3Kanban and Flow
- Visualising work on a board
- Work-in-progress limits
- Flow metrics: lead time and throughput
- Service classes
- Continuous improvement with Kanban
- Exercise: design a team board
Day 4Agile Planning and Estimation
- Relative estimation and story points
- Velocity and capacity
- Release planning and roadmaps
- Prioritisation techniques
- Burn-down and burn-up charts
- Workshop: plan a release
Day 5Hybrid Delivery and Governance
- Combining predictive and agile elements
- Agile contracts and budgeting
- Reporting agile work to sponsors
- Scaling across teams
- Leading the change to agile
- Hybrid delivery plan for your project
